Jerusalem: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Israeli television that he was taking security precautions following the release of nearly 400,000 secret US military documents on the Iraq war.
"No, I'm not running for my life, but we do have to take extra security precautions," Assange told Channel Two television yesterday in an interview that took place in London.
The Israeli channel reported that Assange was accompanied by bodyguards during the interview.
"Just yesterday, in fact, the former general counsel of the CIA said that it was his view was that the US was trying to get me personally and possibly some other people into the US jurisdiction, and that corresponds to former statements made by the Pentagon," Assange told Channel Two.
Asked whether the WikiLeaks revelations could be of use to Osama bin Laden, Assange told the Israeli broadcaster that he was not privy to the thoughts of the Al-Qaeda chief.
Washington yesterday came under increasing pressure to investigate allegations in the leaked documents.
The heavily redacted logs appear to show that the US military turned a blind eye to evidence of torture and abuse of civilians by the Iraqi authorities.
The files contain graphic accounts of torture, civilian killings and Iran's hand in the Iraq war, documenting years of bloodshed and suffering following the 2003 US-led invasion to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.
"Most wars that are started by democracies involve lying," he said. "If there's enough truth early on enough then perhaps we won't see these kinds of wars."
"No, I'm not running for my life, but we do have to take extra security precautions," Assange told Channel Two television yesterday in an interview that took place in London.
The Israeli channel reported that Assange was accompanied by bodyguards during the interview.
"Just yesterday, in fact, the former general counsel of the CIA said that it was his view was that the US was trying to get me personally and possibly some other people into the US jurisdiction, and that corresponds to former statements made by the Pentagon," Assange told Channel Two.
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Asked whether the WikiLeaks revelations could be of use to Osama bin Laden, Assange told the Israeli broadcaster that he was not privy to the thoughts of the Al-Qaeda chief.
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Washington yesterday came under increasing pressure to investigate allegations in the leaked documents.
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The heavily redacted logs appear to show that the US military turned a blind eye to evidence of torture and abuse of civilians by the Iraqi authorities.
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The files contain graphic accounts of torture, civilian killings and Iran's hand in the Iraq war, documenting years of bloodshed and suffering following the 2003 US-led invasion to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.
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"Most wars that are started by democracies involve lying," he said. "If there's enough truth early on enough then perhaps we won't see these kinds of wars."
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