介绍： Extradition proceedings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange start today in London. The U.S. government wants to put him on trial for allegedly conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer and release hundreds of thousands of secret files. NPR's Frank Langfitt is in London watching all of this. And, Frank, whe...

介绍： Extradition proceedings for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange start today in London. The U.S. government wants to put him on trial for allegedly conspiring to hack into a Pentagon computer and release hundreds of thousands of secret files. NPR's Frank Langfitt is in London watching all of this. And, Frank, where is Julian Assange right now?
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: Well, he's been in Belmarsh prison since May of last year. And today, he's in a courtroom in southeast London, arguing — basically pleading for the U.K. authorities not to send him to the States.
KING: This case has been going on 10 years now. How did it start? Remind us.
LANGFITT: Well, you're right. It started back in 2010. WikiLeaks released hundreds of thousands of secret diplomatic cables and military files. And these were focused on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. And some of them were deeply damaging to the Pentagon. There was a video of a U.S. Apache helicopter attack that killed at least 11 Iraqis, including two reporters. Now, the U.S. government said this put Americans at risk, putting this material out there. It was an enormous breach.

维基解密创始人朱利安·阿桑奇的引渡程序今天在伦敦启动。美国政府希望对他进行审判，因为他涉嫌密谋侵入五角大楼一台计算机并公布了数十万份机密文件。NPR新闻的弗兰克·朗菲特正在伦敦关注事态进展。弗兰克，朱利安·阿桑奇现在在哪里？
弗兰克·朗菲特连线：去年5月至今，他一直被关在贝尔马什监狱。今天，他在伦敦东南部一家法庭出席庭审，基本上来说，他一直恳求英国有关部门不要将他送回美国。
金：这起案件已经持续了10年。请帮我们回忆一下这是如何开始的？
朗菲特：没错。这起案件始于2010年。维基解密公布了数十万份机密的外交电报和军事文件。这些文件都与伊拉克和阿富汗战争有关。部分文件对五角大楼造成了严重损害。其中有段视频显示，一架美国阿帕奇直升机发动的袭击造成至少11名伊拉克人死亡，遇难者包括两名记者。美国政府称公布这些文件将美国公民置于危险之中。这是一起大规模泄密事件。