Series 10 Episode Ideas (just for fun)

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(02-12-2010 10:10 PM)BravoNine Wrote:  

(02-12-2010 08:50 PM)loladom Wrote:  Actually going back to Wikileaks -it seems he is a UK resident? What if the UK/MI5 is tasked with protecting him given the numerous threats to his life coming his way from the CIA/KGB/Mossad etc which will be a real conflict of interests as MI5 & 6 most likely would want to assist in his death.

I thought he was Australian? I know that Interpol has sent out like alerts for his arrest.

According to the BBC, his name is Julian Assange and he is currently believed to be in the UK. He is apparently Australian by birth.

The BBC Wrote:Swedish authorities have issued a fresh arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange following a procedural error with the first.

The detention order for Mr Assange, who is believed to be in Britain, concerns alleged sexual crimes during a visit to Sweden in August.

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• Born Queensland, Australia, 1971
• Convicted in early 1990s in Australia of computer hacking and fined
• Co-wrote influential hacking and media book Underground
• Created Wikileaks in 2006 as web-based "dead letterbox" for whistle-blowers
• Arrest warrant issued in Sweden for questioning over alleged sexual crimes, which he denies
  

There's a full article on the BBC news site, here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11898323

Another interesting article about the man himself here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11893104