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2013-11-08 Down Under

Aussie ex-Gitmo prisoner seeks to clear his name

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Posted by ryuge 2013-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 The legal team representing Hicks also alleges he was tortured.

"They turned me into a newt!"

Posted by SteveS 2013-11-08 16:46|| 2013-11-08 16:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Ummmmmm...no. Admitted under oath:

Hicks admitted he had trained with al-Qaeda, fought with the Taliban and that a friend of his believed he had approved of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. The judge revealed that the plea bargain included a provision that he would get no credit for the five years he has already served in Guantanamo Bay and that had agreed not to sue the US for any illegal treatment he had received. The plea bargain included a ban on him speaking to the media for one year, and agreement that if he made any money from selling his story the money would go to the Australian Government. He also agreed that he had "never been illegally treated by any persons in the control or custody of the United States".

Posted by tu3031 2013-11-08 21:58|| 2013-11-08 21:58|| Front Page Top

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