“In 2006 I decided that I wanted to tackle institutions and governments, wherever they led their dark lives. I’m not an original political thinker, never claimed to be, but I know the technology and I understand the structures of government; and I was ready to throw the latter, where possible, into a bath of acid and boil them down to the bone.”

“Unauthorized” Assange Autobiography Leaked By Publisher | WikiSecrets | FRONTLINE | PBS

In one excerpt, Julian Assange describes the thrill of hacking; in a second excerpt, he denies sexually assaulting two Swedish women and suggests the charges against him were set up by the U.S. government; in a third he describes starting WikiLeaks:

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s online dating profile disclosed Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s old online-dating profile was disclosed yesterday, portraying the anti-secrecy crusader as a narcissistic cad. “Passionate, and often pigheaded activist intellectual seeks siren for love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy,” Assange, calling himself Harry Harrison, wrote in his 2006 OKCupid.com profile. “I like women from countries that have sustained political turmoil. Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane,” the profile continued, accompanied by images of the accused rapist showing off his flowing golden locks.  (…) He bragged that his answers to a series of questions about past relationships made him an “87% slut.”

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s online dating profile disclosed

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s old online-dating profile was disclosed yesterday, portraying the anti-secrecy crusader as a narcissistic cad.

“Passionate, and often pigheaded activist intellectual seeks siren for love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy,” Assange, calling himself Harry Harrison, wrote in his 2006 OKCupid.com profile.

“I like women from countries that have sustained political turmoil. Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane,” the profile continued, accompanied by images of the accused rapist showing off his flowing golden locks. 

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He bragged that his answers to a series of questions about past relationships made him an “87% slut.”

  • New York Post

“Mr. Assange can say whatever he likes about the greater good he thinks he and his source are doing, but the truth is they might already have on their hands the blood of some young soldier or that of an Afghan family.”

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

CNN