Underground: The Julian Assange Story Page #4

Synopsis: Julian Assange is one of the most significant figures of the twenty first century. But before he was famous, before WikiLeaks, before the internet even existed, he was a teenage computer hacker in Melbourne. This is his story. In 1989, known as 'Mendax', Assange and two friends formed a group called the 'International Subversives'. Using early home computers and defining themselves as 'white hat hackers' - those who look but don't steal - they broke into some of the world's most powerful and secretive organisations. They were young, brilliant, and in the eyes of the US Government, a major threat to national security. At the urging of the FBI, the Australian Federal Police set up a special taskforce to catch them. But at a time when most Australian police had never seen a computer, let alone used one, they had to figure out just where to begin. Police ingenuity and old-fashioned detective work are pitted against nimble, highly skilled young men in this new crime frontier. What follows,
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director(s): Robert Connolly
  1 win & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
NOT RATED
Year:
2012
94 min
68 Views


Its gonna be alright. ok?

Hello, Ken .

Jonah, He's back.

We need a trace.

Why are you hunting us?

keep him talking.

We need a trace.

- Yes. are they online?

because you're breaking the law .

We are The International Subversives .

We don't steal or damage anything.

Then What are you doing?

We are going to reveal the truth.

Keep him on the line. Do not lose him.

Goodbye, Ken .

I got it .18 Northwood Street

East Melbourne.

Come on. Come on.

What?

- Thats my address .

That little bastard is f***ing with us.

Do you want to go somewhere ... away?

What some place, where there are no computers?

You'll always find a computer , Julian .

Why are you doing all this stuff?

For nine years we've been hauling from

one end of the country to another hiding from the "family".

The whole time i knew what was

happening to those other children,

but I didn't know what to do so.

yea, Lots of people knew and they didn't do anything.

You were just a kid.

Yeah, but now I know

what to do.

Melbourne Press Club

January, 1991

You have got ten minutes.

-The "Family". You wrote about it.

Yeah. Cult.Why? Are you one of them?

How long have you known about them before?

- 8-9 years? Maybe.

If you can write about it.

Then why didn't ya?

We didn't know what they've been

doing to those children. Alright?

They were rumours.

We need facts.

So why didn't you investigate those rumours,

to find the facts.

Well we were working on three papers at the local news.

We didn't have time.

Whats this?

- Chance to redeem Yourself.

I'd do at a time.

How did you get this ?

- Can't tell you .

You've to protect me when the time comes.

Its US military Logs.

Thousands of documents around the world.

Here, Troop movements, Shipments, Weapons..

Here you can see projected shipments of Coca-Cola

- Now. There's a headline.

They're on the move.

Something big's about to happen.

Listen, mate.

This.. This is a pile of facts...

As interesting as it might be..

half a million cans of Coca- Kole landing in Eshkien, Saudi Arabia.

I write a 4-5 line headline

and 200-200 words report.

This is the latest one. Thats what I'd write.

Hey, man. Are you alright?

It Started. They're killing people now.

They found Hagbard in the forests

outside Hanover.

He was a freak like me .

They found him ... burned to a crisp.

They're coming for us.

They say he killed himself.

But I mean...

50% of all suicides occur due to

the firearm ...

20% Asphyxiation and 17% poisoning.

Who sets themselves on fire

to kill themselves, man?

It's over. That's it.

Looks like I've beaten you to it.

I'm worried about Traks.

Its getting worse.I think he's about to lose it.

Here it is. Now we can use those f***ing worms as we promised.

Give me the password.

This is going to create chaos.

No, I can't do that.

I told you I need more time to find these stories...

What are you now , are you a journalist?

We need to act on this mate.

If we find this story.

Things will change ,

People will listen .

I'm sick of waiting around for you to do something alright?

Its so f***ing low with your..

Look but don't touch..

I need the password .

... Allied forces attacked vayduhoplovne

military targets in Iraq and Kuwait.

Before five months ,

Saddam went to war against Kuwait .

Tonight, the battle has been joined.

Can you turn that sh*t down.

I'm trying to work.

No, Hang on.

They were " Blossom and Blood"

and "Space deceases . "

I have two tickets for sledei weekend .

It was not a poem.

It was the lyrics of this song.

Song ,the worms ,the graffiti .

"YOu talk of times of peace for all,

and then prepare for war"

Wank worm hits NASA.

Which hacker did this?

Respect life

or Expect Resistance .

If they were trying to steal something,

It wouldn't be random, we'll be able to catch'em.

We are looking protestors.

Who is that?

It is Julian . Julian Assange.

Its a Midnight Oil T -shirt.

The Amriavilu public shelter is believed to have

held over 400 civilians

Today US government spokesperson confirmed that

an accidental strike has destroyed the bunker

The bunker has more..

demonstrators gathered outside ..

One man said he would not

rest until he saw coffins in Washington .

behind me Rescuer workers are taking out

many small bodies.

Many small bodies.

Obviously the children.

# The police said that their bodies were so badly damaged.

that they were impossible to separate.

Civil protection is sung

" God is great " as they protested outside.

Children ! Women! you Bastards!

USA have denied

Iraqi government's claims

That they delibrately destroyed a civilian shelter

Meanwhile greater security

USA , citing the urgency

that operations " Desert Storm "

adopted Resolution 678 United Nations

that resulted pulling

Iraqi troops from Kuwait.

Arab League says the withdrawal

along the highway , " death."

Can I help you?

I'm Detective Sergeant Ken Roberts .

Looking for your son Julian.

Need to ask him some questions.

My son and I had a falling out.

Sarge .

I have not seen him for a long time

And I've no idea where he is.

It's petty.

I understand that you are now grandmothers.

It must be hard .

Yes. It is.

Who is Midnight Oil 's fan?

Look, I know how hard you've worked

to protect your children.

And as surprising as this might seem, We're both

trying to achieve the same thing.

Trying to protect Julian.

Look right now the United States,

is at war with the middle east.

and your son has hacked into

the US military database.

Do you understand what that means?

The Americans are looking for him

right now , here in Australia.

Do you know whats gonna happen to him,

If they find him first?

Look you probably must've

realized by now that

My son sees the world differently

than most of the other people.

For a long time i worried about what that meant.

where his unique gift would take him.

Julian could become anyone he wants to.

He could achieve anything.

He set his mind to.

All his life. I've tried to do.

One thing

Show him that there are values

greater than you and me or even him.

So that no matter wherever he lands,

He will know, whats right.

Mrs. Assange, you're making a big mistake.

They'll find him.

I'm not going to betray my son Sarge.

Not to you or them.

His computer is

in the back room in the end.

Come on Jules . Come on Jules.

We've been recording your key strokes for

the last few days.

Everything you've entered.

Let's see what you've done .

We got the code.

- Great. Read it to me.

" Yankee 7th ..

... " Victor 5 8 Juliet

Alfa 9 3 "Got it"?

You should we've to catch him

in the act when there's another crime.

Get him to lure them in.

Targets in Operation Desert Storm .

Casualties :
493

Expected civilian victim's : 286

F*** you, Julian .

- Hey, this is important.

Hello?

- Jesus Julian ! I've been trying to call all day.

Okay, whats the matter?

- I just ... I really...

I think we should catch up.

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Suelette Dreyfus

Dr. Suelette Dreyfus is a technology researcher, journalist, and writer. Her fields of research include information systems, digital security and privacy, the impact of technology on whistleblowing, health informatics and e-Education. Her work examines digital whistleblowing as a form of freedom of expression and the right of dissent from corruption. She is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, as well as the Principal Researcher on an international research project on the impact of digital technologies on whistleblowing. more…

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