Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is in custody in London on rape charges, has won an online vote for Time magazine's 'Person of the Year', amid continuous leak of thousands of confidential US diplomatic cables by his whistle-blower website.
The 39-year-old Australian national secured 382,020 votes, which gave him an easy first place, while US President Barack Obama was in the sixth position with 27,478 votes.
Assange received 148,383 votes more than Recep Tayyip Ergodan, Prime Minister of Turkey, who stood second with a score of 233,638. Pop star Lady Gaga was third with 146,378 votes, according to the magazine, which said that its editors, who choose the actual 'Person of the Year', reserve the right to disagree with the results of the online poll.
The magazine's editorial choice of 'Person of the Year' will be unveiled tomorrow.
by rotl 14 years ago
...is Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook.Do you agree with the choice? If not, who would you pick?I don't agree with the choice, but I don't know who I would pick... thinking...
by pisean282311 14 years ago
assange arrested...your views on that?..is he being wrongly framed?
by Kenna McHugh 5 years ago
"You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion."-- Julian Assage
by TrahnTheMan 12 years ago
Was the Ecuadorean granting of asylum to Julian Assange an abuse of process?Arguably Assange was simply abusing his political background in order to avoid facing rape charges; or are his concerns about extradition to the USA from Sweden real? Apparently it is easier for the US to extradite Assange...
by Ralph Deeds 14 years ago
Newt Gingrich said Assange should be treated as an enemy combatant.Max Frankel said "The threat of massive leaks will exist so long as there are massive secrets." Secretary of Defense Robert Gates: Is it embarrassing? Yes. Is it awkward? Yes. Consequences for US foreign policy" I...
by Ralph Schwartz 8 years ago
Assange: Russia didn't give us emails - Can we finally put this fake hacking story to rest?The Obama Administration and the American Lap-Dog Media continues to push a false narrative about our election being hacked, simply to undermine and delegitimize the upcoming Presidency of Donald Trump. ...
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