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use he has been given an unsuitable computer in prison, his lawyer told a British court on Monday." Assange, 48, 'who spent seven years holed up in Ecuador's embassy before he was dragged out in April, is wanted in the United States to face 18 counts including conspiring to hack government computers a

s Question OMB's Sandy, Release Transcripts From Another Two Closed-Door Impeachment Hearings 9 Additional Commentary On Whistleblower Issues 10 Assange's Attorney Tells Court He Has Unsuitable Computer In Jail 12 ICIG In the News Trump Criticizes Intelligence Inspector General For Seeking "Publ

sange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti- secrecy campaigner into hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition." Assange "skipped bail in Britain to avoid possible extradition and took refuge in the embassy in 2012. He was dragged out by police in April this year, an

with his still-valid passport to go to almost any country in the world, includ- ing Cuba (for which a U.S. passport was not necessary), Bolivia, and Ecuador. Yet he did not apply for visas during this time period. Even as late as June 8, after meetings with Greenwald and Poitras, his name had still not be

rded among hacktiv- ists that Assange chose him as his keynote speaker replacement at the Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) convention in New York City. Assange told Rolling Stone, “Jake [Appelbaum] has been a tireless promoter behind the scenes of our cause.” For its part, Rolling Stone titled its profile of

zed release of communications intelligence documents would violate U.S. espionage laws. Even so, there was no shortage of activists overseas, such as Assange, who would be willing to publish NSA documents revealing its global sur- veillance activities. Cyberpunks, as these activists called themselves, tend

her to Russia and provided her with a multi-entry Russian visa. In June 2012, after the extradition order was upheld, he jumped bail and fled to the Ecuador embassy in London. For the next year, his only visible means of income was a weekly program from the embassy. It was sponsored by RT Television, a Mo

h one of his senior staff members to help him engineer his escape to Russia. That senior staff member was Sarah Harrison, After speaking to Snowden, Assange called Harrison, who was in Melbourne, Australia. She had gone there a month earlier to help organize Assange’s somewhat quixotic election campaign f

nwhile, Snowden was organizing his own exit from Hong Kong. He placed a call to Julian Assange. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020256 105 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Enter Assange “Thanks to Russia (and thanks to WikiLeaks), Snowden remains free.” — Julian Assange Born on July 3, 1971 in Queensland, Australia, Julian Assange h

have been a more certain place to meet Greenwald. If some consideration by Snowden precluded Brazil as a destination, Snowden could have also gone to Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Iceland, or Venezuela, which are also countries that do not have active extradition treaties with the United States. Yet, instead of

ardian, January 30, 2011 “Sarah Harrison, his comely...”—Sarah Ellison, “The man who came to dinner,” Vanity Fair, October 2013 “Snowden telephoned Assange...”-- Assange interview in (London) Sunday Times. Giles Whittell, “Julian Assange unmasked.” Times Magazine, August 29, 2015. Also, “Snowden told me

en had been held virtually incommunicado for 20 days. Other than Russian officials, the only person he had been allowed to see during this period was Assange’s aide, Sarah Harrison. “Where in the airport did you meet him?” I asked. Was it in a VIP lounge?” “Tt was in the transit zone,” he replied coyly.

-ex-UC-Global-manager> (11/12, Goodwin) reports that UC Global, "the company accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Embassy of Ecuador," acted "on the orders of Ecuador's intelligence services." Michel Wallemacq, the firm's former head of operations, gave "evidence to a Spanish cou

l White House Debate Over Fate Of Haspel. • Independent Investigation Finds Bonanza Media Is A Russian Disinformation Project. • UC Global Spied On Assange For Ecuadorian Intelligence, Says Ex Manager. Criminal Investigations • US Charges South Carolina Inmate With Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Prosecu

ager. Computer Weekly (11/12, Goodwin) reports that UC Global, "the company accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Embassy of Ecuador," acted "on the orders of Ecuador's intelligence services." Michel Wallemacq, the firm's former head of operations, gave "evidence to a Spanish cou

l White House Debate Over Fate Of Haspel. • Independent Investigation Finds Bonanza Media Is A Russian Disinformation Project. • UC Global Spied On Assange For Ecuadorian Intelligence, Says Ex Manager. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • US Charges South Carolina Inmate With Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Prosecu

ussia and provided her with a multi-entry Russian visa. In June 2012, after the extradition order was upheld, Assange @ jumped bail and fled to the Ecuador embassy in London. For the next @ year, his only visible means of income was a weekly program from the embassy. It was sponsored in 2012 by RT televi

to The New York Times, and he suggested as punishment “those people should be shot in the balls.” Either he had a change of heart, or he was telling Assange what he believed he wanted to hear. Assange counseled Snowden to go directly to Russia. “My advice was that he should take asylum in Russia despite

ager. Computer Weekly (11/12, Goodwin) reports that UC Global, "the company accused of spying on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Embassy of Ecuador," acted "on the orders of Ecuador's intelligence services." Michel Wallemacq, the firm's former head of operations, gave "evidence to a Spanish cou

l White House Debate Over Fate Of Haspel. • Independent Investigation Finds Bonanza Media Is A Russian Disinformation Project. • UC Global Spied On Assange For Ecuadorian Intelligence, Says Ex Manager. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • US Charges South Carolina Inmate With Trying To Hire Hitman To Kill Prosecu

ation to journalists, as will be recalled, was two part. First, he @ said he had planned to board the next fight to Cuba and from there @ proceed to Ecuador. He said that he was unable to board this flight because his passport had been invalidated by the U.S. government while he was flying to Russia. Seco

nterview with Katrina vanden Heuvel, the editor of The Nation, in 2014. He had already discussed the likelihood of his being captured in Ecuador with Assange before his departure for Moscow. He later told Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, that he considered himself at risk in Latin America. So w

me ‘Verax.’” 104 “I can’t help him evade”: Gellman quoted in Burrough, Ellison, and Andrews, “Snowden Saga.” 105 asked Fidel Narvdez: Juan Forero, “Ecuador’s Strange Journey from Embracing Snowden to Turning Him Away,” Washington Post, July 2, 2013. 106 “My only comment”: Lam, “Post Reporter Lana Lam Te

rmation War” Guardian, Jan. 30, 2011. 99 Sarah Harrison: Sarah Ellison, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” Vanity Fair, Oct. 2013. 99 Snowden telephoned Assange: Assange interview, in Giles Whittell, “Julian Assange Unmasked,” Sunday Times (London), Aug. 29, 2015. 99 “Snowden told me they had abused Manning”