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Here's a rub for ya'. He's not Australian any more. He got his citizenship in the UK approved, and they refused to plead for his release, or trial.
Speaking of the trial, in reading some of the material that was provided here, his trial hasn't been buried by the Administrative branch, president et al, but by the Judicial branch, because his defence fought to not have it by tribunal. All the delays that have been laid at the feet of President Bush in this thread need to be retracted, they are Mr. Hicks' fault. He didn't want to be tried by a tribunal, and I can't say as I blame him, so he fought that through his attorneys, and got what he wanted. The US Judicial system requires speedy trials, but if you continuously file for continuances, it's not the fault of the courts if you don't get one. I still don't see what he would even qualify for a trial on, personally, but his not having one already is his doing.
All in all, this has been a pretty civil discussion, considering the subject matter. I'm sorry if believing that no terrorist deserves any kind of respect offends people, but he chose this life. He wasn't born in Afghanistan, he chose to go. He chose to pick up arms against the "infidels", and bragged about his training in a letter to his father. All of this information is available in the links about him that have been provided. Selective reading is just as bad as selective hearing. Ultimately he will get what he deserves, whether that is release, or being executed, or spending the rest of his life in prison, or a significant part of it. The fact remains that Mr. Hicks did this to himself, and blaming America, or Americans for his plight is flat out BS. I know I didn't ship him to Afghanistan.
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