Post by Anonymous on Aug 21, 2010 17:31:44 GMT
bbc.co.uk
Swedish authorities have cancelled an arrest warrant issued for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing site that recently became famous for publishing tens of thousands of secret US military documents on the war in Afghanistan.
Swedish authorities have cancelled an arrest warrant issued for Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing site that recently became famous for publishing tens of thousands of secret US military documents on the war in Afghanistan.
Wikileaks has leaked documents from a number of different countries, but really hit the headlines in April, when it released video taken from a US helicopter in Iraq in 2007. The images, carried by media outlets around the world, caused widespread shock.
Though the site started out with a policy of anonymity, Mr Assange has now emerged into the spotlight.
The Swedish arrest warrant was issued as Wikileaks reportedly prepared to release thousands more documents from its cache of files on the Afghan war
Statements from the website spoke of the expectations of a "dirty tricks" campaign against Wikileaks, and expressed unconditional support for Julian Assange.
Just as quickly as they were brought, though, the charges were dropped, heightening the mystery of Julian Assange even further. (more)
Though the site started out with a policy of anonymity, Mr Assange has now emerged into the spotlight.
The Swedish arrest warrant was issued as Wikileaks reportedly prepared to release thousands more documents from its cache of files on the Afghan war
Statements from the website spoke of the expectations of a "dirty tricks" campaign against Wikileaks, and expressed unconditional support for Julian Assange.
Just as quickly as they were brought, though, the charges were dropped, heightening the mystery of Julian Assange even further. (more)