No violence. No boycott. Isnt this wonderful news !
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Gary McKinnon alias “Solo” has been accused of committing the “biggest military computer hack of all time”, and if extradited to the US faces up to 70 years in jail.
In 1983, when Gary McKinnon was 17, he went to see the movie WarGames at his local cinema in Crouch End, north London. In WarGames, a geeky computer whiz kid hacks into a secret Pentagon network and, inadvertently, almost instigates world war three. Sitting in the cinema that day, the teenage Gary wondered if he, too, could be a hacker.
And then it got more exciting when I started going to places where I really shouldn’t be”.
“Like where?” I ask.
“The US Space Command,” he says.
Once you’re on the network, you can do a command called NetStat – Network Status – and it lists all the connections to that machine. There were hackers from Denmark, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Thailand …
“What was the most exciting thing you saw?” I ask.
“I found a list of officers’ names,” he claims, “under the heading ‘Non-Terrestrial Officers’.”
“I can’t remember,” says Gary. “I was smoking a lot of dope at the time. Not good for the intellect.”
Yes, he was hacking in the immediate aftermath of September 11, but only because he wanted to see if there was a conspiracy afoot. “Why did the building fall like a controlled series of explosions? ” he says. “I hate conspiracy theories, so I thought I’d find out for myself.”
“And did you find a conspiracy?” I ask.
“No,” he says.
Gary was caught in November 2002.
He has been diagnosed with the Asperger´s Syndrome, a form of autism.
Read the full interview here: guardian interview
Until now, he successfully avoided to be extradited to the USA: Free Gary
© Mustafah Abdulaziz
© Photographs by Mikhael Subotzky
Mikhael Subotzky: Beaufort West
A boring town somewhere in South Africa. Most photographers would not even think about shooting a story there.
He shows some landscapes, and in between the people. Each picture of them tells single stories!
Please have a look at his other work, too.
Although, I think, most of you know it already as he is a member of magnum ;)
He recently exhibited his work at the MoMA, New York.
For those interested in photography books, in found his wonderful blog where you can read further details about this work.
© masaru goto
Masaru Goto, Lost Loved Ones: Portraits from the Deep South into the Red Zone
Summary:
Masaru Goto has been documenting people in the south of Thailand since early 2004. He has traveled through rural armed Buddhist villages, as well as Muslim villages, which are classified as “red zones” where support for the separatists is strong.
Since 2004, more than 2,700 people have been killed and over 7,000 injured in the deep south of Thailand, where Buddhists live side by side with Muslims.
The number of widows has risen to 1,000, and 1,740 children have become orphans. Violence in the region has affected people in all aspects of life, especially in that people have lost their families and suddenly lost their loved ones.
The series of portraits shows the faces of those who have lost their loved ones in the conflict. The documentary series shows the reality of the situation in the south.
The photographer wishes to show in this documentary that violence has increased to an extent where it affects almost all areas of life for local people, both Muslim and Buddhist.
Background of conflict:
Located close to Malaysia, 80% of the population in three Deep South provinces—Pattani, Narathiwat and Yala—is ethnic Malay Muslim. Long ago, the Sultanate of Pattani (Muslim Kingdom) ruled in this region, but the area was annexed by the Royal Thai Government in the early 20th century. Since the beginning of the annexation, separatist groups have called for independence.
In January 2004, Muslim separatist groups calling for independence from the central Buddhist government have launched the attacks, setting bombs in the middle of the city and killing Buddhist villagers. The Thai government enacted an Emergency Decree and reinforced troops; young Muslim men have been “blacklisted” by authorities and assumed guilty with no reason given. An unknown number of people have “disappeared” but local Muslims never see justice, so local Muslims sympathized with separatist group and joined them.
Now most rural Muslim villages in the south are classified as “red zones” where support for the separatists is strong. At the same time the government has reinforced its troops in the Deep South.
© luigi caponetto
Still-Dancing Street Workshop, February 2009 in Catania, Italy
The workshop will be held from February, 1st, to the 7th, 2009, during the festivity of Sant’Agata in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
last minute: due to a cancellation by one of the participants (speedy
recovery, Mick!) there is one slot available, if you want to sign up…
© jaroslav kocian
Welcome Jaroslav Kocian as a participating photographer at still-dancing.com!
Enjoy his series Sisters !
Kingsley´s Crossing at MediaStorm
Olivier Jobard´s story is still one the most impressive multimedias around…. for the ones who don´t know ;)
When Evelyna moved to New York City from Germany, she expected to stay a year. Now, 14 years later, she and her husband Kirk are dealing with raising two children in a small city apartment, a volatile economy, the possibility of moving to Germany, and the challenge of finding time and space for their creative pursuits; all while trying to stay optimistic about the future.
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