Assange's stubborn grip hurt WikiLeaks
Micah Sifry,
Special to CNN
Updated 1:11 PM EDT,
Fri August 17, 2012
Protesters gather Thursday, August 16, outside the Ecuador Embassy in London, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living since June. Ecuador announced it would grant Assange asylum over fears of political persecution.
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Micah Sifry: Ecuador has given asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange, wanted on rape charges
Sifry: Ironic that founder of the "stateless"
Wikileaks turns to nation poor on press freedom
He says Assange "point of failure" for WikiLeaks, refusing to cede control
Sifry: Cause of transparency is bigger than legal troubles of one brilliant, flawed individual
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