Let Me Introduce You to the Pro Hicks Crowd...

They are such a bunch of Gems, truly some of the most intelligent and upstanding people I have ever come across. Alright, I am literally choking on these words.

They are actually so pathetic I barely know what to say. So let their words speak for themselves. I have deliberately witheld names from these comments as believe it or not, I'm not looking to start a fight here. Just trying to show this arguement from both sides...

...i see the powers that be have you well and truely brainwashed. Im not left or right, christian or muslim, black or white, not that any of that is your buisness anyway, but one thing i am is free thinking! i suggest you read the comment i left on free david hicks profile, i wanted to add it to yours but you need to be a friend to do that, and being a free thinking human being with whats left of a right to choose, i choose too not add such a narrow minded person to my profile..... take care and good luck fighting those crazy muslims!! you'll need it, as fear is a very haRD THING TO DEFEAT, ESPECIALLY A CONCEPTUAL FEAR.

One thing I find interesting is they seem to think I hate Muslims or at the very least they seem to be able to bring it back to something anti Muslim each time. I'll let you in on a little secret. Some of my closest friends are Muslims. They are Muslims who came to this country for a better life from place like Pakistan, India and South Africa. I actually speak to them often about alot of the things I discuss on my various blogs. They are never afraid to share their opinions with me, even when we don't necessarily see eye to eye. I actually resent that people see Muslims as the issue here. Extremists are the issue, not Muslims.

How can you say that? Of course the people on the Hicks myspace respect the people fighting to keep us free. The point is, we are against the people who are MEANT to fight for our freedom, who are abusing us. If you were put in jail for 5 years, for no reason except a claim, "Unlawful Enemy Combatant", that is simply military jargon and technically unlawful and against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, you would be let down by the so called people "fighting for our freedom" I support freedom and the fight for it, but its hard to see how someone, who never fired a bullet at the U.S. or Australia, and was simply defending the US RECOGNISED GOVERNMENT of the Taliban, can be held, tortured and abused, with no trail. The Taliban before Sept 11, 2001 was an official government. So technically, David Hicks was a soldier for the official government, much the same as an Australian Soldier fighting to defend his country in Kokoda in 1944. It was only ater Sept 11, that the US said the Taliban was a terrorist organisation. Before that, the US gave them millions of dollars in aid, which they used to buy weapons from pakistan. It is all documented, look it up. No matter what he has done, that is inexcusable under the Genva Convention and the Declaration of Human Rights. Chirst, Ivan Milat was treated better than David Hicks, and he got a fair trial too. I wonder who is the more "evil." And finally, the Civil War is a civil war, because two types of Muslim groups are fighting eachother for control. The Sunni and the Shi'ites are fighting eachother for the right to govern Iraq, so this does constitue a civil war. Not everyone is fighting the coalition. Alot of them are fighting amongst themselves.

Ok, first of all... Comparing David Hicks to the Soldiers in Kokoda?? Does he even know what the hell we were doing there??

Nice that he thinks the war in Iraq is a Civil War. Obviously a follower of the MSM who chooses to ignore the fact that many other countries are interfering in this war (Can we all sat IRAN??)

I understand your concern however, this issue is not about David’s guilt or innocence – it’s about his basic human and legal rights - the right to a fair trial and not to be subjected to inhumane treatment. More than 360 detainees from other countries, including Albania, Afghanistan, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, and Yemen have been returned to their home countries from Guantanamo. The British got all their citizens out years ago, to let any evidence against them be heard before proper courts. Our Government could have done the same thing then, and should now. And American won't allow its citizens to be tried in Guantanamo. Are Australians worth less than Americans? We can't fight for our rights and freedom by denying others those very same rights.

I think this is possibly the 'ideal' that pisses me off the most. It isn't about what he did it's about his basic human rights. Got a big old nasty news flash for you all. If he hadn't been in Afghanistan with Al Qaeda he would never have been arrested or incarcerated. So it is in fact the very root of the issue here!!

Well, they'll be happy to know David Hicks will be free New Years Eve. What a way to ring in the New Year huh??? With a Terrorist set free. I think I'll cross Adelaide OFF my list of places to be on that night!!

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