The ordinary lives of Gary McKinnon and his mother Janis changed dramatically one morning in 2002 when police interviewed Gary about hacking into US government computers. Three years later, on 7 June 2005, he was arrested. Extradition seemed certain...
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The ordinary lives of Gary McKinnon and his mother Janis changed dramatically one morning in 2002 when police interviewed Gary about hacking into US government computers. Three years later, on 7 June 2005, he was arrested. Extradition seemed certain and so, fearing that Gary would take his own life rather than be taken away, Janis began her extraordinary battle. Facing up to sixty years' incarceration, Gary was vilified by the authorities, who described his actions as ?the biggest military computer hack of all time'. The truth was rather less dramatic ? Gary was searching for signs of UFOs. Wh
Cover; Title Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD BY JULIE CHRISTIE; CHAPTER 1: OUT OF THE BLUE; CHAPTER 2: LIFE BEFORE TECHNOLOGY; CHAPTER 3: THIS IS MUSIC; CHAPTER 4: BABY, IT'S THE FIRST TIME; CHAPTER 5: FIRST LOVE; CHAPTER 6: DREAMS ARE MADE OF CELLOPHANE; CHAPTER 7: FOSTERING; CHAPTER 8: SNATCHED; CHAPTER 9: PARANOID REALITY; CHAPTER 10: NOT AN UGLY DUCKLING (A SWAN); CHAPTER 11: JOURNEY TO UNDERSTANDING; CHAPTER 12: PRESIDENTS AND PRECEDENTS; CHAPTER 13: I AM NOT A NUMBER; CHAPTER 14: CHANGE THE WORLD; CHAPTER 15: LICENSED TO KILL; CHAPTER 16: MAY DAY; CHAPTER 17: ALL CHANGE
CHAPTER 18: HOME AFFAIRSCHAPTER 19: STAND UP; CHAPTER 20: HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN WRONGS; CHAPTER 21: JUBILEE FOR JUSTICE; CHAPTER 22: THE SPEECH, THE LETTER AND THE LAW; CHAPTER 23: I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES; CHAPTER 24: HOW IT FEELS TO BE FREE; EPILOGUE; AFTERWORD BY GARY MCKINNON; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A, B, C; INDEX; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; Plates; Copyright; Advertisement
