The reason for us being in Afghanistan is a terror attack by Muslim extemists.However nearly all these supposed terrorists came from Saudi Arabia.No one can find Osama Bin Laden and no one has been officially charged with the crime of 911.The FBI says they do not have the evidence to charge Bin Laden with this crime.

We need a new independant investigation into 911.Millions of people around the planet do not believe the official story.Only fools in the West with their corrupt media believe all the BS. http://patriotsquestion911.com/ http://ae911truth.org/

JBowyer et al, it might be apropos to point out to you, that some time ago when the Russians were in Afghanistan, the Americans and their acolytes all thought that the Taliban were great fellows and did all that they could to help them. This included amongst other things, trading weapons for opium, the latter of course which found its way into our country as heroin. What a bunch of hypocrits you are.

David

I sadly suspected the David Hicks issue would deteriorate to this.
This whole discussion of whether we demand another country drop a deranged jihad loony on our soil boils down to whether that country is America or not, and whether the Jihad loonies he was working for were personally responsible for that one attack on America?

Suppose (a historically warped example), that David Hicks were a neonazi captured by guerillas fighting Apartheid- for guarding an apartheid tank as an apartheid soldier, and detained in a similar manner on similar grounds. Would we demand his return and release, knowing that he has a long history of undergoing violent activity for neonazi groups elsewhere and is consumed in neonazi literature?
Let me know your answer.

"We need a new independant investigation into 911.Millions of people around the planet do not believe the official story.Only fools in the West with their corrupt media believe all the BS."
-Arjay the Slow

No, we really don't. The WTC collapsed because some crazy Saudi Arabian (yes, Saudi Arabian... Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan had nothing to do with it) terrorists crashed hijacked planes into it. There was no conspiracy; man did walk on the moon; and the American government did not create AIDS to screw over the black man. Maybe you should take off your al-foil beanie and get more fresh air and exercise.

"However nearly all these supposed terrorists came from Saudi Arabia.No one can find Osama Bin Laden and no one has been officially charged with the crime of 911.The FBI says they do not have the evidence to charge Bin Laden with this crime."
-Arjay the Slow

Yes, evading caprture certainly makes one innocent... just ask The Fugitive. Look, a traditional law enforcement approach is never going to be adequate to deal with this sort of criminal enterprise. Personally, I think the western world would have been better served by covert intelligence actions than by shock & awe. But I don't see what the FBI have to do with anything - maybe you were thinking of Interpol?

If Afghanistan is indeed a place where terrorists are harboured then one can safely assume that Australia is a place where morons are harboured. I have no figures to back that up only daily evidence.

No matter how manipulated or used Hick's was he was still guilty. It is irrelevant that he was foolish, childish or brainwashed, we are all responsible for our actions.
What the problem was, is the whole sale abuse of human rights and failure to follow proper legal procedure. Well may you say that this scum don't deserve it nor did they follow human rights in their crimes, but this is the corner stone that separates us from them. We are civilised and are able to afford people the decency of human rights and a fair trial for their crimes. We even go so far as to give them the opportunity to reform.
I am sure David is changing his life and realises his stupidity in the "Big Adventure" he thought he was having, but he should never expect any sympathy for how he was treated. I don't think it was David we were angry for, rather the abuse of justice and the possibility that it could spread further into our communities if we did not make a stand now.