It was also the latest and surely not the last dramatic turn in a career marked by both brilliant achievement and dubious judgment. Mr. Assange has long had a knack for celebrity, and as a tech-savvy, global, almost stateless figure, he captured the new influence the internet could give to individual citizens.
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So, a large squad of police showed up at the embassy of Ecuador, where Julian Assange has been holed up for seven years, not leaving the building.
A security guard came to take the soccer ball away, accused him of not taking care of his cat, not taking care of his bathroom.
So, you had this scene, which, in some ways, is quite appropriate, of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, against the world, against the powerful state, taking his stand and trying to rally his troops.
Well, this was the end of a 10-year global saga that involved the U.S., the U.K., Ecuador, Sweden, Russia everybody with their own particular interest in Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
After Mr. Assange took his seat in court, a supporter wearing a scruffy fluorescent jacket gave him a thumbs-up from the public gallery.
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