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"decom" <qrpbz@vvarg.arg.nh> wrote in message
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> "bort" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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> > "decom" <qrpbz@vvarg.arg.nh> wrote in message
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> > > If David Hicks is not a terrorist why is he in detention and why does
Mr
> > > Howard feel the need to speak out against possible death penalty ?
> >
>
> > David Hicks (allegedly) trained with al Qaeda. Does that make him a
> > terrorist?
> Potentially, yes. The fact that he was captured in a military situation
does
> not help his case.

They can charge someone someone because they may become a terrorist in the
future? How very pro-active of them.

> >How many terrorist events has he been involved in?
> Thats what they're try to figure out.
>
> >Where's the proof?
> Same as above. ( I guess they hear this one a lot ) ; )
>
> >Why is he getting a military trial and not a regular legal trial?
> That's because the President of the US said so ie
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/04/1057179160567.html

Yeah but he's full of shit.

> >Is it because the US can take away most of his normal rights by treating
> him as a POW?
> He is not being held as a POW, he is being held "in US military custody".
> POW's at least have -some- rights...   including the one about being
> presumed innocent untill proven otherwise.

My point is he's being held in a position that denies him rights that he
would otherwise have (i.e. a lawyer). I don't think some legal
representation is too much to ask. But of course the US will do whatever the
hell it wants, as usual.