&gt; [...] a group of people, of which Assange is one (as far as I can tell), who believe that spying is wrong [...]<p>Obviously he doesn&#x27;t, because he does what many people would consider spying.<p>I suggest that he has a more nuanced view that <i>some</i> spying is bad, and that you might want to consider that his support for it depends on how it serves the people.<p>&gt; It&#x27;s not a simple bijective mapping between the thought-movement Assange is with and the goal of governmental transparency; there are profound nuances [...]<p>Well, actually, no there aren&#x27;t. Lying to bypass limits on your mandate is a crime, if not treason.