Was Hicks a mercenary?
when he was in kosovo
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Was Hicks a mercenary?
List omits assassinations and attempted govt overthrows by Hezbollah(Iran)
#justsayin'
That would require him to be paid a lot and be politically/religiously neutral, neither of which seems to be truewhen he was in kosovo
Respect for the rule of law and rights of the citizens - these are the Conservative values on which the political stability of Western democracies were built - the despicable thing about it is that Howard knows this but made a political calculus to traduce them
You don't think Hicks was guilty of treason?
You don't think Hicks was guilty of treason?
CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 24AA
Treachery
(1) A person shall not:
(a) do any act or thing with intent:
(i) to overthrow the Constitution of the Commonwealth by revolution or sabotage; or
(ii) to overthrow by force or violence the established government of the Commonwealth, of a State or of a proclaimed country; or
(b) within the Commonwealth or a Territory not forming part of the Commonwealth:
(i) levy war, or do any act preparatory to levying war, against a proclaimed country;
(ii) assist by any means whatever, with intent to assist, a proclaimed enemy of a proclaimed country; or
(iii) instigate a person to make an armed invasion of a proclaimed country.
(2) Where a part of the Defence Force is on, or is proceeding to, service outside the Commonwealth and the Territories not forming part of the Commonwealth, a person shall not assist by any means whatever, with intent to assist, any persons:
(a) against whom that part of the Defence Force, or a force that includes that part of the Defence Force is or is likely to be opposed; and
(b) who are specified, or included in a class of persons specified, by proclamation to be persons in respect of whom, or a class of persons in respect of which, this subsection applies.
(3) A person who contravenes a provision of this section shall be guilty of an indictable offence, called treachery.
Penalty: Imprisonment for life.
Nope. Not treason. Treachery perhaps.
The Crown would have to prove he assisted the Taliban for the 2-3 months preceding his capture.
Plenty of legal opinion IIRC at the time disagreed. It seems to me that governments are extremely reluctant to use treason and trump up charges to get around that.
Didn't he / his legal team admit he was involved for a while prior to capture?
Anyone else shed a tear?
http://www.watoday.com.au/comment/i...gh--but-can-my-torturers-20150226-13pba3.html
My heart bleeds, really.
Let us not repeat this heinous crime committed against poor innocent David Hicks, with returning Australian ISIS fighters. They deserve our county's full support and legal protection.
A conservative used imply that they wanted certain things and institutions conserved. All the modern conservative wants to do is tear down things.
thats the catholics in the union movementTo be fair conservatives have their roots in seeking to maintain absolutist Roman Catholic rule. So, yanno...
Not the Roman Catholic long time fan of Santamaria and all-round supporter of institutions that have stood the test of time simply because they have stood the test of time who happens to head the federal government of Australia?thats the catholics in the union movement