Subsequently, the FCM conference relased the full 1 hour recording of the conversation with the supposedly sick Assange, which can be heard below.
Many topics were discussed and touched upon by the (at times unintelligible) Assange, among them the manipulated role of the media - a sensitive topic these days, what the role of the West has been in creaing ISIS, the issue of public ignorance in society today.
More importantly Assange clearly states, 50 minutes into the interview, that his team remains in control of Wikileaks, explicitly telling moderator Youmna Naufal that "CIA taking over wikileaks is false.