Never One To Miss An Opportunity....

Now anyone who reads my rants on a regular basis knows I am not one to miss an opportunity to verbally bash David Hicks. I think the guy is a Traitorous Mongrel Dog and completely undeserving of the support of Australians.

Well, while perusing the Australian this morning I came across the following 2 articles.....

On the torture trail David Hicks's claim that he was abused is the most contentious part of his story, argues associate editor Cameron Stewart April 28, 2007 WAS David Hicks tortured or abused during his six years in American custody? The question has been a central mystery in the Hicks case and one readily exploited by supporters and critics of the jailed Australian. In her comprehensive account of the Hicks case in Detainee 002: The Case of David Hicks, ABC journalist Leigh Sales is careful not to jump to a definitive conclusion on this sensitive subject. But the evidence she provides adds weight to the probability that Hicks either invented or greatly exaggerated his claims of physical abuse at the hands of his American interrogators. At the heart of the mystery is the contradiction that Hicks first alleged severe abuse during interrogations aboard the USS Peleliu following his capture in Afghanistan in 2001, yet in his plea deal last month he stated that he had never been illegally treated by Americans while in custody. Hicks's sympathisers are broadly sceptical of this turnaround, saying Hicks would have been pressured to deny any ill-treatment as part of the deal that will see him returned to Australia and released from prison by the end of the year. They don't see why Hicks would have been spared the harsh treatment often dealt out by CIA interrogators to other frontline terror suspects. But others say Hicks's denial is proof that he was never subjected to torture or physical abuse. Link

I will still stand by my claim this piece of crap should have been slapped around a hell of alot more often for being a traitor. Hicks has done nothing but lie throughout this whole saga. As these articles state, he likes to talk and apparently will say whatever needs to be said to whoever happens to be there at the time. He has no concept of loyalty either to his country of birth, nor to those he swore to fight beside in Afghanistan.

It begs the question though, did he speak as freely with the Leaders in the Taliban Camp he was living at?? We all know Hicks isn't bright (BIG understatement) and couldn't have given a great deal of information anyway (remembering of course he was rejected by the ADF and would only have the knowledge of the average Australian). I have to admit, I still have issue with the INTENT behind his support for Al Qaeda though.

Bumbling Hicks 'not dangerous' Cameron Stewart April 28, 2007 DAVID Hicks was a bumbling wanna-be who would have been a "total liability" for al-Qa'ida in any terrorist attack. In a scathing critique, Hicks's US military prosecutors have privately described the convicted Australian as a man of "no personal courage or intellect" who rolled over as soon as he was questioned. And they have undermined the Australian Government's portrayal of Hicks as a dangerous terrorist by admitting that his crimes were relatively minor compared with those of his fellow inmates at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. "I think he read Soldier of Fortune magazine too many times," said John Altenburg, the top US official in the Office of Military Commissions from 2004 to last year, speaking publicly about Hicks for the first time. "His case was a very ordinary case; there was nothing special about it in that clearly he was but a foot soldier, not a leader or a planner ... for people wanting to see the worst of the worst, this was not going to be it." Link

The fact that he's an idiot doesn't take away from him being a traitor. He still trained and fought with this countries enemies. 2 hours (before running like a Chicken Shit) is still 2 hours.

I guess we can rule out Hicks running back to his Al Qaeda buddies now that the cat is out of the bag and they know he told all he knew about them. The average, THINKING Aussie doesn't want him here so what's next for David Hicks??

He can live off his infamy for a while here but even his supporters are going to grow tired of this pathetic waste of space eventually. I certainly hope there are a few red faces when the truth does come out. The Pro Hicks crowd supported a good for nothing, lying piece of shit. The truth is coming out now.

Hate to say 'I Told You So' but....

A_C

So much for Hicks recieving a Fair Trial!!

He did in fact, dodge his chance at a fair trial by pleading guilty to one charge on the eve of his trial. In doing so he has not had to take the witness stand and be forced to answer to his actions in Afghanistan. So all you Pro Hicks Pansies, you got your freakin way. He didnt recieve the trial you were all shouting and waving banners about. Like the Gutless Mongrel he is he pleaded out so he wouldnt have to answer for his actions.

Ohhh, its not just me that thinks this way.......

Easy way to dodge account of crimes COMMENT Chris Merritt March 28, 2007 YESTERDAY'S plea bargain by David Hicks is the worst of all possible outcomes. It means that the case against him will never be tested and he will never be asked to explain why he signed up with a murderous gang of thugs. By confessing, Hicks has dodged a process that would have transformed this affair. The focus was about to turn to what he did - not the circumstances of his incarceration. That would have forced his cheer squad to face the awkward reality that their poster boy is a terrorist who was willing to kill. He has already admitted to family that he fired at Indian forces in Kashmir. By pleading guilty to one charge, Hicks has admitted to all the facts in the prosecution case. But by leaving that case untested and avoiding the witness box, he has denied the Americans a strategic advantage. After the PR blitz of Major Michael Mori, this case would have given the US military commission system a chance to restore its credibility. For Hicks, it was better to plead guilty and avoid a trial than to be found guilty after a credible fight. Last night, the Hicks fan club played right along by seeking to diminish the significance of his guilty plea. Their predictable argument is more PR that still avoids reality. A confession, so they say, is the only way Hicks could quickly leave Guantanamo Bay, and he was never going to get a fair trial. The subtext is that Hicks is not really guilty but confessed to receive a lighter sentence. What they are saying is that an innocent man confessed to a crime on the eve of his trial. Instead of clearing his name, he chose prison. What nonsense.

I find it utterly disgusting that his children have come into this whole saga now. He has claimed all he wants is to go home and see his children. How much did he care about those children when he was consorting with our countries enemies?? Enemies who would just as easily have ended those childrens lives?? How much did he care when he was running around the Middle East playing Terrorist?? He gave no thought to them then. If he cared for those children at all he would have come home instead of going to Afghanistan and been a real father. Found a job, settled down and provided a positive influence.

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said he was glad the "saga" had come to a conclusion. "I think people will weigh up all of the debates there have been about David Hicks in the context of the guilty plea," Mr Downer said. A panel of five to 10 unnamed US commissioned military officers were being readied by the Pentagon last night to fly to Guantanamo where they will sit as a jury to decide Hicks's sentence. Hicks, a 31-year-old father of two, was clean-shaven but sported below-shoulder-length hair and looked overweight. He was dressed in a light-green prison smock and wore black thongs on his feet. He was composed and talkative throughout the more than 3 1/2 hours of hearings yesterday, even cracking a joke and smiling. But Hicks himself did not voice his plea to judge Colonel Ralph Kohlmann. That was left to his US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, who, in full military uniform, rose at about 8.30pm local time, Hicks standing by his side looking to the front of the court solemnly, and said "guilty" to one count of providing material support for terrorism and "not guilty" to the second. Under the charge sheet, the pleas yesterday indicate that Hicks has pleaded guilty to his association with al-Qa'ida before and after September 11, when, among other things, he met Osama bin Laden and completed al-Qa'ida training courses. But he pleaded his innocence to a second count in which it was alleged Hicks provided material support for an act of terrorism. Link

And the fact that he looked overweight would somewhat negate the arguements that he was being underfed would it not?? The words 'Grasping at Straws' comes to mind when I think of the Pro Hicks Crowds arguements against his detention.

Well, all I have to say on the matter is I hope you're all proud of yourselves. Seems all that hollering and banner waving won out for you and helped you free a Terrorist. You can all run along now and start making your banners for when they capture Hick's boss Bin Laden. I'm sure if you all scream loudly enough you could have him freed too.

Just a thought, with all the money you poured into his 'Legal Fund' (you idiots do know his legal representation was provided by the US Government right??) you might want to donate anything left over to the real victims of this war. The families who have lost heroes in this struggle for humanity. Brave Soldiers who would rather fight for than against their countries.

A_C