Taking sides

I'm in no great position to judge the current WikiLeaks outpouring of diplomatic bag chaff, and its sponsor, Julian Assange.  I am prepared to say that portraying him as a potential martyr (in the lineage of Jesus Christ Superstar and Tommy) is uncomfortable, though the boy seems to enjoy it.  I'm a little more worried about Vaughan Smith and the Frontline Club ("championing independent journalism" and, by the by, a neat wine list) in Paddington.   Apparently, its 1500 members, through informal canvassing, are right behind Julian. Vaughan's wife, Pranvera is equally in thrall to Julian.  Their blog quotes Charles Glass saying Julian is the victim of a secular fatwa.

There are many BBC staff who are also members of the Frontline Club - some currently reporting on the Assange case - and perhaps there's a need for some transparency about that, given Vaughan's assertion.