Tuesday 21 December 2010

Assange turns on Guardian in Times interview


Julian Assange in an interview in The Times today turns on the Guardian, one of the favoured few "media partners" given exclusive access to WikiLeaks material.

Assange accuses the Guardian of unfairly tarnishing him by revealing details of the sex assault allegations he faces in Sweden. He said that the decision to publish police files about him was “disgusting”.

The Times says: "Mr Assange is understood to be particularly angry with Nick Davies, a senior reporter at the paper and former friend, for 'selectively publishing' incriminating sections of the police report, although The Guardian has made clear that the WikiLeaks founder was given several days to respond and it is known that some graphic detail of his conduct with one woman was not published.

"Mr Assange claims that the newspaper received leaked documents from Swedish authorities or 'other intelligence agencies' intent on jeopardising his defence. 'The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application,' he said. 'Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison'.”

  • David Rose claimed in the Mail on Sunday at the weekend: "A senior journalist who worked closely with Mr Assange at the Guardian, and helped broker the deal that saw the paper become one of a handful of media organisations around the world with privileged, early access to successive WikiLeaks documents, has refused to continue dealing with him."

  • The Times is behind a paywall.

9 comments:

PK said...

Is nobody else intrigued by the multiple ironies in the idea of Julian Assange giving an online interview behind a paywall?

Anonymous said...

The shoe's on the other foot now...how does it feel Julian, having your secrets exposed for all to see?

Anonymous said...

This is quite ironic...

Anonymous said...

HEy Julian, how does it feel you pathetic piece of crap.You let the Army kid do your time and could care less.your a failure in life and now the times are changing. when your conicted of rape and sent to prison i hope it feels so good to be taking care of your cell mates. You'll be on your knees or bent over for your boyfriend bubba. Then you will know real leaks

Franko said...

Perhaps a new website could be launched Assangeleaks. The saying "whats good for the goose is good for the gander " comes to mind. I cant wait for the first time he says "My privacy has been invaded". People in ghlass houses Julian...remember suburbia in 1991 julian..

Anonymous said...

Well I don't see the point of the above posts. The purpose of Julian Assange with WikiLeaks was to expose public affairs that concern all of us.

Anonymous said...

And the comment of the person above referring to prison rape is disturbing. Seriously. You are stupid.

Anonymous said...

Why is there such outrage against Assange and not the horrible things our government has been keeping from us? Assange is not important (on his own admittance.) What's important is that our government is killing and stealing in secret. Don't you Assange haters get it? You're brainwashed and ignorant, being played as pawns while our country commits atrocities. And the nutso politicians who call for his illegal murder, without trial or even charge or conviction of crime. Are you crazy? We are nation of laws, not people. It is against the law to call for the murder of anyone - regardless how much you may think he's a bad person. This is a fundamental violation of our Constitution. It's what separates the United States from banana republic dictatorships. (Unfortunately torture is no longer a difference.) Those who call for these illegal and outrageous actions are not fit to be called Americans, they are simply anarchists, and by definition, terrorists, who would like to take things into their own hands whenever their emotional buttons get pushed. They are the danger, they are the terrorists, not Assange.

OPEN YOUR MIND said...

Don't you Assange haters get it? YES REGRETFULLY!! SOME FOLKS DONT GET IT!! AND THIS IS WHY WE STILL HAVE OUR GOVTS TAKING THE MICKY!!, AND OUR MONEY WHO PAY THEIR SALARYS, AND THEY SIT ON THEIR FAT ARSES DOING SQUAT ALL!!!

SOMEONE WOULD OF COME ALONG AND BLOWN THE GOVTS SECRETS SOONER OR LATER!!
AND I SAY ITS PAST DUE!!

IT SHOULD OF HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO!!
LET MANY MORE ASSANGES GET OUT THERE AND LEAK!! LEAK!! LEAK!!

WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT OUR TWISTED GOVT OFFICALS ARE DOING!!!

LIKE IT OR LUMP IT. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE LUMPED VERY VERY SOON!!

GO !"! ASSANGE GO!! LET TRUTH RING FREE!!!