Julian Assange

The U.S. on Monday denied Julian Assange's "wild assertions" that it has launched a witch-hunt for the WikiLeaks founder, who was holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London to avoid extradition.The Australian-born hacker and activist rallied supporters Sunday from the balcony of the embassy, accusing the U.S. of pursuing him after his website angered Washington by publishing a trove of sensitive diplomatic cables.U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. had nothing to do with efforts by the U.K. to extradite Mr. Assange, who is wanted for questioning by Sweden on allegations of rape and molestation."He is making all kinds of wild assertions about us when in fact his issue with the government of the United Kingdom has to do with whether he's going to face justice in Sweden for something that has nothing to do with WikiLeaks, it has to do with charges of sexual misconduct," Ms. Nuland told reporters."He is clearly trying to deflect attention away from the real issue, ...

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