Dan Bull - Free Gary [an open letter to the Home Secretary]

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A letter to Alan Johnson regarding the planned extradition of British hacker Gary McKinnon.

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Lyrics:

Dear Alan Johnson,

We're against the extradition of Gary McKinnon - not letting it happen to him. He's a valuable Briton, a man with a gift, and we're standing around while they're banishing him? There's the evidence, where's the terrorist? Is America pissed 'cause he damaged their image? It's hardly the baddest of sins is it? Admit it.

Grab a pen, hand me the petition to stick the extradition act in the bin. I'm not having that - take a fragile man from his habitat. As a matter of fact, such a talented hacker should have a salary at NASA. But no salary, just a cell; I really think justice just as well'd be served up in Great Britain, where McKinnon can be with his family.

But apparently a British citizen isn't considered innocent if Uncle Sam disagrees. Well Dan disagrees - I'm demanding Gary's release. Put your hands up and be counted 'cause we are demanding Gary's release.

Free, free Gary McKinnon. Free, free Gary McKinnon.

Look: I see Gmail peeping at my e-mail, but I doubt they're going to see jail. If we let them take him, we've failed - the train to justice derailed. Doesn't matter if he's male or female, disabled, Asian, we need to rail against the veiled pretense - how can we let them prevail?

Read the details - extradition: a one way system against tradition. If an American did it, he'd never be sent to prison in Britain. So if they reckon they're getting McKinnon, they better be kidding, innit. Pester your local politician to petition to abolish it and prevent this horrible predicament. Use common sense, not ignorance - not submission to a hegemony: there's the prisoner, now where's the money? What's the difference - has anybody got permission to wreck somebody? Watch and listen:

So the Pentagon's defences weren't working as they're meant to work. They were happy as Larry - that's 'til Gary gathered they were hackable actually. And yes, he acted silly, but imagine if the act was military. He could have smashed security to pieces wreaking a national emergency, but he didn't, 'cause he isn't a criminal, but a fantastic Asperger's geek.

Free, free Gary McKinnon. Free, free Gary McKinnon. Free, free Gary McKinnon. Free, free Gary McKinnon.

Yours sincerely,
Dan Bull

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Thanks to the creators of the original McKinnon protest song "Chicago / Change the World" for inspiration. Purchase

"Chicago / Change The World" in mp3 format from here: http://www.londontv.net/freegarymckinnon.html

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[MarkTheDuck1]

Hey dan, I've heard this a few times now good stuff, I've embeded it a couple of times aswell now. Check this disclose.tv/forum/post297288.h­tml#p297288 I'm a mod on that site, from Mark Shaw, you should remember me ; )

[douglby]

@MarkTheDuck1 sure to be sure Mark Shaw, how's it going blad? Do you still live in the grove? I do :(

[aquaanger]

its sad that america is this way, government was not suppose to be this big but well........ NASA should have nothing to hide. Also WHY take him to america.....

[junkmonkeyramm2]

Freedom of informations Act US Free Dan Bull awesome song

[TheCraftworks]

Ill take it!

[simco102]

@R1DDL3RS I agree :D

[simco102]

Americans stepping to far this time -.-

I like Americans but their Senators are just to corrupt... well they show it publicly -.- atleast take it out on someone that wont cause a outcry in the UK

[iluvcandyxx99]

Im sorry but why on earth is he in prison?? It sounds ro me like he revealed a huge security flaw in america and also im thirteen so this is just an opinion also i found the term 'aspergers geek' slightly offensive as i suffer aspergers sundrome but oh well

[R1DDL3RS]

The problem is that Gary did something, that compromised many peoples security but it shows something; anyone can break security. It shows that they need the talent. He needs to be given a job, doing something creative with his skills but extraditing him and treating him like the almighty evil is stupid, being fascist about the issue is pathetic. If we are gunna charge him keep him over in the UK where he can serve under our terms, he's our citizen not theirs.

Just my views.

[agentbum]

@IINeonMonkeyII Nothing to do with anything here... that's a nice logical fallacy you got there where can I get one?

[EnvyDis48]

(continued) but he would most likely be monitored for the rest of his " natural" life. Its a lose lose situation for him.

[EnvyDis48]

Yea mckinnon shouldn't be locked up. Yea he should be helping improve security. But if he didn't and he actually did brind america to its knees i can almost a sure you that the U.S. Would start a war to get him but that would be a worse case scenario. It would probably cause a depression around the globe for a few weeks. And then the U.S. Would go after him.

[RealisticShelf]

@IINeonMonkeyII (couldn't fit everything in)

and Dan has a point, a guy with that much skill should not be locked up, they should be giving him a whopping great big fat juicy pay check and ask him to fix their security so that something like that doesn't happen again (and for serious, cos c'mon let's face it leaving some anti-american comments on the database (that even a senior officer at the pentagon called silly) is hardly something to put a man away for 70years!)

[RealisticShelf]

@IINeonMonkeyII i don't think this is about us being "sore" about losing to you guys, this is more about you guys not actually setting up your homeland security upright and then getting pissed that one of ours pointed this out to you, if any one's sore it's america..