The definition of irony:

[Skjellyfetti]

In a move that historians may record as among the most audacious and least self-aware complaint of all time, lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have loudly condemned the leaking of secret government documents pertaining to the rape charges against Assange. Swedish police files about the case against Assange were leaked to the Guardian, the same newspaper to which Assange recently leaked thousands of classified U.S. State Department cables.

The lawyers for Assange, who describes himself as an activist for "radical transparency," complain that the leaked police files unfairly damage Assange and make his legal defense more difficult. Assange's representatives are especially angered by what they call the political motivations behind the leak -- the same charge many critics have leveled against WikiLeaks.

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[AZGrizFan]

That is too rich.

[Pwns]

Well, it's the lawyers that are saying this, and they are defending him from the rape charges, not any charges related to the release of classified information. Seems the real irony is folks doing the same illegal act as the person they are trying to nail.

Not that I care if Assange goes down. The guy's just out to make a name for himself and isn't concerned about shining light on government misdeeds.

[BlueHen86]

That is too rich.

Agreed.