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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (5) Email Print Reprints WikiLeaks WikiLeaks rival Openleaks "coming soon": website Special Report: Julian Assange versus the world Assange says Pentagon plans prosecution WikiLeaks supporters' group abandons cyber attacks WikiLeaks says has no link to cyber attacks Obama calls WikiLeaks' "deplorable" WikiLeaks raises risks to U.S. effort in Yemen WikiLeaks cables: Pfizer took aim at Nigeria AG Leak upsets U.S.-Uzbekistan ties Venezuelan missile buys worried U.S., cables show Debusmann: WikiLeaks, cyberwar and Julian Assange 5 lessons businesses can learn from WikiLeaks More technology news Read WikiLeaks rival Openleaks "coming soon": website 8:48am EST Sweden blast may shed light on Europe attack risk 11:58am EST Murdered Alabama children were tortured: documents 09 Dec 2010 UK mosque denounced Stockholm bomber for militancy 9:59am EST Infants all released unharmed from French nursery 7:01am EST Discussed 87 WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in Britain 69 Special Report: STD fears sparked case against WikiLeaks boss 67 Australia blames U.S. over WikiLeaks, founder held in UK Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 Bill Clinton backs Obama tax plan Tue, Dec 7 2010 Special Report: Julian Assange versus the world Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood has long had a weak spot for renegade computer hackers. In the 1983 film "War Games," a teenage whiz breaks into military data networks and almost sets off World War III. In "The Matrix," the 1999... Related News Activists target Dutch website after boy arrested Fri, Dec 10 2010 WikiLeaks backers hit MasterCard and Visa in cyberstrike Wed, Dec 8 2010 Special Report: STD fears sparked case against WikiLeaks boss Tue, Dec 7 2010 Saudi king urged U.S. to attack Iran: WikiLeaks Sun, Nov 28 2010 Related Topics World » WikiLeaks » People » Zagat Power Lunches » Technology » Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, which has made public about 500,000 classified U.S. files on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, holds a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, November 4, 2010, the day before the United Nation's Human Rights Council examines the U.S. human rights record in its universal periodic review programme. Credit: Reuters/Valentin Flauraud By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:16pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hollywood has long had a weak spot for renegade computer hackers. In the 1983 film "War Games," a teenage whiz breaks into military data networks and almost sets off World War III. In "The Matrix," the 1999 blockbuster, a rebellious programer fights for humanity against soulless machines. And in this year's model, the hero of "Inception" hacks into, and manipulates, people's dreams. Dream-hacking is still probably beyond the capabilities of Julian Assange, the 39-year-old Australian-born computer programer who created and, until his arrest last week, served as editor in chief of the website WikiLeaks. But Assange, relatively unknown until earlier this year, has masterfully manipulated elite media outlets. He has exasperated and humiliated the U.S. government and its diplomatic partners by creating a resilient, hard-to-kill worldwide network of websites that reveals their secrets. And he has in short order turned WikiLeaks and himself into household names, demonstrating how reality can be stranger than Hollywood fiction. With his ghostly complexion, floppy white hair (when it is not dyed or cropped to disguise his identity) and droning bass monotone, Assange not only behaves like a character sprung to life from a science-fiction screenplay but he even looks and sounds like one. Today, Assange sits behind bars in a Victorian British prison awaiting a London court hearing on Tuesday on a request from Swedish authorities that he be extradited to face questioning in a sexual misconduct case. As the legal drama slowly unfolds, the world is debating whether Assange and his activities -- his systematic exposure of government and business secrets -- make him an arch-villain or a superhero. At the same time, many are trying to figure out exactly who is this young Australian who has thrust himself into the spotlight, warts and all. An examination of a somewhat surprisingly long paper trail he has left behind -- including an archive of Internet blog posts on subjects ranging from dense computer codings to spacey metaphysical essays -- provides possible glimpses into his way of thinking. Numerous interviews with close associates of Assange and others who have dealt with him extensively paint a picture of a man who can be brilliant and charming one minute but insufferable the next, who has alienated many of those around him and whose erratic personality risks undermining his mission. WIKI-STANDS Where you stand on Assange can depend on where you sit. Top U.S. officials, including the Secretaries of State and Defense, have denounced WikiLeaks. Attorney General Eric Holder has indicated his prosecutors are brainstorming creative legal strategies to bring criminal charges against the WikiLeaks front-man. Others advocate more aggressive action. Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has called for American authorities to pursue Assange with the same zeal that they hunt al Qaeda and the Taliban. Newt Gingrich, another potential Republican presidential candidate, has called Assange an "enemy combatant." Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee -- also a potential presidential hopeful -- has said: "Anything less than execution is too kind a penalty." Assange's supporters are equally vehement in their admiration, though some praise his achievements while distancing themselves from the man himself. Jack Shafer, press critic for the online magazine Slate, wrote that Assange "possesses such an ego-swollen head it's a miracle that he can walk without toppling over." Shafer also wrote that he believes WikiLeaks' disclosures have shaken mainstream journalists out of complacency and reminded the media and the public to be skeptical of official and corporate secrecy. At a London court hearing last week, British film-maker Ken Loach, known for his depictions of gritty working-class life, and Jemima Khan, a wealthy socialite and heiress, appeared before the judge, each offering to contribute to a 180,000 pound bail fund that Assange's lawyers and supporters were organizing. In a Twitter message last month, Khan, daughter of the late financier Sir James Goldsmith -- who was so right-wing he created his own political party to challenge Britain's Conservatives -- wondered whether Assange was "the new Jason Bourne," a reference to Robert Ludlum's fictional rogue secret agent. (The Guardian reported that the Twitter message was subsequently removed from the Internet.) TURBULENT FAMILY BACKGROUND 1 2 3 4 5 Next World WikiLeaks People Zagat Power Lunches Technology We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (5) hvdgoor wrote: The comparisons in the first paragraph of the article are so far fetched and besides the point that it just distracted me from the rest of the article. I guess it is difficult for the press toput Assange in nice and tidy category: he’s no hacker, not a real whistleblower. He is a non-compromising facilitator for whistleblowing hackers. Has he manipulated the press? Governments manipulate the press on a daily basis anyway and no one complaints. So It is different as Wikileaks exposes the other side of the medal? Diplomats/politicians saying one thing in public (in fact lying to the public) but in reality doing the opposite. Manipulation, disinformation starts whenever governments want to keep secrets from their citizens under the pretense it is in people’s interest. Dec 13, 2010 2:20pm EST -- Report as abuse phoenix2 wrote: I find this story fascinating. I do not condone or agree with what they are doing; but I do understand it. The people are fighting back the only way that they can. The entire world is being controlled by the corporate/political/military and financial oligarchy, and people are being crushed. The entire way of life in the US has been done irreparable harm; and it is worse in Europe and other places on Earth. We have a financial system being run by unrepentant criminals, puppet politicians who work for the Federal Reserve, and people whose future and opportunities have been completely destroyed by a system that puts them last. In closing; people may not be able to do anything to stop this appetite for destruction; but at least they have the information to know who and what they are dealing with. That is the karma and the irony. I know it is cold comfort to those out there who are starving, who cannot find work, whose lives and families have been ruined by these creatures; but know this: the people who engineered this disaster don’t have to woory about the glacial temperatures gripping the US today because it is never cold where they are ultimately going to spend eternity. Hope it was worth it. Dec 13, 2010 2:39pm EST -- Report as abuse MDan wrote: I don’t think the current situation is “Assange vs. the world”, but rather the world vs. those secretly trying to manipulate it (legitimately or not, that’s another story I guess). I hate to disappoint you, but the personality you’re describing is that of a typical computer engineer. No significant differences. I agree though, he did end up in a rather awkward posture, upsetting the peace of so many powerful people, even if only indirectly. 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