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WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

David Leigh (Author), Luke Harding (Author), Ed Pilkington (Author),
4.2 out of 5 stars 56 ratings

A team of journalists with unparalleled inside access provides the first full, in-depth account of WikiLeaks, its founder Julian Assange, and the ethical, legal, and political controversies it has both uncovered and provoked.

The extraordinary twists and turns of WikiLeaks have been closely followed by the Guardian newspaper ever since the website launched in 2006, and Guardian journalists have had unprecedented access to all the major players, from angry and embarrassed politicians and diplomats to the extraordinary figure of Julian Assange himself. At different times, Assange hid at David Leigh’s homes. Here they reveal the many strands - legal, ethical, security related - of a story that continues to dominate world headlines. They look at the internet culture and technology that made the mining of secret information possible and at the fanatical hackers who set up WikiLeaks. They explore the secret goings-on that WikiLeaks has uncovered, from the revelation of extrajudicial killings in Kenya in 2008 to the avalanche of US diplomatic cables in 2010. They study the implications of the latest revelations and reveal the strange and contradictory nature of Assange himself: a man praised by Amnesty International in 2009 but also, barely a year later, accused by Swedish police of sex crimes.

The WikiLeaks story has received worldwide attention and reaction. WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy presents the whole history of the organization and the ethical debate that surrounded the use of its material, plus the inside story of the personalities that created, then threatened to destroy, the website that has changed our view of secrecy forever.

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  1. Listening Length
    13 hours and 4 minutes
  2. Author
    David Leigh, see all
  3. Narrator
    Richard Powers
  4. Audible release date
    March 1, 2011
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Blackstone Audio, Inc.
  7. ASIN
    B004Q7J08Q
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 13 hours and 4 minutes
Author David Leigh, Luke Harding, Ed Pilkington, Robert Booth, Charles Arthur
Narrator Richard Powers
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Audible.com Release Date March 01, 2011
Publisher Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B004Q7J08Q
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  • Larry Rochelle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise! The Truth Hurts
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013
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    Leigh and Harding only falter a few times in this fast-moving, bio-scandal hybrid about Assange and Manning, and the leak of many secret documents.

    1. FOX NEWS wants Assange assassinated.
    2. Senator Lieberman wants Assange terminated.
    3. Hillary Clinton would like Assange to be erased.
    4. But, then, a few months after the massive leak, America learns that the leaks actually increased the popularity of the USA among the regular people in the Middle-East.
    5. Yes, the clear, colorful descriptions of criminal elements in Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan really made citizens of these countries both angry at their leaders and happier about the USA.
    6. So, the USA backed off...a little.
    7. But, today, Manning is still locked up and Assange can't go out and play.
    8. Obama's State Department seems aware and useful.
    9. But, Obama and the USA military remain angry cretins.
    10. We learn, basically, that leaks can help the world.
    11. But, pity the poor leakers.
    12. They must be punished and tortured and kept in solitary and hurt and criticized and deported or jailed or killed or driven insane.
    13. Nice country you've made, Mr. President.
    14. And, by the way, keep up the drone assassinations of brown people. These killings are really getting you support among the innocent victims.
    15. Hope you bring the drones to the USA ghettos and barrios soon. I know you want to.

    Larry Rochelle, Author of OCCUPY FEARRINGTON, available on AMAZON Kindle.
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  • Edsopinion.com
    4.0 out of 5 stars Julian Assange From The Viewpoint Of The Guardian
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2011
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    This book is written by the Guardian reporters who had the most contact with Julian Assange. They even put him up on occasion. They dined with him often and dealt with him on a continuing basis. They were the ones to "find" him and set up the publication of Wikileaks materials in the main stream media. Therefore this book is about the first hand information they acquired about Assange. However it was written after a break in relations for what that is worth.

    It is an analysis of Assange his motivations and the importance of his materials. They were the ones that analysed the Bradley Manning cables and published articles putting them in perspective. With out the Guardian reporters probably Assange would not have the entre on to the World's stage that happened. The book contains an appendix of some of the more important cables.

    The book is not a character assassination. It does put the whole matter into perspective from the Guardians point of view. It is worth reading.

    However the story is not over. There is the trial of Bradley Manning and the possibility Assange may be indicted or unindicted as a co-conspiritor. The matter in Sweden has also not run its course. Also the US has not officially charged Assange with a crime and has not sought his extradition from either the United Kingdom or possibly Sweden in the future.

    Why it would be easier to extradite him from Sweden than the UK is not explained. It may be that any indictment needs Bradley Manning to testify he was a conspiritor because publication alone might not be a crime. Also is posting on the internet entitled to the 1st Amendment rights of publishers and reporters? Is the Huffington Post entiled to the same rights as the NY Times? I gave the book four stars because because of the objectivity problem.
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  • Donn Edwards
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2011
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    I'm sure that Julian Assange wasn't too happy with some of the stuff in this book, but it seems like the authors tried to be a little less partisan than they could have been. I have a great respect for Wikileaks and the media as a result of reading this book. Actually, I preferred the audiobook form even more, but that's a personal preference.
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  • Bruce
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book. Great specifics. It's all here.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2011
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    Outstanding book. Great facts, great specifics. It's all here. And excellent writing. Put together very logically and thoroughly.

    And major Kudos to the Guardian UK for its involvement, and being the publisher also.

    I just received my copy yesterday in the mail.

    I understand it is available also in e-book format also.
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  • Elizabeth Frazer
    4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting guide to the wikileaks saga
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2015
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    I found this book useful for explaining the background to the wikileaks events, which are not always spelled out in newspaper reports.
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  • Ashleigh Bartrum
    1.0 out of 5 stars This is basically just a character assassination of Assange. ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2015
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    This is basically just a character assassination of Assange. I had to stop reading it as the bias was so obvious I could no longer turn a blind eye to it. There are a lot of other books on wikileaks with an unbiased and factual approach rather than a book based on the opinions of two journalists who have failed to acknowledge any of the achievements of wikileaks or what they stand for. It's a disappointing read and I suggest trying a different author if you want a fair account.
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