It was the most high-profile case involving a hacker in the history of Britain, and at the time the story broke, one of the biggest stories in the UK, if not the world. Gary McKinnon, a Glasgow-born computer programmer, was arrested at his apartment flat in Wood Green, north London. The charge: hacking United States military computer systems within just weeks of the September 2001 terror attacks.

McKinnon was dubbed “the 911 hacker,” although his reasons for hacking really had nothing to do with the terror attacks. But the most incredible part of McKinnon’s story hadn’t been the fact that he, a UK hacker with a dial-up modem, had accessed numerous U.S. government computer networks. It had been what he was looking for... and claimed to have eventually succeeded in finding: evidence of Unidentified Flying Objects, and efforts by the government to cover them up.

This week, we dive into McKinnon's story, as well as other claims from over the years about alleged suppression of secret advanced technologies on The Micah Hanks Program. 

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Show Notes

Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 premiere is a strong start
• Sean Connery has passed away at age 90 
• Huge spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered on MoD training site
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• Pristine 'fireball’ meteorite contains extraterrestrial organic compounds
• Researchers examine drop in average body temperature over the past two decades
• Theresa May saved my life – now she’s the only hope for the Human Rights Act

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