mo4ch:>Exposing ‘collateral murder’ and mass surveillance: Why the world should be grateful to Assange | Mo4ch News

Julian Assange is a pioneering whistleblower in the digital-age, speaking truth to power like no one before him managed on such a significant scale. As he sits in a London jail cell, here’s why we should be grateful for his work.By setting up the international non-profit organization WikiLeaks in Iceland in 2006, Assange irrevocably shifted the balance of power in the online era.From humble beginnings as a master coder and hacker, caught by Australian authorities in 1995 but escaping a prison term, to the foremost publisher of sensitive, embarrassing and potentially dangerous material for the world to see, Assange's storied career as a publisher and whistleblower has captured headlines, and the global public's attention for years.Also on rt.comJulian Assange arrested after Ecuador tears up asylum dealRT takes a look back at the key moments in Assange’s career that remind us why the world owes him such a debt of gratitude.The early yearsIn 2007, WikiLeaks published emails expos…