• Time, Monday, December 27, 2010 2:42 PM

The sneaky leaker thats transforming investigative journalism with new media tools will have its story told in book form. Wikileaks beleaguered founder Julian Assange confirmed his book advances total more than $1.5 million. "I don't want to write this book, but I have to," Assange told the Sunday Times of London. "I have already spent £200,000 [$250,000] for legal costs and I need to defend myself and to keep Wikileaks afloat."

The White House has not yet announced that it will be leaking the manuscript in advance.

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