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ized release of communications intelligence documents could violate US 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 surveillance activities. And in answer to his rhetorical question, he no doubt kn
ould not preclude she would not consult with others about the offer he was making her. Since her current documentary project included interviews with Assange, Appelbaum and three ex-NSA executives, intelligence services with sophisticated surveillance capabilities might also have taken a professional inter
er HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020154 Chapter Ten Raider of the Inner Sanctum Chapter Eleven Escape Artist Chapter Twelve Whistle Blower Chapter Thirteen Enter Assange Chapter Fourteen Fugitive PART THREE The Counterintelligence Conundrum Chapter Fifteen Did Snowden Act Alone Chapter Sixteen The Question of When C
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st time in more than eight years." The Washington Times (1/5, Blake, 626K) reports, "Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday that Mr. Assange, an Aussie by birth, is free to return once the appeals process is finished and his extradition case is completely over." Meanwhile, "Mexican Presid
Prison in east London, will seek to be freed on bail at a hearing on Wednesday." On Monday, a UK judge "rejected a request from U.S. authorities for Assange" to be extradited to the US "to face 18 criminal charges of breaking an espionage law and conspiring to hack government computers." Judge Vanessa B
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ire extinguishers were bugged. The allegations were made "in written testimony of a former employee of the Spanish security firm at a hearing where Assange is fighting attempts to have him extradited to the US." The activities were carried out "at the behest of `American friends,' the employee of UC Glo
For First Time "Seeking To Push Back On Russia And China." • "American Friends" Of Ecuadorean Embassy's Security Detail Allegedly Plotted To Kidnap Assange. EFTA00148896 • Snowden Ordered By Judge To "Surrender Book Profits" To US. • Pentagon Collaborating With Armed Services On JEDI Cloud Transition
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iatric expert said Tuesday at an extradition hearing in London." King's College London emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry Michael Kopelman "said Assange has a history of depression and there is a `very high' risk of suicide if the US extradition attempt succeeds." During testimony at London's Old Ba
ow Treasury Received Over 86 Warnings About Suspected Russian Spy. • ODNI's Worldwide Threat Assessment "More Than 7 Months Overdue." • Expert Says Assange A "Very High" Suicide Risk If Extradited. EFTA00149061 • Declassified CIA Documents Detail Proposed Lightning Weapon. • Turkey Accuses EU Of "Rew
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As Flight Risk. • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Seeks Canadian Spy Agency Documents Linked To Canadian Arrest. • Spanish Court Hears Testimony On Whether Assange Was Spied On. • Lowenthal Says Intelligence Analysis Needs Course Change. • Pentagon Issues Contract Guidance On China Tech Ban. • IARPA Funds Stu
sy in London." The court is investigating "whether David Morales, a Spaniard, and his Undercover Global S.L. security agency invaded the privacy of Assange and his visitors at the embassy by secretly recording their meetings." According to court papers, the intelligence "that Morales' company collected
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The court is investigating "whether David Morales, a Spaniard, EFTA00136168 and his Undercover Global S.L. security agency invaded the privacy of Assange and his visitors at the embassy by secretly recording their meetings." According to court papers, the intelligence "that Morales' company collected
As Flight Risk. • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Seeks Canadian Spy Agency Documents Linked To Canadian Arrest. • Spanish Court Hears Testimony On Whether Assange Was Spied On. • Lowenthal Says Intelligence Analysis Needs Course Change. EFTA00136157 • Pentagon Issues Contract Guidance On China Tech Ban. •
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iatric expert said Tuesday at an extradition hearing in London." King's College London emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry Michael Kopelman "said Assange has a history of depression and there is a 'very high' risk of suicide if the US extradition attempt succeeds." During testimony at London's Old Bai
ow Treasury Received Over 86 Warnings About Suspected Russian Spy. • ODNI's Worldwide Threat Assessment "More Than 7 Months Overdue." • Expert Says Assange A "Very High" Suicide Risk If Extradited. • Declassified CIA Documents Detail Proposed Lightning Weapon. • Turkey Accuses EU Of "Rewarding The Aggr
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reason,' adding it is "clear these are all just fakes designed to intimidate." House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/21/justin-amash-backs-tulsi-gabbard- resolutions-urgink (10/21, Blake, 492K) re
Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia. • House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. Criminal Investigations • Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges For Threatening Biden And Harris. EFTA00136892 • Two South Carolina Men Charged Wi
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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
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sy in London." The court is investigating "whether David Morales, a Spaniard, and his Undercover Global S.L. security agency invaded the privacy of Assange and his visitors at the embassy by secretly recording their meetings." EFTA01658080 According to court papers, the intelligence "that Morales' com
As Flight Risk. • Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Seeks Canadian Spy Agency Documents Linked To Canadian Arrest. • Spanish Court Hears Testimony On Whether Assange Was Spied On. • Lowenthal Says Intelligence Analysis Needs Course Change. • Pentagon Issues Contract Guidance On China Tech Ban. • IARPA Funds Stu
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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
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om/media/2020/sep/30/us-intelligence-sources-discussed- poisoning-julian-assange-court-told> (9/30, Quinn, 4.19M) reports "plans to poison or kidnap" Assange "were discussed between sources in US intelligence and a private security firm that spied extensively on the WikiLeaks co-founder, a court has been
ire extinguishers were bugged. The allegations were made "in written testimony of a former employee of the Spanish security firm at a hearing where Assange is fighting attempts to have him extradited to the US." The activities were carried out "at the behest of `American friends,' the employee of UC Glo
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ow Treasury Received Over 86 Warnings About Suspected Russian Spy. • ODNI's Worldwide Threat Assessment "More Than 7 Months Overdue." • Expert Says Assange A "Very High" Suicide Risk If Extradited. • Declassified CIA Documents Detail Proposed Lightning Weapon. • Turkey Accuses EU Of "Rewarding The Aggr
iatric expert said Tuesday at an extradition hearing in London." King's College London emeritus professor of neuropsychiatry Michael Kopelman "said Assange has a history of depression and there is a `very high' risk of suicide if the US extradition attempt succeeds." During testimony at London's Old Ba
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fire extinguishers were bugged. The allegations were made "in written testimony of a former employee of the Spanish security firm at a hearing where Assange is fighting attempts to have him extradited to the US." The activities were carried out "at the behest of 'American friends,' the employee of UC Gl
e filing the agency was "acting on the instructions of US intelligence." The Guardian (UKI (9/30, Quinn, 4.19M) reports "plans to poison or kidnap" Assange "were discussed between sources in US intelligence and a private security firm that spied extensively on the WikiLeaks co-founder, a court has been
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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
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treason," adding it is "clear these are all just fakes designed to intimidate." House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. The Washington Times (10/21, Blake, 492K) reports that Rep. Justin Amash (I-MI) on Wednesday supported "congressional resolutions calling for the
Navalny Ally Says Kremlin Is Intimidating Him To Discourage Return To Russia. • House Independent Throws Support Behind Resolution Clearing Snowden, Assange. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS • Maryland Man Faces Federal Charges For Threatening Biden And Harris. • Two South Carolina Men Charged With PPE Theft.
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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.
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that the evidential situation has been weakened to such an extent that that there is no longer any reason to continue the investigation.' In 2010, Assange was accused of committing sexual offences in Sweden. A case involving an alleged rape was abandoned in 2017, but then reopened earlier this year af
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ential situation has been weakened to such an extent EFTA00046982 that that there is no longer any reason to continue the investigation.' In 2010, Assange was accused of committing sexual offences in Sweden. A case involving an alleged rape was abandoned in 2017, but then reopened earlier this year af
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urse, rather meager compared to the “wholesale” dangers currently posed by cyber-“trouble-makers,” such as Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Indeed, even Assange and Wikileaks are somewhat closer to established media than are some others who we know little or nothing about. After all, Wikileaks worked closely

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