For someone committed to openness, Julian Assange has an extraordinary talent for obfuscation.
The founder of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks has been granted asylum by Ecuador after seeking refuge in its London embassy for the last eight weeks. Nevertheless, he still faces arrest as soon as he steps outside, so that the UK can fulfil its commitment to extradite him to Sweden where he is wanted following accusations of rape and sexual assault.
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