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McKinnon loses European appeal

Nasa hacker bound for the US
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 18:12

IT LOOKS LIKE 'Nasa Hacker' Gary McKinnon will be extradited to the US to face computer abuse and cyber-terrorism charges, after the European Court of Human Rights denied his appeal this morning.

It's now been six and a half years since he was first arrested.

At the end of last month the British Law Lords denied McKinnon's appeal to avoid being sent to the US, leading his lawyers to take up the matter with the European Court of Human Rights.

The self confessed 'bumbling hacker' from North London will be extradited to the US to face trial within two weeks. If convicted he faces up to 70 years in jail, ten years for each of the seven systems he allegedly compromised while seeking information on government UFO cover ups.

Despite many calling for him to remain in the UK, it looks like McKinnon has run out people to appeal his case to. Let's hope he likes orange. ยต

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Phoenix Lander Goes to Dusk.

I don't know of any damage done by McKinnon, So sentance may be Unjustifiable.

Heres another neat peak into space:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/Sol_090_sunrise.html 

As tenacious of Miner Landi was, its service time is about to come to halt. It may Never awaken again. Oh, My God, POOR Landi. 
Its NOT Pancreatin or even Panavision or onboard hacker pandamonium, its lack of Sunlight to power solar cells.
Put SOL into Jail, Hon Whit Frock.BTW Any hacking was probably NASA Own Fault, from latest GamminiAG News.
drashek

posted by : VeryCold, 28 August 2008 Complain about this comment
Never fear!

I'm sure McKinnon will receive a fair trial and be treated humanely and intelligently, and not used as an "example" or scapegoat to save face over lax government network security. Common sense will prevail!

What was that? The Unites States?

Oh, dear.

Never mind.

posted by : Jason DePriest, 28 August 2008 Complain about this comment
A DARPA experiment?

Is it possible that drashek is the outcome of a secret DARPA-sponsored research gone awry - taking over a country by non-lethal means? 
Method of operation is by bots impersonating real persons who can render internet sites useless by inflicting a severe pain to readers of sites' comments section. 

Gotta go and hack some US gov systems to find the truth...

posted by : Jacob, 28 August 2008 Complain about this comment
An interview with Gary on what he found.

Here is a rather "recent" interview by Gary McKinnon in london in 2006. It's an interview about what he says he found in the archives.

http://www.projectcamelot.org/gary_mckinnon.html

He has claimed elsewhere that he found a "crew list" for off-world fleet transfers.

posted by : Fore, 29 August 2008 Complain about this comment
Lack of Backbone

Can't say I think too much of any country that hands it's citizens over to another for such trivial charges. Having said that, self confession is something he should not of done either as he lost any bargaining power he might of had.

posted by : anom, 29 August 2008 Complain about this comment
UK = lapdog

It's ridiculous to turn over one of your own citizens to another state especially to such an undemocratic country as the US.

posted by : joany, 29 August 2008 Complain about this comment
democracy

What kind of "democracy" is this, where pedophiles get puny prison sentences, where robbers of huge amounts of money never see a court, and a guy, that does no har, seeking only for information, risks a sentence of 70 years of prison?
If this was in Russia or China, it would be considered another evidence of true Evil. But it's in "The West", then it's OK.

posted by : joe, 29 August 2008 Complain about this comment
This is sick

why has he lost the appeal , why is he getting longer sentences than people like that sicko pedo (who needs executing).

shows how messed up america is 


posted by : Anonymous, 29 August 2008 Complain about this comment
I wonder if his trial will be affected by the election?

will it be used for political purposes by dems or repubs?

If only the US Dept of Defence had been running Vista ;-))

posted by : interested_party, 30 August 2008 Complain about this comment
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