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Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Julian Assange was back in the news on Thursday because, after nearly two months of holding out in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning, he has been granted "political asylum" by the Ecuadorean government. The decision has set off a diplomatic stand-off, with the UK government threatening to revoke the embassy's diplomatic status and Ecuador responding with anger.

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WikiLeaks defector blasts Assange in bookupdated: Fri Feb 11 2011 19:31:00

WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange went from being "imaginative, energetic (and) brilliant" to a "paranoid, power-hungry, megalomaniac," a former colleague charges in a new book out Thursday.

WikiLeaks rival plans Monday launch after internal split, founders sayupdated: Mon Dec 13 2010 14:39:00

Arguing that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has "weakened the organization," a newly organized rival to the website known for leaking official secrets says it will launch Monday.

Report: WikiLeaks' spokesman to step downupdated: Tue Sep 28 2010 07:30:00

A leading spokesman for WikiLeaks has said he is stepping down, citing organizational shortcomings and clashes with the group's founder.

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