Don't patronise me, young Darren. It's due process we're talking about,
known as the Rule of Law in civilised countries. What all those Barons
demanded from King John, etc. As you should know, David Hicks is detained
under weasly laws that determine him as an "enemy combatant" so his captors
don't have to observe the Geneva Conventions, which lay down that prisoners
of war (which otherwise he would technically be) have to be treated
humanely. Not to mention the shonkiness of the military trials, which have
been condemned by senior jurists all over the western world.
Now, if David Hicks is suspected of breaking the law, he ought to be tried
properly and, if found guilty under due process, punished. I have no problem
with that and, so far as I can see, neither does anyone else. But I do have
a big problem with the star chamber set up, which is not exactly the mark of
free and democratic and just societies but rather those evil dictatorships
that we are supposed to be against.
But maybe you think that losing habeas corpus is cool, in which case you
might just as well live under Sharia Law anyway.
All best
A
On 3/27/07, meikamonagmail <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Darren must be another Baby Boomer.
>
>
>
> On 27/03/2007, at 17:00, King, Darren wrote:
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> > I am just wondering what coloured material you would use to make the
> > outfit to cover your entire body, which would be the law if the
> > Taliban
> > and their soldier Mr. Hicks had gotten their way. You do realize that
> > under the government Hicks fought for, you would be going to jail for
> > the email you typed don't you?
> >
> > Darren
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Alison Croggon
> > Sent: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 3:49 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: David Hicks
> >
> > So David Hicks has made a guilty plea (after the judge sacked most of
> > his defence counsel). Well, you can't blame the poor bastard. He was
> > going to be found guilty no matter what he said.
> >
> > Anyway, Getup! has a pretty cool video on "voting David out" -
> > check it
> > out.
> > Maybe sign the petition.
> >
> > http://www.getup.org.au/campaign.asp?campaign_id=74
> >
> > All best
> >
> > Alison
> >
> > --
> > Editor, Masthead: http://www.masthead.net.au
> > Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
> > Home page: http://www.alisoncroggon.com
>
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