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The Iraq War was the biggest issue for people of my generation in the West. It was also the clearest case, in my living memory, of media manipulation and the creation of a war through ignorance.

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Julian Assange
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 3
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Don’t damage computer systems you break into (including crashing them) don’t change the information in those systems (except for altering logs to cover your tracks) and share information.
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Stopping leaks is a new form of censorship.
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Dont shoot the messenger for revealing uncomfortable truths.
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