5 years in an American prison in a part of another country America has little right to.
Enough a man not convicted or charged with anything.
A fool maybe I have no idea why he did what he did but he should now be home .
America plays with him, like a cat a very vindictive cat, with a mouse.
Australia ,Howard watches without understanding it is wrong.
What happened to the young and foolish American who was captured at about the same time in the same place?
America sells its fight against terrorism as badly as Bush fights it, dreadfully!
No I am not rom the left ,but I demand Australias leadership find the guts to say ENOUGHT.

I look forward to a day when Hicks is able to face an independent media.

As well as the obvious questions, I'm sure he will have some interesting things to say about the last five years.

If he ever comes home through the front door we may hear the sound of the back door slamming and some commentators may become strangely silent.

he is an adult and he made a choice to become a terrorist - bring him back and hang him

Fair go!? we did not hang most of the Nazi,s America rewarded some and protected them because they could help America fair go?
The worst murderers of ww2 prisoners of war in the Pacific lived or still live in Japan free, fair go?
What evedence do you have?
What happened to that young American? was his name Walker? who fought alongside Hicks?
In the battle for hearts and minds ,the only chance the world truely has AMERICA has missed the start.
Is running last and the jockey has his feet out of the stirups is looking in the wrong direction.

Admiral, a more pertinent question to put to the surfeit of Jack McCoys that this article has flushed out might be: If civil courts are going to decide on military matters why not ask military courts to decide divorce cases? Wouldn’t that complete the burlesque?

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; the power to detain without trial has been established. Mr Galea, appearing before the Wood Royal Commission investigating the NSW Police Force refused to answer questions, thereby invoking the right to silence. The right to silence dates back to 17th century or possibly earlier. The ‘civil’ courts, those arenas where rights are tested, were of no use to Mr Galea. He was thrown in prison for 27 months without trial.

The precedent to detain without trial has been established.

Hell another Flint piece, and up to his usual standards the only surprise in this article is he didn't mention John or Alan! Hicks now has been a guest of the US longer then some Nazi's that ran the gas chambers! Fair_go and other posters, one you've never meet the man so how can you know his motives. Two he was with the Taliban not "the base". When Hicks was with the KLA he was a freedom fighter. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The point already been made but I'll say it again. No Westerns not eve US citizen will be tried at Gitmo expect Aussie Hicks. John Howard is a populist without a principled bone in his body.