Hicks was tortured into a confession at Gauntanamo Bay and is now found innocent. Most sane people know the war on terror is a farce created by our elites to establish their New World Order of a single unelected Govt run by bankers.

Most sane people know that the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan were based on lies. If Hicks is a monster our criminals Govts are far worse. No mention of our Govts at the last G20 in Brisbane who signed off on a Cyprus style "Bail in" (deposit confiscation) of our bank accounts. Now that is real criminality that goes unaddressed.

Perhaps we should re-try and innocent Lindy Chamberlain and send her to jail again.

Simply labelling an organisation as terrorist does not make it so. The Taliban were the ruling power in Afghanistan and were facing an invasion by Western Forces. He went to fight for them. That does not make him or them a terrorist. Many young men go off to fight in foreign wars. Whether they join the French Foreign Legion, the Israeli Defence force or some other organisation that they perceive is on the side of right.
Funny the author made no mention of his time with the Kosovo liberation army. Was he a terrorist then? Or does the fact that we backed them at the time mean they are not terrorists?
The training described sounds very like military training for the purpose of taking on military forces. There is no mention of Hicks being involved in blowing up school buses or shopping malls. That is terrorism. Taking on some of the most powerful military in the world is hardly terrorism except by the definition that if we disagree with them, they must be terrorists.

He also trained with the Taliban, a terrorist organisation, that provided a safe haven for fellow travelers. And while there's no credible evidence that he was involved in active operations; none that he wasn't.

I mean, what was he, a Bin Laden devotee doing there, and training for what? A flamin summer holiday, boys own adventure?

Come on, pull the other one, least I start walking lopsided!

And he was tortured how?

What, had his eyebrows burnt off, fingernails pulled? An electric charge sent surging through his testicles.

Yes water boarding can be unpleasant as is drowning, but there's not pain nor scars!

Had he served on the Burma railway with the real patriots, he might have discovered true torture and inhuman brutality, which by the way, is only exceeded by ISIL; a brother organisation to the also brutal Taliban, who's only real claim to fame is they hide behind women and children; like the brave warrior class they and their guest, Hicks clearly is!?

The only sympathy I could extend to this traitorous monster; if I had my druthers, comes in a full metal jacket, and delivered right between the eyes!
Rhrosty.

@JLH
i agree with you
tell that to the legalist Poirot
:)

It's a folly to use word like morality when it comes to war. The victor writes the history but everyone hands a dirty.

Had Hicks traveled to Afghanistan during the Russian invasion when the west was sponsoring the Jihadist would you feel the same way about him?

@cobber

hmmm...
we swore allegiance to our flag...our constitution right?
if the govt of the day has decided on a stand, we will have to be obliged to wear the australian armed forces uniform right?

if we feel strongly about a stand the govt of the day is taking, we can opt not to support it

but to GO AGAINST it and wear the uniform of the enemy which the govt of the day have aligned itself with?

i think we are idiots to court the Japanese...to fly to Syria ... to support usa in ukraine...etc
i will not want to participate by wearing the uniform
i will criticise

BUT i will not join the enemy or enemies of our allies or put on their uniform ...firing a bullet or not is not the issue

that is crossing the fine line

:)