Delay in Hicks trial a concern: Ellison

AdelaideNow... Delay in Hicks trial a concern: Ellison:

"'We have made it clear that we do not think that it is satisfactory that this man has been incarcerated for so long without facing trial,' Mr Ellison said at the 10th International Criminal Lawyers Conference held in Perth today."

It's actually good to see a member of the government speak up on behalf of David Hicks. Until now it has been members of other parties and it was Bob Brown who offered to actually visit him. He has been in Guantanamo since 2002. He is nothing, no one, has no rights and being in Guantanamo means you are in this place everyone talks about and knows about. It has an image. Those who are there are living it. We use it on TV , in series, in discussions ...but it is allowed to exist and the people there are not allowed to exist. I find this a strange way of managing things when you are supposed to be a strong nation. Leaving things untouched means you do not know what to do. Like our government has not really done anything about global warming. They do not know what to do. I think Senator Ellison is doing and saying what he wought to be and what should have been said before. It's about what we stand for, really. Doing the right thing because it's the right thing to do. I can't believe you would have an ornament like Guantanamo Bay.