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& REVIEWS THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN Fowler concludes that Assange is a THE WORLD man of contradictions despite his by Andrew Fowler extraordinary intellect and his firm Melbourne University Press, Aust, 2011 | commitment to social justice, and he ISBN 978-0-522-85866-2 (280pp pb) wonders whether Assange will Available: www.mup.com.au achieve the reverse of what WikiLeaks intends and cause governments to increase secrecy and gag free speech. It's a story that's still unfolding. EXTREME PREJUDICE by Susan Lindauer CreateSpace, USA, 2010 ISBN 978-1-45364275-7 (457pp tpb) Available: http://extremeprejudiceusa. EE neisthermmaticnony ct || WATER FILTER Susan Lindauer, an anti-war and TH E wo R L B anti-terrorism activist who in 1994 ANDREW FOWLER became an undercover CIA and DIA PROTECT YOU AND YOUR | Ellsb 7 operative, liaising with Iraqi FAMILY FROM UNWANTED aniel Ellsberg, the "Pentagon diplomats and intelligence agents / Papers” whistleblower, suggests primarily at the United Nations. She ADDITIVES IN YOUR WATER. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was involved in starting talks with the could be "the most dangerous man in diplomats for the Lockerbie trial. By the world"—an epithet borrowed for 2002, Lindauer was tasked with the title of this book. Author Andrew _ passing on threats to the Iraqis that * INEXPENSIVE TO INSTALL AND Fowler, a respected Australian the US would destroy their country MAINTAIN investigative journalist, interviewed should their government not hand Assange for ABC TV in May 2010—the over key intelligence materials, so * EVERY TAP AND SHOWER IN THE month after the WikiLeaks release of she had forewarning of a war of HOUSE PROVIDED WITH CLEAN the damning video of America's aggression. She also had advance AND SAFE WATER “Collateral Murder" in Iraq—and later warnings of the 9/11 attacks and tried | | * NEVERBUYBOTTLEDWATER fovlowed his trail to London. “t in vain to warn relevant US AGAIN owler traces Now s\ssange gol to authorities (including her second where he is today—at the time of our cousin, eo Card. he White * — MODELS SUITABLE FOR TOWN OR writing, awaiting a British High Court — House Chief of Sta f), TANK WATER decision on extradition to Sweden to Lindauer relates how in 2004, not REMOVES: answer rape allegations for which he ong after she asked to testify before © Fluoride and chlorine hasn't even been charged. ve €armn —_ Congress about pre-war intelligence, * Recycled Water Contaminants about Assange Ss early years, nis she was arrested by the FBI for ‘ i i i exploits as a cyberhacker with The “acting as an unregistered agent of a poy ii mama aan International Subversives, his oreign government”. She was in and * Pharmaceutical Drugs, personal and work relationships, and yt of prison until January 2009, his founding in 2006 of the WikiLeaks when the five charges against her website—which has become a huge —_were dropped quietly, the Hormones, pesticides * Giardia and Cryptosporidium * Chlorine By- Products, Toxins game-changer in politics, journalism government saying that prosecuting and much more that may be and society. We are also given her "would no longer be in the harming your family! insights into the release of the Iraq interests of justice". So much for j video, Afghanistan and Iraq war logs justice for Susan Lindauer. She's a PLEASE RING JIM ATKINSON ON and 250,000 US diplomatic cables, the behind-the-scenes jockeying among the mainstream press selected by Assange to run the leaked material, and reactions to the leaks. survivor of me the Patriot Act can 07 5449 1424 OR EMAIL o to whistleblowers and dissenters. 7 : jim@aq rp. ) Lindauer can take heart from the Se ce Rete COMLan act that she's been vindicated. Her book reads like a real-life spy thriller. FOR MORE INFORMATIO THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN THE WORLD by Andrew Fowler Melbourne University Press, Aust, 20II ISBN 978-0-522-85866-2 (280pp pb) Available: www.mup.com.au THE E MOST DANGEROUS, ue MAN‘IN THE WORLD® ANDREW FOWLER _FROM — aniel Ellsberg, the "Pentagon Papers" whistleblower, suggests WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be "the most dangerous man in the world"—an epithet borrowed for the title of this book. Author Andrew Fowler, a respected Australian investigative journalist, interviewed Assange for ABC TV in May 2010—the month after the WikiLeaks release of the damning video of America’s "Collateral Murder" in Iraq—and later followed his trail to London. Fowler traces how Assange got to where he is today—at the time of our writing, awaiting a British High Court decision on extradition to Sweden to answer rape allegations for which he hasn't even been charged. We learn about Assange's early years, his exploits as a cyberhacker with The International Subversives, his personal and work relationships, and his founding in 2006 of the WikiLeaks website—which has become a huge game-changer in politics, journalism and society. We are also given insights into the release of the Iraq video, Afghanistan and Iraq war logs and 250,000 US diplomatic cables, the behind-the-scenes jockeying among the mainstream press selected by Assange to run the leaked material, and reactions to the leaks. 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