SA Footy

Saddam finally got his right whack earlier this arvo.
Who's next?
Kim Jong-Il?
Robert Mugabe?
Eddie McGuire?

Graham Cornes

David Hicks

Punk Rooster wrote:Graham Cornes

I'm tellin' ya Punk!
Tho not a fan of Cornesy myself... I'm signing you up for GFC Membership!
I'm sure Bayman will chip in for bit of a giggle!

It won't be Cornes-he doesn't have any oil.

Andrew Demetriou

Then way the AFL is causing me problems, Demetriou is the Ace of spades

pafc1870 wrote:David Hicks

I haven't done any protesting about David Hicks but am slowly getting to that stage. We would not let any other country treat an Australian like that but because its the USA we do. If it was Indonesia there would be outrage at his treatment.

I'm not saying the guy has done nothing wrong and but perhaps he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, maybe he has and should face a penalty, but no one knows because no one can talk to him nor will they trial him to any great extent. Its been going on to long and the Government needs to stop sitting on their hands and do something about it.

Barrie Robran

Sadam gone...only about 2 Billion pricks in the world to go...

CA...Highly doubt David Hicks was in the wrong place at the wrong time....we know what his beliefs were, we know he has trained in terrorist camps....dont think he was over there to get a nice tan....I struggle to have much sympathy for him

me i'm off to the loo

bayman wrote:me i'm off to the loo

GOLD Bayman!!

Dutchy wrote:CA...Highly doubt David Hicks was in the wrong place at the wrong time....we know what his beliefs were, we know he has trained in terrorist camps....dont think he was over there to get a nice tan....I struggle to have much sympathy for him

My thoughts exactly, initially... but when Saddam was hanged yesterday, it reiterates this- Saddam captured, charged, tried, found guilty & sentenced, all inside 3 years.
Hicks has been detained without being charged for 5 years now, even I'm sympathetic to his plight now...

theres a couple of ppl on this site that went to school with david hicks

and his old man was the cricket coach

Punk Rooster wrote:

Dutchy wrote:CA...Highly doubt David Hicks was in the wrong place at the wrong time....we know what his beliefs were, we know he has trained in terrorist camps....dont think he was over there to get a nice tan....I struggle to have much sympathy for him

My thoughts exactly, initially... but when Saddam was hanged yesterday, it reiterates this- Saddam captured, charged, tried, found guilty & sentenced, all inside 3 years.
Hicks has been detained without being charged for 5 years now, even I'm sympathetic to his plight now...

Spot on Punk.

George Bush.

dinglinga wrote:theres a couple of ppl on this site that went to school with david hicks

and his old man was the cricket coach

I knew of him.
And was friends with people who had significant contact with him when he was younger.

I think we all know he shouldn't have been there (most right thinking people would agree with that) but he has been denied justice because no charges have been laid against him.

People against David Hicks are claiming his lawyers are holding up the trial process. But could someone please explain to me how his lawyers can be holding up the US from laying charges (please give me an explanation and not a debate on the fairness or not of Hicks' situation)???? Military law is obviously different to civilian war, but it doesn't make sense to me that charges haven't been laid yet.....and it doesn't make sense that a trial can be held up when NO charges have been laid.

They're only picking on Hicks because he is a Centrals supporter & he's from Salisbury Park!

CENTURION wrote:They're only picking on Hicks because he is a Centrals supporter & he's from Salisbury Park!

that's ok then!

ca wrote:

pafc1870 wrote:David Hicks

I haven't done any protesting about David Hicks but am slowly getting to that stage. We would not let any other country treat an Australian like that but because its the USA we do. If it was Indonesia there would be outrage at his treatment.

I'm not saying the guy has done nothing wrong and but perhaps he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, maybe he has and should face a penalty, but no one knows because no one can talk to him nor will they trial him to any great extent. Its been going on to long and the Government needs to stop sitting on their hands and do something about it.

Since when has treason become acceptable? The knob was over there, by his choice, to be trained by the Taliban to fight against the Western world. His job was to kill Australians. He was caught. He shouldn't be in jail now, he should have been killed long ago. There is no worse crime than treason. Why should the criminals get treated better than the victims of their actions?

There are many people in jail over there who are still awaiting trial. Why should David Hicks receive any special treatment just because he used to be Australian? You fight for the enemy against Australia, you don't deserve to be called an Australian, and should lose any rights you have as an expat Aussie or Australian tourist overseas. I cannot, for the life of me, understand how people can support that guy. If his name was Mohammed Something, and he was born in and grew up in Australia, you'd all be calling for his head.