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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (26) Email Print Reprints WikiLeaks WikiLeaks' Assange arrested over rape claim Julian Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive WikiLeaks stirs debate on information revolution U.S. works to stop arms flow to Islamists: report WikiLeaks lists sites U.S. says vital to interests Afghanistan: confidence in U.S. hurt by WikiLeaks U.S. diplomats may be out in the cold for a while Top Chinese officials led Google hacking: WikiLeaks Column: A counter-productive WikiLeak Video: Australia's Rudd silent on WikiLeaks Latest WikiLeaks developments Read WikiLeaks' Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive 12:40pm EST NYMEX-Crude jumps above $90 on cold snap, dollar 9:02am EST WikiLeaks founder Assange refused bail by UK court | 3:54pm EST UPDATE 1-IPad 2 to start shipping as early as Feb -report 11:50am EST U.S. judge dismisses targeted-kill program lawsuit 2:36pm EST Discussed 63 Senate bid to renew ”middle-class” tax cuts fails 59 Obama unveils tax deal with Republicans 53 WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in Britain Watched Bejeweled bra exposed in NY Thu, Oct 21 2010 Row over vote orgasm video Fri, Nov 19 2010 Playboy opens Mexican casino Sun, Dec 5 2010 Green Business Best car batteries seen years away Cars that run on batteries will begin to be competitive with ones that burn petroleum fuels in about five years, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said at the U.N. climate talks in Mexico. Full Article Ford, Azure Dynamics start electric van shipments More Green Business news WikiLeaks' Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook By Peter Apps LONDON (Reuters) - A computer hacker with no permanent home, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been described as highly intelligent, determined, intense and sometimes paranoid. The 39-year-old Australian has made himself plenty of... Factbox Factbox: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested 5:46am EST Related News UPDATE 2-WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in Britain 6:24am EST WikiLeaks founder to talk to UK police: lawyer 2:14am EST WikiLeaks founder to talk to UK police: lawyer Mon, Dec 6 2010 WikiLeaks founder says guards against death threats Sun, Dec 5 2010 Analysis & Opinion A counter-productive WikiLeak Washington Extra – Go figure Related Topics World » WikiLeaks » Technology » Media » A wanted page for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen on the Interpol Internet website taken December 7, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Tim Chong By Peter Apps LONDON | Tue Dec 7, 2010 12:40pm EST LONDON (Reuters) - A computer hacker with no permanent home, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been described as highly intelligent, determined, intense and sometimes paranoid. The 39-year-old Australian has made himself plenty of enemies, from the governments whose secret information he has revealed to his former colleagues he has alienated. Now arrested by British police on a warrant issued in Sweden, where prosecutors want to question him about allegations of sexual crimes, Assange faces potential extradition. Assange denies the allegations, which his supporters say are politically motivated. U.S. authorities are also keen to find some way of charging him for his part in publishing classified information, although experts say it is far from clear whether he has himself committed a crime. Like the WikiLeaks site itself, Assange has proved a divisive figure. Some see him as a hero, challenging censorship and the harbinger of a new age of openness. Others see him as a dangerous radical, wrecking the secretive norms of diplomacy, revealing what should not be revealed. Whilst preaching the need for official openness, Assange himself is known for being highly secretive. It has been reported that he carries several mobile phones and a rucksack, moving from house to house and staying with friends from Iceland to Kenya. Born in July 1971 in Townsville on Australia's Queensland coast, Assange has spent his entire life traveling. His parents worked in theater and were often on the road. "LIGHTNING ROD" In his teens, he gained a reputation as a sophisticated computer programer before being arrested in 1995 and pleading guilty to hacking. He avoided prison on condition he did not reoffend and in his late 20s went to Melbourne University to study mathematics and physics. He founded WikiLeaks in 2006, creating a web-based "dead letter drop" for would-be leakers. Assange says he never wanted to become the public face of WikiLeaks. Initially, he says his plan was that the organization had no public face at all "because I wanted egos to play no part in activities." But he said this quickly became a distraction, with random individuals on the Internet claiming to represent the group. Before the latest leak, the website had some five full-time staff, several dozen active volunteers and 800 part-time volunteers. Assange says he is effectively its publisher and editor-in-chief, although he still conducts his own research. "In the end, someone must be responsible to the public and only a leadership that is willing to be publicly courageous can genuinely suggest that sources take risks for the greater good," he told a web chat with Britain's Guardian newspaper. "In that process, I have become a lightning rod. I get undue attacks on every aspect of my life, but I also get undue credit as some kind of balancing force." (Editing by Janet Lawrence) World WikiLeaks Technology Media 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 (26) JoeAtLowell wrote: I support this guy. Without people like this, people just pretend not to see the dark/dirty sides of human race that is the norm. However, we are all ashamed of our own dark side – that is why we try very hard to keep those “secrets” of ours. To overcome these, the only resolution is to face it, and say “No, that is not me, I am not going to do it behind a curtain, I say what I mean and I mean what I say, and there is nothing more secret guys like Assange could get about me anymore, I am not going to be hold hostage by my own secrets – and I am not going to blame others who exposes my secrets.” It is not the exposing of secrets that is the issue, – it is the creation of secrets that is the issue, that is the root. Dec 07, 2010 10:08am EST -- Report as abuse CrazyEddie wrote: Now that this little weasel has a mug shot do you think we can standardize on his press photo? This guy’s got more photos for “an elusive character” than Elvis. Dec 07, 2010 10:14am EST -- Report as abuse Mlynch001 wrote: Mr. Assange is fortunate that he has not fallen victim to an “unfortunate accident”! His plane might crash, or his car might experience a brake failure or he might be the victim of a “random” act of violence. Mr.Assange has “pissed off” some VERY powerful people! History records the “mysterious” deaths of others who have defied those in power! Right or wrong, Assange is walking on “Thin ice”! 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