WikiLeaks: Julian Assange's online dating profile: 'I am danger, achtung'
An online dating profile created by Julian Assange has been unearthed, disclosing that the WikiLeaks editor sought "spirited, erotic" women "from countries that have sustained political turmoil".
Using the name Harry Harrison, Mr Assange created a page on the site OKCupid, the self-proclaimed "best dating site on Earth", which he last accessed in December 2006.
"WARNING," he began. "Want a regular, down to earth guy? Keep moving. I am not the droid you're looking for. Save us both while you still can."
Describing himself as a "passionate, and often pig headed activist intellectual", he said he was seeking a "siren for [a] love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy", He told visitors he was "directing a consuming, dangerous human rights project which is, as you might expect, male dominated" and added enigmatically: "I am DANGER, ACHTUNG".
While declaring himself "pretty intellectually and physically pugnacious," however, he was careful to stress he had a caring side. "I am very protective of women and children," he said.
Among Mr Assange's listed interests were the "structure of reality" and "chopping up human brains" – although he added the caveat "(neuroscience background)" lest the latter put off potential admirers.
He said applicants should be "of high intelligence, though not necessarily formally educated" and "be able to think strategically about the world and the people she cares about".
"I like women from countries that have sustained political turmoil," he wrote. "Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane. OK. Not only women!"
Asked for the "most private thing" he was willing to admit, Mr Assange said he had "Asian teengirl stalkers". He said viewers should contact him if they were "spirited, erotic, nonconformist".
A section of Mr Assange’s profile detailing online quizzes he had completed showed he had been ranked strongly Left-wing and atheist, as well as “87 per cent slut".
Mr Assange, 39, is currently being held in Wandsworth prison awaiting potential extradition to Sweden. He is accused of rape and sexual molestation, which he denies.
Quote:To be honest, it's unclear if it is Ted Rall who writes this as an editorial or if he just posted a cable of an U.S. staffer. Usually only wikileaks staffers can post on facebook.com/wikileaks.
It's pretty clear to me. Ted Rall is a published author and political cartoonist who
wrote this piece for Commondreams.org that references some WL material.
CommonDreams.org is a pretty well known collective of progressive writers
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Who we are.
CommonDreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens' organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser.
I was railing against the idea that you could denigrate content just because it appeared on Facebook. A silly idea.
We are a powerful online voice for change in America.
With millions of monthly readers, we have become one of the top progressive websites.
The wikeleaks facebook page simply put in a link the piece because it thought it was relevent.
More outcry from us? Why isn't there more outcry from those targeted?
Considering the way many of them acted with the corrupt Oil for Food program, I don't think keeping an eye on them is such a bad thing.
