Pentagon/NASA/NSA computer hacker Gary Mckinnon loses his appeal

[Joanne98]

Run time: 07:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQhF6lApr8E   Posted on YouTube: June 30, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: July 31, 2009 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 1224

 

Here's a recent interview with him. He hacked the UFO files!



British Hacker Loses Appeal, Faces Extradition To U.S.


A British man who hacked his way into computer networks run by the Pentagon, NASA and other U.S. government agencies in a search for proof of UFOs is a step closer to being sent to the U.S. for trial.

A British High Court Friday rejected an appeal by Gary McKinnon to halt his extradition to the U.S., where he faces up to 70 years in prison if convicted.

McKinnon's lawyers had argued that extradition was "unnecessary, avoidable and disproportionate" for the charges, according to a report by the BBC. They also said the 43-year-old computer expert suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, and is at risk of psychosis or suicide if he is sent to the U.S., the Associated Press reported.

Britain's home secretary and director of public prosecutions have refused McKinnon's requests that he be tried in the U.K., and McKinnon has been appealing those decisions through Britain's House of Lords and the European Court of Human Rights, all without success.

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[Joanne98]

1. Here's another news video from today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKxQ7XVntIA

I wonder if he's an autistic savant?

[Delphinus]

2. I haven't watched,

will do so later, but I hope he can "escape" the clutches of our government.

[DearAbby]

3. Wonder just what exactly did he hack into

for the US to go for 70yrs in prison?

[wroberts189]

6. They claim he caused damage by setting passwords to accounts without any.

He says in the vid he was just after the "disclosure" project files.

But when it was so easy to break in and he saw other hackers in there.. he warned us.

[wroberts189]

4. Jeebus... why not hire him instead? We hired Nazi scientists.. no problem then. nt

[wroberts189]

5. This is an interesting vid... host says at the end "America is running off the rails"

Forget the ufo stuff ... he talks about how easy it was to hack in and when he was in he saw all these other countries in there as well ..and tried to warn the admins and lock it up for them.

[wroberts189]

7. kick... for a vid that should be watched. (our IT security is crap) nt