The real reason for the US over-reaction?
McKinnon did actually expose something both highly significant and embarrassing to the US (excluding its comical security and bad attitude); the list of 'non-terrestrial' military personnel. WTF are they?
Evidence of aliens, nope. But it's a fair bet that the US military is steaming ahead full speed with their weaponisation of space - something they've wanted for years despite it being utterly illegal under international and US law. Full-spectrum dominance and all that.
Don't forget the Pentagon says it 'cannot account for' over $2 trillion (!) - enough to buy about 40 International Space Stations, 20 manned missions to Mars or a dozen moon bases. (Yes, I just Googled the numbers... :) )
'Non-terrestrial' military officers, indeed.
- Paris, cos she's not on Planet Earth either.