Aren't intranets secured from the Internet links within these organizations?
Why would highly classified documents even have a network cable attched to the computer on which they reside?
"The 39-year-old entered Bow Street magistrates court dressed in light green combat trousers, blowing kisses to the public gallery."
I'm sure he will be blowing kisses in a US jail for quite some time. See ya schmuck!
George Lewis (NBC) just reported from London that McKinnon said he was just trying to show how easy it was to break into US computers and that he was looking for evidence of a UFO coverup.