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Assange was a hacker as a teenager, then a computer programer before becoming known for his work with wikilinks
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assange voiced support for Ron and Rand Paul, and the libertarian wing of the United States Republican Party, calling the latter "the only useful political voice really in the U.S. Congress."
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Jilian Assange spoke on behalf of wikileaks at the hackers of planet earth confrence in New York City
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Wiki Leaks began releasing some if the 251,000 American diplomatic cables in their possession
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The swiss bank PostFinance announced that is had frozen assets of Assange's totalling 31,000 euros, because he had "provided false info regarding his place of residence."
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Assange filed for the trademark "Julian Assange" in europe. The trademark is to be used for "public speaking services; news reporter services; journalism; publication of texts other than publicity texts