2016 First Edition Signed in Asylum by Julian Assange - The Wikileaks Files, The World According to US Empire.
(Description)
Author: Introduction by Julian Assange.
Title: The Wikileaks Files. The World According to U.S. Empire.
Language: Text in English.
Publisher: London, New York, Verso, 2016. First of this paperback edition, signed and dated by Julian Assange at the Embassy of Ecuador in October 2016.
Size: 8" X 5".
Pages: 614 pages.
Binding: Near fine original paperback binding with blue covers featuring a USB drive image and endorsements by Edward Snowden and Noam Chomsky (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Signed by Julian Assange with the note "Embassy of Ecuador, October 2016."
Estimate: (Scarce with no other copies signed by Assange available for sale worldwide). A likely unique example with Assange's signature.
The book: Rare and Significant First Edition of "The WikiLeaks Files: The World According to US Empire," featuring an introduction by Julian Assange. This edition, published in 2016, provides an in-depth analysis of the US State Department cables released by WikiLeaks. The book sheds light on the hidden truths of the United States' foreign policies and the intricate web of international relations, covert operations, and diplomatic strategies.
The author: Julian Assange, founder, and editor of the leaked documents publishing company Wikileaks, rose to fame in 2010 when he made the decision to publish a series of leaks from US Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, along with footage of a US airstrike in Baghdad, US military logs from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and 251,287 top-secret State Department cables. In November of the same year, Sweden issued a European arrest warrant against Assange, and after his appeal was rejected he breached bail, taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London between 2012 and 2019. In 2019, after a series of disputes with the Ecuadorian authorities, Assange's asylym was withdrawn, and he was subsequently found guilty of breaching the bail act. He spent 50 weeks in prison. At the same time, the U.S. government unsealed a series of indictments, along with the violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and allegations that he had conspired with hackers. He remains incarcerated at HM Prison Belmarsh.