Hacker loses extradition appeal fight
This morning, the High Court refused the British computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, permission to fight his extradition to the US at the new Supreme Court. The judges decided his case was not of "general public importance".
The 43 year old -- who suffers from Asperger's syndrome -- is wanted in the US for breaking into the Pentagon's military computer system in 2002. He insists he was looking for evidence of UFOs. Victoria spoke to his mother minutes after the verdict. She described him as "broken" and "suicidal".
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Ah, well - there's the special relationship in action again; fast-track east-west, no deal west-east.
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Point of order - he is 43 not 37 as you have in your report.
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Another thing to add to the list of things to be ashamed about when considering the one-sided "special relationship". Poor bloke.
Any chance of Gordon stepping in to help do you think? Or, hold on, Gordon offering to go instead.
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