US in pursuit of Assange, cables reveal

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http://www.smh.com.au/national/us-in-pursuit-of-assange-cables-reveal-20120817-24e8u.html

EXCLUSIVE

AUSTRALIAN diplomats have no doubt the United States is still gunning for Julian Assange, according to Foreign Affairs Department documents obtained by The Saturday Age.

The Australian embassy in Washington has been tracking a US espionage investigation targeting the WikiLeaks publisher for more than 18 months.

The declassified diplomatic cables, released under freedom of information laws, show Australia's diplomatic service takes seriously the likelihood that Assange will eventually be extradited to the US on charges arising from WikiLeaks obtaining leaked US military and diplomatic documents.
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This view is at odds with Foreign Minister Bob Carr's repeated dismissal of such a prospect.

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1. kick

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[Odin2005]

2. So What are the Assange-haters gonna say about this?

[Ben_Caxton]

3. If someone stole my information and put it out for the world...

... I'd want them prosecuted as well.