UFO-obsessed British hacker fights extradition to US

UFO-obsessed British hacker fights extradition to US

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LONDON (AFP) — A Briton accused of hacking into NASA computers should not be extradited to the US due to his mental health, a lawyer said Tuesday, adding that he was eccentric and "passionate" about UFOs.

Gary McKinnon, 42, could spend life in prison if convicted by a US court of gaining access to 97 computers in 2001 and 2002 in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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Ol Gary is still fighting his extradition. This last ditch effort has him claiming that he has aspergers. I feel sorry for the guy, as this impending possibility of a life sentence is far greater punishment than he deserves for simply being a curious ass, to say nothing of an actual US conviction. You will notice that as of right now there doesn't seem to be an American source for this news. I guess if this subject is just too "real" for the American populace; it might wake us up.

Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope he isn't extradited, as it seems the punishment in the UK would be nothing more than a stern talking too.

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