HICKS DECISION

[Jimmy_041]

That's ok, though, they're not Muslims or fighting for them.

If Israel declared war on Australia (or vice versa) it wouldn't be OK, would it?
Some dual nationalities are still required to do national service
I still don't understand why we allow dual nationality
You're either in Team Australia or you're not.....

[Lightning McQueen]

Lucky us, the Hicks bandwagon just rolls on, soon no doubt to be financially enriched.

Any if anyone is in any doubt, any doubt, about the benefits of a good academic and moral education, just take a minute to take in the twin spectacles of old man Terry and David.

So if you were illegally detained for 7 years you'd just put it behind you and let it be?

I do not support his choices in life but it is a case that I have monitored since I first saw him on the TV after being captured, it freaked me out a bit as I remember him as a pretty quiet kid that kept to himself pretty much and never really upset anyone.

[woodublieve12]

i have more sympathy for the 2 guys in bali then i do for hicks...

[Lightning McQueen]

i have more sympathy for the 2 guys in bali then i do for hicks...

Wow.

[Jimmy_041]

Lucky us, the Hicks bandwagon just rolls on, soon no doubt to be financially enriched.

Any if anyone is in any doubt, any doubt, about the benefits of a good academic and moral education, just take a minute to take in the twin spectacles of old man Terry and David.

So if you were illegally detained for 7 years you'd just put it behind you and let it be?

I do not support his choices in life but it is a case that I have monitored since I first saw him on the TV after being captured, it freaked me out a bit as I remember him as a pretty quiet kid that kept to himself pretty much and never really upset anyone.

Until he decided to get trained to kill people
He was lucky he wasn't shot or skun alive by the Afghans
No sympathy at all - he found the adventure he was seeking. Mission accomplished

[woodublieve12]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

[Lightning McQueen]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

How do you know that he knew that he was fighting against Aussies?

[Dogwatcher]

That's ok, though, they're not Muslims or fighting for them.

If Israel declared war on Australia (or vice versa) it wouldn't be OK, would it?

I was being sarcastic - referring to the double standard that seems to be supported by media coverage, or lack thereof, that it's okay for Australians to disappear and take part in the battle against Muslims, but not okay to fight for forces of Muslim origin.

[Dogwatcher]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

How do you know that he knew that he was fighting against Aussies?

I don't think he actually did fire on or was involved in actions against American or Australian forces.

[Q.]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

Why shouldn't people be able to fight for the Syrian Rebel movement. You realise it was being funded by the US and it's allies in the region.

As for Hicks, nothing justifies that period of detainment without charge and the torture received during incarceration.

[Jimmy_041]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

As for Hicks, nothing justifies that period of detainment without charge and the torture received during incarceration.

Correct. Should have let the Afghan Northern alliance sort him out when they captured him. Guantanamo Bay would have been a ski resort compared to what they would have done to him. Afghan women have a particular skill in making your skin crawl (literally)

[HH3]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

Why shouldn't people be able to fight for the Syrian Rebel movement. You realise it was being funded by the US and it's allies in the region.

As for Hicks, nothing justifies that period of detainment without charge and the torture received during incarceration.

I think he means the ones going over to fight with the IS

[Q.]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

Why shouldn't people be able to fight for the Syrian Rebel movement. You realise it was being funded by the US and it's allies in the region.

As for Hicks, nothing justifies that period of detainment without charge and the torture received during incarceration.

I think he means the ones going over to fight with the IS

ISIS was part of the Rebel movement and benefited from Western backing.

[shoe boy]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

Why shouldn't people be able to fight for the Syrian Rebel movement. You realise it was being funded by the US and it's allies in the region.

As for Hicks, nothing justifies that period of detainment without charge and the torture received during incarceration.

I think he means the ones going over to fight with the IS

[b]ISIS was part of the Rebel movement and benefited from Western backing.

[/b]
SPOT ON

[woodublieve12]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

How do you know that he knew that he was fighting against Aussies?

I don't think he actually did fire on or was involved in actions against American or Australian forces.

Potentially he could have. That's why he was there...

Certainly wasn't there for a holiday, like he says...

[Dogwatcher]

He was captured fighting for the Taliban (to kill his own), he is not innocent, he got off on a technicality, he is no different to the vermin going over to fight in Syria...

He deserves no benefits.

How do you know that he knew that he was fighting against Aussies?

I don't think he actually did fire on or was involved in actions against American or Australian forces.

Potentially he could have. That's why he was there...

Certainly wasn't there for a holiday, like he says...

I agree, he wasn't there for a holiday.
But we should stick to the facts - he didn't fire on 'our boys'.
It doesn't change that he was there and that he shouldn't have been.

[Bully]

hes guilty, and deserves nothing from any Australian !

on holidays hey champ......you don't fool me

[Q.]

hes guilty , and deserves nothing from any Australian !

on holidays hey champ......you don't fool me

You must have missed the part where his conviction was overturned.

[dedja]

ISIS was part of the Rebel movement and benefited from Western backing.

Al-Qaeda says hello ...

[woodublieve12]

It's irrelevant who backed who (America backed them when the soviets were in that patch of the planet) regarding Hicks! you still have to pick sides and he picked the side which ended up shooting at and killing our own. You can say he never shot australians, that's irrelevant too. He would hve if he wasn't caught!!
Got off on a technicality!
I know he will but I wish he never gets a cent to tell his story...

Yep normal