This is a succinct and sensible analysis of the Haneef "Inquiry". The available consolation is that The Hon John Clarke QC will be fearless in requesting, because he will require, real and coercive powers.

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There should be no enquiry into the Haneef episode. It is a waste of time and, more importantly, a waste of taxpayers’ money on a nobody foreigner who would not have been here at all if it were not for the lack of national spirit and pride in Australia which would see Australian doctors trained in Australia. The most militant union in Australia – the AMA – is also to blame, with its ‘quota system’.

John Clarke advised that he did not have the authority to preside over a non-existent judicial enquiry, but our clod-hopping Attorney General said that he will ‘fix’ that.

How much more time and money will that eat up before the charade gets under way again?

A Royal Commission into one Indian national would be ridiculous. There are not a “number of alternatives”, as the author suggests. The only way to put the Haneef episode – hardly of importance to anyone except Haneef, who never faced trial – behind us, is to drop the whole silly thing.

Any enquiry would just be a demonstration of the ALP vindictiveness which has been so apparent since they won the election. Not satisfied with winning, not a day passes when they don’t feel the need to rubbish the previous Government

I believe the Immigration Minister has promised, not to set up a royal commission if asked, but to increase Clarke's powers.

Mr. Right, you have not been listening. This is an enquiry into serious misuse of powers by the Australian Federal Police and possibly the Commnwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, including failure of the prosecution in a criminal case to disclose to the defence material which exonerates the defendant. It also involves a failure to inform the then Minister for Immigration, Mr. Andrews, of information which on the balance of probablilities, completely cleared Dr. Haneef of wrongdoing. It involves a conspiracy to subvert the rule of law. It involves failure of the police to allow for their cultural ignorance, and further incompetence revealed in the transcripts of the questioning of Dr. Haneef.

I hope you are treated like Stefan Kiszko, Adolf Beck and Oscar Slater. No, on second thoughts, I hope that this inquiry will lead to reforms to Australia's police services, so that you are not at risk of such treatment.

Mr Right yet again demonstrates his complete lack of understanding of issues of importance.

Why is it necessary to investigate this matter? To ensure innocent people, whether they be Australians or not, do not get arrested, charged, deported or even convicted under anti-terrorist legislation which fails to provide suspects with a proper means of defence.

Mr Right should also ask himself why John Howard lost his seat in Bennelong. An important part of it was the local Indian community withdrawing their support precisely because of the Haneef case. As they saw it, it could so easily have been them.

REgarding Haneef...

He has become little more than a pawn in the Left wing movements attempt to destabilize our society, by undermining our faith in political and security institutions.

Looking at 'how things work' and the interaction on the Punic wars and the actions and intrigue of various power players, creating "threats"...to justify certain actions....

it should come as no surprise that the Left is just as capable of manufacturing 'threats' "Oh oh..ohhhhh the GUVment is gonna GET us all"
as the 'Guvment' is in saying "Oh oh Ohhhhh there is a terrorist threat out there"

It NEVER just works one way. Its all about POWER and influence.. don't look for justice or fairness.. nor compassion in the actities of those lawyers supporting Haneef.. just look for ONE thing "self interest"

My recent exposure to senior intelligence personel convinces me that they can find every dotted 'i' and every crossed 't' in a persons life
if they want to. Then... if we think all that will be laid out for the drooling salivating pleasure of we news consumers, we are living in lala land.

Aaah.... the refreshing words of the Lord Jesus Christ. "I came NOT to be served but to serve and give my life as a ransom for many"....

No self interest there..but compassion and love for a lost humanity !

One more poke.

<<This is an enquiry into serious misuse of powers by the Australian Federal Police and possibly the Commnwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, including failure of the prosecution in a criminal case to disclose to the defence material which exonerates the defendant>>

2 points.

1/ 'Based on what you THINK you know!

2/ 'That statement above is simply code for "how can I wreck the institutions on which Australia is based, so I can then offer my socialist alternative to disheartened people."

Myyyy goodness u must think we are truly dull.