State Department discusses Julian Assange
Assange deflecting attention from real issue, department says
POSTED: 1:10 PM PDT August 20, 2012
UPDATED: 1:06 PM PDT August 20, 2012
A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says Julian Assange was trying to deflect attention from the real issues he faces with comments he made over the weekend calling for the U.S. to stop its "witch hunt" against WikiLeaks.
