Assange - Death Threats, CIA Kidnap Concern

EXTRACT ONLY FULL AT SOURCE http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Assange-Lives-in-Fear-of-Kidnapping-Assassination-20150829-0004.html Julian Assange says he rarely makes public appearances due to mounting security concerns. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange fears kidnapping and assassination, according to an interview published Saturday. Speaking to the U.K.'s The Times magazine, Assange said he has received threats from “unstable people,” and rarely makes appearances from the Ecuadorean embassy due to security concerns. “There are security issues with being on the balcony. There have been bomb threats and assassination threats from various people,” he told the magazine. Rogue death threats aren't Assange's only concerns. Even if he is eventually able to leave the confines of the embassy, Assange said he fears he could continue to face serious risks for years to come. Although he said it seems unlikely he could be gunned down, he said he hasn't completely ruled out the possibility of being kidnapped by the CIA. He added, “Unless I convert to Islam it's not that likely that I'll be droned, but we have seen things creeping towards that.”  [...] EXTRACT ONLY FULL AT SOURCE http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Assange-Lives-in-Fear-of-Kidnapping-Assassination-20150829-0004.html ---------------------- ꕤ ---------------------- COMMENT This story is prominent today. Must be a lot of weirdos out there.  I'd probably be more concerned about an abseiling swat-team grab on the balcony (and the likelihood of a CIA kidnapping down the track), than the random nutters making threats. UPDATE Not sure if this can be filed under 'whacko threat,' or if it's merely whacko.   If it were directed at a woman journalist, woman developer, or woman politician, there'd most likely be media outrage, twitter take-downs, law enforcement authorities charging to the rescue, and politicians making the most of having a crack at pushing through restrictive new legislation (which I always find myself opposed to).   August 2015  | here ꕤ COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. As with most aggressive or questionable social media remarks, I'd say this posting is probably not a 'threat,' as such; and that it's most likely just an example of the rather unhinged mindsets there is among people. Creeps me out a bit, though. ꕤ