Julian Assange: WikiLeaks faces 'very aggressive' investigation by US

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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks faces 'very aggressive' investigation by US

Organisation's founder says he is reliant on public opinion to rein in 'superpower that does not appear to be following rule of law'

Peter Walker guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 December 2010 13.50 GMT

Assange: US Waging War on 'Investigative Journalism'

WikiLeaks faces a "very aggressive" and secretive investigation by US authorities stung by a perceived loss of face following the release of thousands of secret American diplomatic cables, the organisation's founder, Julian Assange, said today.

Speaking to reporters outside Ellingham Hall, the Norfolk house at which he is staying on bail following his release from prison, Assange said WikiLeaks faced "what appears to be an illegal investigation ... certain people who are alleged to be affiliated to us have been detained, followed around, had their computers seized and so on".

He said he believed it was "80% likely" that the US authorities were seeking to prepare an attempt to have him extradited there to face charges of espionage.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/17/julian-assange-wikileaks-us-investigation

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1. Bad guys get very angry at those who expose their crimes.

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2. Will the investigation be as good as a "commission"? Lilke the Warren/911 commissions?

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3. Any in the US doing the old time investigative reporting rather than

today's wonderful M$M tabloid reporting would likely face scrutiny by TPTB.