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Assange Seeks To Sue Prime Minister Gillard For Defamation

Posted by timothy on from the gillard-should-have-done-it-anonymously dept.

First time accepted submitter menno_h writes "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he has hired lawyers to investigate how to sue Prime Minister Julia Gillard for defamation." Assange "says comments made by Ms Gillard in 2010 that WikiLeaks acted illegally in releasing US diplomatic cables have affected the viability of his organisation. 'Mastercard Australia, in justifying why it has made a blockade that prevents any Australian Mastercard holder donating to WikiLeaks, used that statement by Julia Gillard,' he said."

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  1. Re:could be interesting by Charliemopps · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Currently, the only thing keeping Mr Assange from torture and death is the public spotlight. Every time the public starts to forget about his plight you can rightly expect him to make a stink to get our attention again.

  2. Re:could be interesting by Yvanhoe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I doubt he enjoys being prisoner in an embassy. I doubt he enjoys being unable to ever have sex again without knowing if this is a CIA trap. I doubt he enjoys his wikileaks organization to be labelled half-terrorist and having lost a few millions of donations.

    He doesn't enjoy spotlight. He needs it to survive, because otherwise, he will die in an accident without anyone noticing.

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