Dear rstuart,

Although clipped you can still hear the Aussie accent come through when he is interviewed. If you get a chance to read Underground it is worth the effort. I read it when it first came out and the image of them sitting in a blackened van at night with a long lead going to a modem attached to the voice piece of a public telephone is still vivid.

And wasn't WANK such as Aussie word to use.

All that hacking done at dialup speeds ready to drive off at a moments notice if sprung.

I had a relative in the Feds at that time and from memory the officer who allegedly smacked him around while he was in custody was, shall we say, not as highly regarded as some within the force.

Perhaps this is part of his anti-authoritarian streak.

My apologies for my fading memory.

Mendax/Assange was not the one who was kicked in the stomach while handcuffed (allegedly) by the AFP it was Electron.

I know this is side tracking the topic but for those who would like further insight into this very interesting man might like to read this chapter of Underground.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~suelette/underground/justin/chapter_8.html

And if you read the line;

"I have finally become sentient."

And do not laugh out loud then you need a sense of humour transplant.

Thanks for the link, Csteele am about to watch it now.

Did you see the Colbert Report last night?

If not catch the full interview with Julian Assange below:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/260785/april-12-2010/exclusives---julian-assange-unedited-interview

Severin,

Thank you for the link, that was an excellent interview.