Assange - Aftonbladet protecting him?

[bemused_leftist]

A factor on the other side: the newspaper/tabloid Aftonbldadet has motive to protect Assange, perhaps by softening whatever Miss A actually said to them. As of Aug 14, they announced they were hiring ASsange as a columnist.

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More detail and background:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/wikileaks-julian-assange-finally-a-real-journalist-gets-column-in-swedish-tabloid/