WikiLeaks fundraiser auction includes "Julian Assange's Prison Coffee, Signed and Fingerprinted."

Wikileaks has a history of colorful fundraising stunts. Assange's latest: an eBay auction of various and sundry memorabilia, including "Julian Assange's Prison Coffee, Signed and Fingerprinted."

Scarce item of memorabilia from Julian Assange's time in prison. Julian Assange spent ten days in prison in Decmber 2010. When he left to go under house arrest in Norfolk he smuggled out this, one of three sachets of coffee. This rare item has been signed on one side: 'Julian A, Prison coffee, smuggled out of Wandsworth Prison by me on Dec 17 2010'. On the other side of the sachet Julian has inked a fingerprint. The sachet is unopened and is being sold to raise money for WikiLeaks.

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Draxlith

Why a fingerprint? So I can compare it to existing known Assange fingerprints to be sure it’s authentic?
foobar

What’s the little packet he’s actually signed? Desiccant?
- Draxlith
  
  I think that *is* the sachet of coffee, they have just put real coffee in the background for flair.
  
  I came to this conclusion when I started to wonder why in the hell a prison would be giving inmates whole coffee beans in burlap(?) sacks.
Junior

He smuggled the coffee out of prison? As opposed to putting it in his pocket and keeping it?

Dude really does see himself through a certain lens.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Jackson/1469167177 Michael Jackson
  
  I have to agree. Assange is a narcissist of the first order…
http://www.gyrofrog.com/ Gyrofrog

Buy it and give it to the McDonald’s Coners. “Magic Christian”-style.
Scratcheee

I hope he didn’t smuggle it out “Walken style,” like that kid’s dad’s watch.
- irksome
  
  No room, what with his head up there and all.
Antinous / Moderator

Antiquarians will now have to decide whether to label these collectibles assangerie or assangiana.
Nicholas Naughton

If I ever ended up in prison, I would hope they provided whole bean coffee. How many cigarettes would be needed for trade to get a grinder and a french press?
egocentrik

_ luckily they put no saw hidden in a cake up for sale on ebay. naff stuff.
blipmusic

Kopi Assange? I’d rather not.
Lobster

One of these days, Assange is going to realize that WikiLeaks made headlines because of the leaks, not because of him.
http://twitter.com/gerge42 Susanne Maier

Tell that to the MSM which made HIM the story over the cables lol! Guess gossip sells better then serious news!