julian-assange
How Julian Assange Bullies Wikileaks Staffers Into Silence
Adrian Chen · 05/12/11 01:45PMJulian Assange Only Hires Morally Sound Utilitarians
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 01:36AMWhy Julian Assange Can't Let Go of His Secrets
John Cook · 04/25/11 01:06PMWikileaks Documents Reveal a Stinky, Crazy Guantanamo Bay
Adrian Chen · 04/25/11 10:32AMAmong the cache of documents allegedly leaked to Wikileaks by PFC Bradley Manning was over 700 dossiers on detainees at Guantanamo Bay Prison. A slew of international papers published stories based on them today, and Wikileaks is dribbling out the full cache. They paint a picture of Gitmo as a poop-strewn debacle stuffed with crazy people, a journalist, random Afghan civilians—even some dangerous terrorists.
Julian Assange's Journey to Fashion Icon Is Complete
Adrian Chen · 04/21/11 01:02PMWikileaks founder Julian Assange has been named one of the 20 best dressed men in the world by French magazine Le Figaro Madame, along with Barack Obama and fashion designer Tom Ford. Applauding the fashion choices of someone currently being investigated for rape charges is sort of tactless—Sure, he might be a rapist but he looked damn good doing it!—but we do have to admit Assange has undergone quite a successful makeover since we watched him unveil Wikileaks' helicopter video at the National Press Club in D.C. a little over a year ago, draped in an ill-fitting suit and loose tie. Assange has become an unlikely symbol of techno-chic, with his shapeshifting hair and Brandoesque leather jackets; this culminated in Newsweek's absurd "Christmas with Julian" photo spread last December.
Julian Assange Describes Secret New York Times Cover Up
Ryan Tate · 04/13/11 01:38PMJulian Assange Will Sue If You Speak Ill of Him
Adrian Chen · 04/10/11 01:27PMJulian Assange Caught Breaking It Down on the Dance Floor
Kristina Grosspietsch · 04/01/11 11:45AMNot only is Julian Assange great at getting government secrets, he's an awesome dancer! Watch his blonde hair bounce with the music as he debuts some sweet dance moves in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Watch WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Do the Funky Chicken
Seth Abramovitch · 03/31/11 08:03PMHere's an internet leak that could well spark yet another revolution — a Dance Dance Revolution. For a brief moment back in December 2009, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange let down his famously icy walls, and became one with the music at an empty Reykjavík discotheque.
Julian Assange Outed As World's Worst Houseguest
Kristina Grosspietsch · 03/21/11 04:15PMEmmy and Peabody-winning comedy writer Allison Silverman brings us this reenactment of Julian Assange crashing at a friend's house. With help from Get Your War On creator David Rees, we discover the Wikileaks founder needs a serious lesson in manners.
Julian Assange, Bad Houseguest: A Reenactment
Maureen O'Connor · 03/21/11 02:55PMTurns out noted couchsurfer Julian Assange is a bad houseguest even when he isn't allegedly raping his host! Two friends of Allison Silverman—a comedy writer and an executive producer of The Colbert Report—describe the time an ungrateful Assange commandeered their sofa, ate their food, screwed up their computer, wandered around half-naked with a fuck buddy, and overstayed his welcome by several days. [YouTube via @AllisonSilvermn]
Julian Assange Appeals Extradition to Sweden
John Cook · 03/03/11 11:15AMChanning Tatum Will Never Grow Up
Richard Lawson · 03/02/11 05:13PMHow the Hell is Anti-Semitism Having a 'Moment'?
Brian Moylan · 03/02/11 05:00PMPayPal Will Let You Give Money to Julian Assange
John Cook · 03/02/11 04:55PMPayPal ditched Wikileaks last December because, the company falsely claimed, its "activities were deemed illegal in the United States." The whole thing caused something of a stir. But look! As the Atlantic Wire reports, you can now use PayPal to donate money to Julian Assange's legal defense fund, which is prominently advertised on Wikileaks' web site, and which Assange can use to fund "non-profit bodies which have freedom of speech or freedom of information as a principal aim." Hmmm—I know of one of those that could use some money.
Julian Assange: My Enemies Are All Jews and Sissies
John Cook · 03/01/11 02:55PMWikileaks founder Julian Assange has—reportedly—told the British satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye that there is a conspiracy of Jewish reporters out to get him, and that they're a bunch of little girls. He did this in response to charges that he associates with anti-Semites. Touche!
Julian Assange Has Trademarked His Name
John Cook · 02/28/11 02:16PMJulian Assange Scares George Bush Away from Speaking Gig
Jim Newell · 02/25/11 04:13PMThe last decent president we had in this country, George W. Bush, was all set to give tomorrow night's keynote address at the clunky Young Presidents' Organization's Global Leadership Conference, in Denver. But then who shows up at the conference today, via satellite of course, but Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the gravest threat to global civilization since Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties. Can't have that! So Bush has canceled.
Julian Assange Loses Extradition Battle Over Swedish Rape Charges
John Cook · 02/24/11 10:26AMA British judge has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face rape and sexual molestation charges there. The judge says Sweden's extradition request is legitimate; Assange says Sweden will just be a detour on the way to Guantanamo Bay if England grants it. He has vowed to appeal to England's high court as well as the European Court of Human Rights (because all humans have a right not to face inconvenient criminal charges.) He's currently out on bail; according to the New York Times, the continued conditions of that bail are still under discussion in the courtroom.