Julian Assange speaks from prison

Julian Assange speaks out from behind his prison cell in London to defend himself and attack the financial companies that suspended payments to his WikiLeak website.   Assange told his mother that he is committed to publishing some 250,000 pages of secret U.S. diplomatic cables despite condemnation from Washington and elsewhere.  According to his mother, Assange remains undaunted in his  quest to stand firm on his convictions.  When asked “was it worth it,” he replied in a written statement, “If anything this process has increased my determination that they are true and correct.  Assange is still trying to secure bail in London in an effort to fight extradition to Sweden in a sex crime investigation where he is accused of rape, and sexual molestation.   Some of the disclosures of WikiLeak have offended U.S. allies and angered its rivals.  Officials in Washington claim some other countries have already curtailed their dealings with the U.S. government as a result.  Assange claims that major companies like Visa, Mastercard and Paypal are among those companies involved in U.S. foreign policy and he is calling on the world to protect his work and people from these illegal and immoral attacks.  According to reports from U.S. prosecutors,  Assange  could be indicted for espeonage after WikiLeak’s publication of cables.