Julian Assange - WikiLeaks

416 Pages·2011·3.1 MB·English

Julian Assange - WikiLeaks
Warrior for Truth

by Valerie Guichaoua & Sophie Radermecker
Virtual Words Translations - Natasha Cloutier
With the collaboration of Franck Bachelin
Julian Assange - WikiLeaks
Warrior for Truth
Published by Cogito Media Group.
Copyright ©2011 Valerie Guichaoua & Sophie Radermecker
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ISBN: 978-1-926893-55-6
Cover design: François Turgeon and Kayo Tomura
Text design and composition: Benjamin Roland
Cover photo:
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Authors photography:
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Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword 13
Climax 19
Part I 25
1. Magnetic Island 27
2. Élise 33
Part II 43
3. Mendax 45
4. Hackers’ dialogue 52
5. Sophox 63
Part III 69
6. Élise and Xavier 71
7. Life Experience 79
Part IV 93
8. Maternal Influence 95
9. Inspiration and Reference 101
Part V 109
10. The Genesis of WikiLeaks 111
11. The Organization 116
12. The First Leaks 128
13. Julian as seen by Élise 139
Part VI 149
14. A Chain of Leaks 151
15. Project B 161
Part VII 177
16. Iceland 179
17. A Fellow Traveler 188
18. A Friend Who Wishes You Well 195
19. A Holographic Committee 198
20. The Double 204
21. Cryptome 209
22. DDoS: Daniel Domscheit-Berg Or Schmitt 216
23. David against Goliath 235
24. Political Support 242
Part VIII 255
25. Family heritage 257
26. Assange’s shadows 262
27. Shockwaves 270
28. An Unexpected Partnership 285
29. Revolution 297
30. A 180-Degree Turn 308
31. Transparency 318
Part IX 329
32. A Man and His Opposite 333
33. Reprisals 342
34. The Prosecutors’ Stories 350
35. Clashing truths 360
36. Heading to Surrender 369
37. Behind Bars 380
Conclusion 391
Epilogue 395

Acknowledgments
From The Authors
We would like to take a moment to thank all of the people
who helped us carry out this incredible feat.
First, our contacts, Elisabeth Nataf and Bob Oré. Thanks to
both of you for giving us the wonderful opportunity to write this
extremely interesting book.
Thanks to our publisher Pierre Turgeon for all the confidence
he had in us.
The utmost recognition goes to Franck Bachelin, without
whom we would not have been able to write this book. He was a
collaborator throughout the entire process of this project. Thanks
to his thorough research, he was able to provide us with exclusive
documents that greatly helped us in our work. His help was
essential.
A big thanks to the entire team of Cogito Média for their
incredible work.
We would like to thank all the people we met:
Xavier Damman, Frédéric Jacobs, Jonas Morian, Ian Katz,
Ian Traynor, Nick Davies, Christian Engström and Henrik
Alexandersson, as well as our anonymous sources who prefer to
stay in the shadows.
We would also like to thank the people who opened doors for
us in Iceland and Sweden: Cécilia, Jonas and Stina in Stockholm,
and Leifur and Carl in Iceland.
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Thanks to Martina Norell for these precious contacts.
A warm thanks to Arnaud Ozharun who made us beautiful by
taking care of us at Natural Mind, and to Letizia Ferrara.
Thanks to all the bloggers who provide analyses and to all
Internet users who express themselves online.
From Valérie
Thanks to Sophie for having introduced me to such a
passionate project and for being the guardian in terms of taking
care that the project should unfold properly.
Thanks to my children Chloé, Pol and Lilou for supporting
me during the intense writing of this book.
Thanks to my husband who assisted me while I took a plunge
into the universe of Julian Assange. I have a deep appreciation
for his wise advice, patient reviewing and extraordinary listening
capabilities.
I would like to emphasize my great interest in Joseph Campbell
and his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. His inspiration
was great in aiding in the understanding the heroes of our times.
From Sophie
Thanks to my two number one fans: my sisters Valérie and
Muriel for their unconditional support at all times.
Big hugs to Léa and Matéo who pamper me with their
amazement seen through their drawings and to Justine who
warmed my heart with her I love you’s.
A naughty thought for my granny and a wink to the entire
‘Rader’ clan.
My thoughts go out to my parents: to my adorable father and
my exceptional mother.
To you, who have read so many books in your life, this work
is dedicated to you with all my love.