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As of November 18, 2010, there is a warrant out for his arrest in [[Sweden]]. Assange was previously investigated for rape, but the charges were ultimately dropped. However, there is an international warrant for Assange, as he is wanted for questioning in Sweden in relation to a rape investigation. On June 19, 2012, [[Ricardo Patiño]], the [[Ecuador]]ian foreign minister, announced that Assange had applied for [[political asylum]] and that the Ecuadorian government was analyzing his request. At that time, Assange was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.<ref name="Ecuador">{{cite news| url=http://www.elcomercio.com/politica/Julian-Assange-embajada-Ecuador-Londres_0_721727907.html|title=Julian Assange pide asilo político en embajada de Ecuador en Londres | work=El Comercio | language=es|accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9342856/Julian-Assange-WikiLeaks-founder-seeks-political-asylum-from-Ecuador.html | work=Daily Telegraph | first=Andrew | last=Hough | title=Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder seeks political asylum from Ecuador | location=London | date=19 June 2012}}</ref> On August 16, Patiño announced that the Ecuadorian government was granting Assange political asylum.<ref name="asylumgranted">[http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/2012/com042.asp Declaración del Gobierno de la República del Ecuador sobre la solicitud de asilo de Julian Assange] (Spanish)</ref> It is not clear how, if ever, Assange will be able to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy grounds.
As of November 18, 2010, there is a warrant out for his arrest in [[Sweden]]. Assange was previously investigated for rape, but the charges were ultimately dropped. However, there is an international warrant for Assange, as he is wanted for questioning in Sweden in relation to a rape investigation. On June 19, 2012, [[Ricardo Patiño]], the [[Ecuador]]ian foreign minister, announced that Assange had applied for [[political asylum]] and that the Ecuadorian government was analyzing his request. At that time, Assange was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.<ref name="Ecuador">{{cite news| url=http://www.elcomercio.com/politica/Julian-Assange-embajada-Ecuador-Londres_0_721727907.html|title=Julian Assange pide asilo político en embajada de Ecuador en Londres | work=El Comercio | language=es|accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/9342856/Julian-Assange-WikiLeaks-founder-seeks-political-asylum-from-Ecuador.html | work=Daily Telegraph | first=Andrew | last=Hough | title=Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder seeks political asylum from Ecuador | location=London | date=19 June 2012}}</ref> On August 16, Patiño announced that the Ecuadorian government was granting Assange political asylum.<ref name="asylumgranted">[http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/2012/com042.asp Declaración del Gobierno de la República del Ecuador sobre la solicitud de asilo de Julian Assange] (Spanish)</ref> It is not clear how, if ever, Assange will be able to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy grounds.
His [[anarchy|anarchistic]] hope is that faith in government will decline and individuals will take on more personal responsibilities for their lives.<ref>http://pubrecord.org/world/8634/thoughts-about-julian-assange-wikileaks/</ref> It is not clear how exposing classified documents of democratic countries will encourage people to become more responsible for their lives. He also implied in a piece for ''The Guardian'' newspaper that his sympathies lay towards Latin American liberation struggles, and that he grew up believing in [[Marxism]]-[[Leninism]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/09/cryptography-weapon-fight-empire-states-julian-assange%23start-of-comments</ref><ref>http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/07/10/Assange-Snowden-Greenwald-Strangely-Silent-On-Ecuador-s-Sweeping-New-Media-Laws</ref> Assange is an admirer of [[Rand Paul]].<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/julian-assange-loves-rand-paul-and-his-very-principled-positions.html</ref>
His [[anarchy|anarchistic]] hope is that faith in government will decline and individuals will take on more personal responsibilities for their lives.<ref>http://pubrecord.org/world/8634/thoughts-about-julian-assange-wikileaks/</ref> It is not clear how exposing classified documents of democratic countries will encourage people to become more responsible for their lives. He also implied in a piece for ''The Guardian'' newspaper that his sympathies lay towards Latin American liberation struggles, and that he grew up believing in [[Marxism]]-[[Leninism]].<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/09/cryptography-weapon-fight-empire-states-julian-assange%23start-of-comments</ref><ref>https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/07/10/Assange-Snowden-Greenwald-Strangely-Silent-On-Ecuador-s-Sweeping-New-Media-Laws</ref> Assange is an admirer of [[Rand Paul]].<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/julian-assange-loves-rand-paul-and-his-very-principled-positions.html</ref>
== Political reaction==
== Political reaction==
Waldman contacted Associate Deputy Attorney General [[Bruce Ohr]]. They met in [[Washington DC]] on February 3, 3017. Within 24 hours of the Ohr meeting, Waldman contacted Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of [[counterintelligence]] [[David Laufman]] of the National Security Division.
Waldman contacted Associate Deputy Attorney General [[Bruce Ohr]]. They met in [[Washington DC]] on February 3, 3017. Within 24 hours of the Ohr meeting, Waldman contacted Deputy Assistant Attorney General in charge of [[counterintelligence]] [[David Laufman]] of the National Security Division.
Assange made clear through that he would never compromise his sources, or stop publishing information, but was willing to consider concessions, like redactions or "risk mitigation."<ref> http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/394049-coming-up-tuesdays-rising-how-the-doj-almost-offered-an-immunity-deal-to-julian</ref> This was viewed as a positive sign by the US [[intelligence community]], if not as a means of neutralizing or stopping WikiLeaks, but at least controlling it.
Assange made clear through that he would never compromise his sources, or stop publishing information, but was willing to consider concessions, like redactions or "risk mitigation."<ref> https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/394049-coming-up-tuesdays-rising-how-the-doj-almost-offered-an-immunity-deal-to-julian</ref> This was viewed as a positive sign by the US [[intelligence community]], if not as a means of neutralizing or stopping WikiLeaks, but at least controlling it.
A few days after the negotiations opened in mid-February, Waldman reached out to Democratic Sen. [[Mark Warner]]; Waldman wanted to see if the Senate Intelligence Committee wanted any contact with Assange. Assange was offering to prove that Russia was not WikiLeaks’ source of the DNC emails.
A few days after the negotiations opened in mid-February, Waldman reached out to Democratic Sen. [[Mark Warner]]; Waldman wanted to see if the Senate Intelligence Committee wanted any contact with Assange. Assange was offering to prove that Russia was not WikiLeaks’ source of the DNC emails.
On April 7, 2017, Assange released Vault 7 with the specifics of some of the [[CIA]] [[malware]] used for cyber attacks. It had immediate impact: A furious U.S. government backed out of the negotiations, and CIA Director [[Mike Pompeo]] slammed WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service."<ref>
On April 7, 2017, Assange released Vault 7 with the specifics of some of the [[CIA]] [[malware]] used for cyber attacks. It had immediate impact: A furious U.S. government backed out of the negotiations, and CIA Director [[Mike Pompeo]] slammed WikiLeaks as a "hostile intelligence service."<ref>
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/394036-How-Comey-intervened-to-kill-Wikileaks-immunity-deal?amp</ref>
Vault 7 included disclosure of a tool called “Marble Framework,” which enabled the CIA to hack into computers, disguise who hacked in, and falsely attribute the hack to someone else by leaving so-called tell-tale signs — like [[Cyrillic]], for example. The CIA documents also showed that the “Marble” tool had been employed in 2016.
Vault 7 included disclosure of a tool called “Marble Framework,” which enabled the CIA to hack into computers, disguise who hacked in, and falsely attribute the hack to someone else by leaving so-called tell-tale signs — like [[Cyrillic]], for example. The CIA documents also showed that the “Marble” tool had been employed in 2016.