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Down Under
Hicks gets 9 months
2007-04-01
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A U.S. military tribunal sentenced an Australian to nine months in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to supporting terrorism -- the first conviction at a U.S. war-crimes trial since World War II.

A panel of military officers had recommended a term of seven years, but a plea agreement that had been kept secret from the panel capped the sentence at nine months for David Hicks, who has been held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for more than five years.

Hicks, a 31-year-old kangaroo skinner and confessed Taliban-allied gunman, appeared relieved as the judge, Marine Corps Col. Ralph Kohlmann, disclosed the agreement. Asked if the outcome was what he was told to expect, Hicks said, ''Yes, it was.''

The United States had agreed to let Hicks serve his sentence in Australia, and he is to leave the Cuba-based prison within 60 days under the plea agreement.
I am speechless.
Posted by:Dave D.

#9  He must not have come back to look around yet. :-|
Posted by: gorb   2007-04-01 21:01  

#8  Sneaze, while I may agree, generally, with your sentiments, and, while I do not want to take anything away from the mods here, your statements border dangerously on advocating murder of American citizens or legal residents.

I choose to believe you meant advocating the targetted assassination of militant, outspoken, jihadis across our national boundaries who have been proven to be enemies of the USA, and not US citizens or legal residents.

Right?

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-04-01 20:25  

#7  I was in Oz in February, and the local moonbats had 'free Hicks' signs hanging from a church. Pathetic, useful, idiots. Like Zenster, I do expect he'll eventually meet up with someone who has 'differing' views...
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2007-04-01 18:26  

#6  a plea agreement that had been kept secret from the panel

Oh really, there's a Court Martial offense right there.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-04-01 15:15  

#5  Like I've said: Somewhere there's an Aussie Digger who has put in his time fighting the terrorists. One day, Hicks and this unknown bloke are going to cross paths. Hicks will lucky to escape alive and I'm sure that none of us wish him luck (so to speak).
Posted by: Zenster   2007-04-01 14:47  

#4  I advocate summary execution for ANYONE who even trained at one of the 5 al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan. And, 2 weeks before 9-11, the "Islamway" website of the Islamic Circle of North America, lost their ISP after American Muslims bragged about taking terror training. We should shoot on sight, any supporter, financial or moral. Jihadi = cockroach
Posted by: Sneaze   2007-04-01 08:19  

#3  Hey, don't pay your taxes and see what the f*ck happens to you. You will probably get more than 9 months. Got to feed the hungry congress critters and make certain they get their benefits.
Posted by: pissed   2007-04-01 07:14  

#2  Is this guy a dead man walking? Enough of this $hit and people will take the law into their own hands. I don't know how cognizant government is of this, but it's happened before, and it will happen again if this keeps up.
Posted by: gorb   2007-04-01 04:27  

#1  He should be on death row for nine months until he is terminated.
Posted by: Tholuper Poodle5257   2007-04-01 03:32  

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