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“Social justice is a symptom of my mental syndrome” - Gary McKinnon

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On July 31, a decision is expected on whether British hacker Gary McKinnon will be extradited to the US to face trial for hacking into military computers. He and his mother Janice Sharp spoke exclusively with RT.

Although Gary admits hacking, in order, he says, to search for information on UFO technologies, the Americans have provided no evidence of any damage he may have caused.

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