March 30, 2007
Hicks Convicted of Terrorism
Appearing at the U.S. military's war crimes tribunal court at Guantanamo on Friday, Hicks acknowledged that he trained with al-Qaida in Afghanistan and fought with its forces against U.S. allies in Afghanistan in late 2001 for two hours and then sold his gun to raise cab fare and tried to flee to Pakistan.
[In this photo released by the Hicks family shows David Hicks, the only Australian among the 500 terror suspects awaiting military trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba....He is the first Guantanamo detainee charged under new rules for military trials, or commissions, adopted after the Supreme Court cast aside the previous system in June. ]
He denied having any advance knowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Hicks is not accused of actually shooting anyone.
To finalize his plea, Hicks must convince* (the judge, Marine Corps Col. Ralph) Kohlmann that he knowingly lent his services to an international terrorist group engaged in an armed conflict with the United States.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17870312 | MSNBC
~Crikey! There's a terrorist at the barbie!
So why didn't they have these trials in 2002 before we invaded Iraq? Why are we only getting around to the people supposedly most responsible for the 9/11 killings in New York City and DC now?
*Maybe Hicks can threaten the judge: suggest to the Colonel al Qaeda's gonna get him? Would that suffice to finalize his plea?
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Posted by Stubbornson at March 30, 2007 02:27 PM