Julian Assange To Write For Swedish Tabloid 337
An anonymous reader writes "Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has signed on as a columnist for Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet. Why such a move? Maybe there's something more to be found in Swedish law when you are employed by a newspaper." Here's an account in English, including a translation of the interview that forms part of the linked Aftenbladet article.
How has he made his living (Score:4, Funny)
Perhaps he just needs to earn a living like the rest of us?
Re:How has he made his living (Score:5, Funny)
Of course! Securing employment as a Swedish tabloid columnist: That was his plan all along!
It's so obvious, now...
A Swedish tabloid? (Score:2, Funny)
Excellent! He'll find Jimmy Hoffa for sure... and expose those alien cats that try to steal my breath while I'm asleep.
Re:A Swedish tabloid? (Score:3, Funny)
Dammit, I wish we had Sex-Storms here in the states.
Re:How has he made his living (Score:4, Funny)
He's already been compromised. CIA operatives intercepted him in his hotel room, doped him up with rohypnol and scopolamine, and hypnotized him into destroying the credibility of himself and Wikileaks.
Now Wikileaks will fade into obscurity forever...st least until they unearth the whereabouts of batboy. [wikipedia.org]
Re:This Guy (Score:5, Funny)
You can't *start* a thread by Godwinning it! That's what Hitler would have done!
Proper translation into Swedish- (Score:4, Funny)
"Essunge-a elreedy vurks veet zee Noo Yurk Teemes, zee Gooerdeeun, und Der Speeegel. Boot he's nut yet vurked es a culoomneest fur uny poobleeceshun. Sterteeng noo thet veell chunge-a. Essunge-a met Efftunbledet's ideetur in cheeeff Jun Heleen yesterdey. Bork bork bork! 'It's nu cueencidence-a thet I'm gueeng tu be-a vreeting fur a Svedeesh peper. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Zee Svedeesh poobleecist cooltoore-a und Svedeesh lev hefe-a sooppurted us frum zee begeenning', seeed Essunge-a."
(-chef, that is. What? You knew somebody had to do it!)
the perfect Swedish publication for Assange... (Score:3, Funny)
The perfect Swedish publication for Assange would be Millennium! :)
Re:A Swedish tabloid? (Score:3, Funny)
Meteorologists are currently predicting a warm front in my pants. Yeah, baby!
Re:Sold Out (Score:2, Funny)
Did you know Communism was evil? I'm an atheist, I don't have the same "right" or "wrong" moral view you might think I have. But under any definition the Soviet's were fucking evil. Stalin = GWB? You're fucking insane if you go that route. The Taliban did blow up the Towers. The US should have gone in there. Iraq is more muddled, but at the same time Saddam never should have been allowed to stay in power. You know, France loved financing his regime, but whatever. Imperialism is bad. Tell that to the Moors when they tried to conquer Europe. If the world was all hippy's I'd love to stop military spending. But you know, until that happens I'd rather the US be the power then say Iran. I know I know. 6 of 1 half a dozen of another. Just two sides the same coin. Be glad there are people that make sure you have internet access if though you shit on them.
In closing, make the world a better place. Just don't be so fucking naive you write crap you just did without context.
Re:I hate this guy (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, a nobody on the internets with a login handle "Saint" wants other people arrested for feeling self-important. My ironymeter just assploded.
What you can look forward to (Score:4, Funny)
Every month, he provides the name, address and exact GPS coordinates of someone in the witness protection program!
Re:Tabloid? (Score:5, Funny)
Their specialty in all cases seems to be how to phrase the headlines as misleadingly as possible (and pause videos in the most compromising and misleading frames possible for use as pictures) to attract people to read the articles which are usually much less interesting than the headlines would have one think...
So, baically like Slashdot?
Re:A Swedish tabloid? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A Swedish tabloid? (Score:1, Funny)
You wet yourself?
Re:How has he made his living (Score:3, Funny)