Assange says his health is deteriorating [View all]

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Source: Big Pond News

Monday, October 01, 2012 » 10:07am

... 'I raised my eldest son as a single father for more than 14 years in Australia,' he said.

'I was a busy father but not an absent one. I have not seen any of my children since before I was under house arrest.' ...

'It does not do for a gentleman to complain,' Mr Assange said simply in response to the <Swedish> allegations ...

'I hope it's just physical. I am taking steps to try to stop it, but I have a problem with a lung which is causing a racking cough' ...



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'I raised my eldest son as a single father for more than 14 years in Australia ... I have not seen any of my children since before I was under house arrest'

Assange started living with his girlfriend in 1989 and they had a son named Daniel, After Assange's home was raided when he was charged with hacking in 1991 she moved out taking Daniel with her. A custody battled ensued and was not solved until 1999 ... Although not in contact with his father for a number of years he has called for fair and apolitical treatment of him ...
Julian Assange's Son on his Dad.
Melbourne : Australia | Dec 09, 2010 at 5:51 PM PST
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/7575701-julian-assanges-son-on-his-dad

... as Daniel grew older and Assange became more pre-occupied with his own pursuits, the relationship between father and son became more and more strained. Shortly after asking his son to join WikiLeaks in 2007, Assange left Australia permanently. Since then, the two have had no contact. Contrary to other reports, however, Daniel insists that there was no specific incident that led to the parting of ways, and holds no hatred towards his father now ...
Daniel Assange: I never thought WikiLeaks would succeed
by Crikey intern Nick Johns-Wickberg | Sep 17, 2010 1:17PM
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/17/daniel-assange-i-never-thought-wikileaks-would-succeed/

... He describes himself as "estranged" from his dad, who waged a nasty custody battle with the boy's mother in the early 1990s ...
My Wiki dad's just awful with the ladies
Leaker's son speaks out on sex case
By JEANE MacINTOSH and ADA CALHOUN
Last Updated: 8:43 AM, August 27, 2010
Posted: 4:37 AM, August 27, 2010
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/my_wiki_dad_just_awful_with_the_lPuc6BTUKeNNMwZLeUTFJK

'It does not do for a gentleman to complain'

... He said he believed his accusers became angry when the younger woman, Miss W, contacted Miss A and they realised he had been to bed with both of them in swift succession. They went to the police station together, apparently to seek advice. A policewoman who heard their stories is said to have suggested they could pursue criminal charges ... Mr Assange regards himself as a victim of radicalism. "Sweden is the Saudi Arabia of feminism," he said. "I fell into a hornets' nest of revolutionary feminism" ...
WikiLeaks founder baffled by sex assault claims
by: Marie Colvin
From: The Sunday Times
December 27, 2010 12:00AM
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/wikileaks/wikileaks-founder-baffled-by-sex-assault-claims/story-fn775xjq-1225976459286

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange today suggested a woman only accused him of rape because he did not call her again after they had sex. In a book published today, he admitted he was a "chauvinist pig" but dismissed the woman's allegations, saying: "It has already turned out to be the most expensive phone call I didn't make" ...
Woman accused me of rape because I didn't phone her, says Assange
22 September 2011
Tom Harper
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/woman-accused-me-of-rape-because-i-didnt-phone-her-says-assange-6446208.html