Reply #5: Didn't it used to be the case of presumed innocence until found guilty? [View All]

[AusGail]

Imagine if people like the late Ken Lay was held in such conditions until he was found guilty. Hell, even after he was found guilty, he was still allowed the freedom to go skiing with his family and live the high life.

A couple of days ago there was a protest on the streets of Adelaide, South Australia for David Hicks. His defense attorney was there to answer questions and give information that both the US and Australian governments have been reluctant to give. 50,000 signatures were collected on a petition demanding his release.

Admittedly, Hicks' case is receiving a considerable amount of attention, but in the mean time, he still has to endure unbearable conditions.

Bush says that the inmates will not be released until after the war on terror is won. Is that anything like the war on hunger, or the war on injustice? We will always have terror, hunger and injustice and we will never live in a Utopian world. Unfortunately, these poor wretches have been sentenced to life in hell without a trial or proof being shown of what they were supposed to have done in the first place.