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"In 2002, Gary McKinnon was arrested by the UK's national high-tech crime unit, after being accused of hacking into NASA and the US military computer networks.
He says he spent two years looking for photographic evidence of alien spacecraft and advanced power technology.
America now wants to put him on trial, and if tried there he could face 60 years behind bars. Banned from using the internet, Gary spoke to Click presenter Spencer Kelly to tell his side of the story, ahead of his extradition hearing on Wednesday, 10 May. You can read what he had to say here.
Spencer Kelly: Here's your list of charges: you hacked into the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Department of Defense, and Nasa, amongst other things. Why?
Gary McKinnon: I was in search of suppressed technology, laughingly referred to as UFO technology. I think it's the biggest kept secret in the world because of its comic value, but it's a very important thing.
Old-age pensioners can't pay their fuel bills, countries are invaded to award oil contracts to the West, and meanwhile secretive parts of the secret government are sitting on suppressed technology for free energy."
Host Charles Amirkhanian talks with musician and world activist Frank Zappa live by telephone. Discussion includes the state of world politics and culture from the viewpoint of one of the United States most provocative and original speakers. At the time this recording was made in April 1991, Zappa was exploring the possibility of running for president of the United States, and he discusses his views on the first Persian Gulf War, the legacy of George H. W. Bush, and the possibility of having John Cage or Noam Chomsky in his cabinet. A phone-in segment enabled callers to speak with Zappa directly to pose questions on topics of significant interest. Also, the intergalactic premiere of Zappa's arrangement of Ravel's "Bolero", performed by the 12-piece 1988 Zappa Band and found on the CD, "The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life". (from KPFA Folio)
The hedge-row elms, whose wind-worn branches shower
Their leaves on the sere grass, where some late flower
In golden chalice hoards the sunlight still... Mathilde Blind
A planted Hedgerow should be a combination of small trees, thorny, fruit bearing shrubs and grasses as well as wildflowers and creeping non-invasive ground covers and vines.
It can be used as a windbreak, a natural border fence, a habitat for wildlife protection and nesting as well as an obstacle to reduce water runoff velocity at the edge of a field. Planting a hedgerow is also an effective way to buffer pollution and increase carbon mitigation. A well established hedgerow can serve as a natural water purifier near aquatic habitats.
Cynthia McKinney, US presidential candidate, calls from an Israeli prison cell block.
Cynthia and 20 others were detained after being seized by Israeli Navy while in international waters. They were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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