Today we had a quick discussion about David Hicks and the absolute ridiculousness of his situation. I hate talking about it cos it gets me angry. SO let me have this small rant and I'll be done with it! :)
Prior to the September 11 attacks, there was a war - the Afghan War to be precise - in the 1980s. The USA had a little team of people they supported during this who would protect their own interests. People they called 'resistance fighters'. And who was the head of these fighters? Osama bin Laden!
In fact, the USA loved these people sooooo much, they gave them not $500k, not $20 million... not $1 billion... but $6 BILLION. IN THE 80S!
That's a LOT of money.
Then things changed. These 'resistance fighters' with their $6 billion decided a bit later to attack the World Trade Centres in New York. The leader of this expedition - Osama bin Laden. The US changed the name of the 'resistance fighters' to 'terrorists'.
So David Hicks spent 5 years in solitary confinement, was tortured, held without trial under the same system that was used in Apartheid South Africa, and finally charged with 'providing material support to a terrorist organisation'.
David Hicks didn't kill anyone, he didn't fire a bullet at anyone and he ran from the frontline when the fighting began.
When Hicks joined Al Quaida it wasn't classified as a terrorist organisation.
So they're telling us $6 billion ISN'T prividing material support?
I mean, seriously...
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