British computer hacker to face US trial

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The lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon (pictured) intend to challenge the British government’s decision not to block his extradition to the US. McKinnon who has Asperger’s syndrome, has been charged with illegally accessing computers, including at the Pentagon. He says he was seeking UFO evidence. Marco Werman talks with Gary McKinnon’s mother, Janis Sharp.

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