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Julian Assange, the man behind the controversial Wikileaks project -- the same one that came under fire recently for posting thousands of sensitive and potentially embarrassing diplomatic cables -- has agreed to pen his autobiography for a tidy $1.5 million, The Australian reports. The money, he says, will be used to fund his mounting legal costs.
"I don't want to write this book, but I have too," Assange said. "I have already spent stg. 200,000 ($307,408) for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep Wikileaks afloat."
Assange is currently out on bail in England and wanted for questioning by Sweidish authoriities over charges of sexual crimes. The real issue, however, is that Swedish authorities want to extradite him, and if he's returned to Sweden, Assange fears he will be extradited to the U.S.
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"I don't want to write this book, but I have too," Assange said. "I have already spent stg. 200,000 ($307,408) for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep Wikileaks afloat."
Assange is currently out on bail in England and wanted for questioning by Sweidish authoriities over charges of sexual crimes. The real issue, however, is that Swedish authorities want to extradite him, and if he's returned to Sweden, Assange fears he will be extradited to the U.S.
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