Tuesday, March 20, 2007

 

Careful Review of Ausi Jihadi Claims

Here's a long story in the New York Times about an Australian, David Hicks, who was captured fighting with the Taliban a few months after 9/11. He is being tried in Guantanamo and he alleged in 'court papers' that he was abused by his American guards and interrogators before he got to Guantanamo and not since, although he says he now regularly gets shots which make him feel funny. The use of the word 'abuse' is very telling. The word 'torture' is sprinkled in the story but not really used by the reporter to describe what Hicks alleges was happening to him and others.

It is a tale of occasional rough treatment. Oh, no.

I would much rather know how an Ausi ended up in Afghanistan supporting the Taliban, but that is a story for another day, I guess.

The reporter does mention the possibility of a plea to supporting a terrorist group for time served. I wonder if he'll take that deal?

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