Victorious Obama wolf in sheep's clothing: Assange

November 08, 2012 01:47

AFP: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today described re-elected US President Barack Obama as a "wolf in sheep's clothing" and said he expected his government to continue attacking the anti-secrecy website.

Speaking to AFP by telephone from Ecuador's London embassy, where he sought asylum in June in a bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crime allegations, Assange said Obama's victory was no cause for celebration.

"Obama seems to be a nice man, and that is precisely the problem," the 41-year-old Australian said, after the president defeated Republican Mitt Romney yesterday night to sweep back into the White House. It's better to have a sheep in wolf's clothing than a wolf in sheep's clothing, he added.

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