Now my life is at risk, says WikiLeaks chief ... and he promises to publish files on UFOs and aliens

He first sparked fury by publishing U.S. army logs from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that suggested soldiers were complicit in murder and torture.

Then this week he disclosed around 250,000 cables from U.S. embassies, many containing sensitive information and embarrassing verdicts on leaders including David Cameron.

One senior American politician, Mike Huckabee, called for whoever leaked the documents to be executed.

The leading suspect is Bradley Manning, a 23-year-old U.S. Army intelligence analyst who is now in military custody.

During an online question and answer session on The Guardian’s website, Mr Assange said: ‘The threats against our lives are a matter of public record, however, we are taking the appropriate precautions to the degree that we are able when dealing with a superpower.’

In a clear warning to the authorities, he said the leaked American diplomatic cables, along with ‘significant material from the U.S. and other countries’, had been copied to more than 100,000 people in code.

‘If something happens to us, the key parts will be released automatically,’ he said.

In a fresh twist, Mr Assange, who is in hiding somewhere near London, pledged to publish leaked diplomat cables relating to flying saucers. ...

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