navigateToURL error?

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Hi I am having issues with a navigateToURL command in AS3. When I run it in flash i get no errors but when i publish the file i get the following error:

SecurityError: Error #2148: SWF file file:///C:/Users/jack bauer/Documents/Flash Projects/Banner2.swf cannot access local resource xml/links.xml. Only local-with-filesystem and trusted local SWF files may access local resources.
at flash.net::URLStream/load()
at flash.net::URLLoader/load()
at Banner2_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()

I have also posted the AS3 code related to this navigation below and i hope someone can help. thanks!

[AS]stop();

var linkList:Array = [];// this array has the link information stored in it
var xmlURLLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader();//variable to load an XML
var xmlURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“xml/links.xml”);//Variable to request a specific XML file
var a:Number = 0;

xmlURLLoad.load(xmlURLReq);
xmlURLLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, dataLoaded);//event listener to listen for when the data is loaded

function dataLoaded(event:Event):void {//function to do something once the XML data is loaded

var xmlData:XML = new XML (xmlURLLoad.data);
var n:Number = xmlData.url.length();//variable to assign a number to how many videos there are

//These are the event listeners that are listening for certain actions to be performed on certain objects
peopleBttn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, peopleStart);
projectsBttn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, projectsStart);
collabBttn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, collabStart);

while(a < n){
linkList.push(xmlData.url[a]);
a++;
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////FUNCTIONS///////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function peopleStart(evt:Event):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(linkList[0]),"_self");
trace(linkList[0]);
}

function projectsStart(evt:Event):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(linkList[1]),"_self");
trace(linkList[1]);
}

function collabStart(evt:Event):void
{
navigateToURL(new URLRequest(linkList[2]),"_self");
trace(linkList[2]);
}

}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/AS]