What Do You Think of Julian Assange?

Some say Assange shows "exceptional courage and initiative in pursuit of human rights".

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/julian-assange-awarded-sydney-peace-medal-20110202-1ad7y.html

Others say Assange is "allusive, manipulative and volatile."

http://www.npr.org/2011/02/01/133277509/times-editor-the-impact-of-assange-and-wikileaks

Wikipedia gives this overview.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikileaks

What do you all think?