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Alleged British Hacker Fears Guantanamo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rational-response dept.

Magnifico writes "The BBC is reporting that Gary McKinnon, a British man accused of breaking into the U.S. government computer networks, could end up at Guantanamo Bay. His lawyer is fighting his extradition to the United States arguing, 'The US Government wants to extract some kind of species of administrative revenge because he exposed their security systems as weak and helpless as they were.'"

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  1. Re:How would he like it.... by aussersterne · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When Republicans end up being convicted for crimes against humanity (and don't worry, they will, sooner or later), I think it would be very pleasantly ironic for them to all be shipped off to Guantanamo, hopefully after we release it to Castro and pay him to run it as a prison with very strict "discipline."

    If they complain, we'll say, "Hey, at least you bastards got a fucking trial."

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  3. Re:Torture? You're just clueless. by WhiplashII · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I would add one more thing to this - it probably is the worst prison in the US (well, under US control, anyway). And it should be - these are the worst scumbags. They make the prison as bad as it is - why is the alledged torturing happening? Do you think we are trying to get intel from these people that have been in prison for a few years?

    The "torture" is the measured reaction by the guards to the feeces flinging inmates. Who, yes, should be shot. (By the way, no one really believes in trials in times of war. How many Iraqis get a trial before return fire kills them? The legal issues are different - but they are still there, and they are still followed)

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