Why The CIA Wanted To Assassinate Julian Assange
The Wikileaks founder was in big danger…
Imagine you’re the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Several classified documents have just been leaked by a man named Julian Assange. They include diplomatic cables, classified information, and embarrassing facts about wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It would be highly convenient if Julian could magically disappear… right?
Many people don’t know about the CIA’s alleged plot to kidnap & assassinate Julian Assange on foreign soil. So without further ado, let’s discuss a plan that involves people at the highest levels of government.
The (Alleged) Plot To Assassinate Julian Assange
Senior officials within the CIA seriously considered abducting or assassinating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. According to documents published by The Guardian, these discussions took place in 2017, when Assange was living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
Mike Pompeo, the CIA director, was furious. He even referred to WikiLeaks as a “non-state hostile intelligence service,”…
