Pete

'... by creating an organisation to entice people to leak Western secrets, he has broken the laws of several Western countries.'

Hee-hee! And most of the 'secrets' his organisation leaked ALSO broke the laws of several Western countries.

Killarney

It is best to rely on the accounts of those who actually worked with Julian:

Guardian journalist, Luke Harding:

"I worked with Julian on WikiLeaks and we at the Guardian collaborated pretty well with him until he fell out with us like he falls out with everybody."

Luke goes on to say:

"[Julian] has a rather primitive philosophy of complete transparency. He thinks that if all documents and official secrets are released, we shall bring governments and corporations to account and make the world more democratic.”

see more at http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/christchurch-life/art-and-stage/10313009/Russia-like-a-beguiling-black-hole .

The US soldier "Chealsey" has been gaoled and I think that no US charge
has been laid against Assange. However what is interesting is that no
charge has been laid against the editor and/or staff of the New York Times.
The NY Times printed all the embarrassing emails as did a number of
other newspapers.
Do I remember that some Australian "Cables" as they are known in
diplomatic circles were published in Australian papers ?

Are they all holding off until Julian becomes available ?