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TRY HIM AS A CHILD
The latest free Dave campaign relies on a photograph taken 22 years ago:
A national television advertising campaign showing a close-up of David Hicks as a freckled, nine-year-old schoolboy will try to humanise the Guantanamo Bay detainee after the weekend announcement of serious charges against him.
Nowhere in the Age’s article is Mohammed Dawood’s current age (31) mentioned; nor are the Taliban or al-Qaeda, Mo’s choice of pals as an adult. His father-in-law and wife also don’t rate a mention, but we do get the whole ad script from Terry Hicks:
This is my son, David. He’s been missing for five years – held in Guantanamo Bay. Without trial.
Well, he hasn’t exactly been missing, then, has he?
He was born in Australia, grew up in Australia, is an Australian citizen.
To our everlasting shame.
I love my son, but I’ve always said if he’s done wrong he should have to face the consequences.
He’s been facing the consequences for five years. Got your wish.
I only ever wanted David to be given a fair trial, but I’m sure that the Guantanamo trials have been created by politicians to do one thing: guarantee convictions.
Maybe they’ll cut his head off. No, wait; that would happen under a Taliban court.
Please, let’s bring David home. Thank you – I’m Terry Hicks.
Yeah, let’s bring him home. Should be good for a laugh. Crikey reader Sue Bradford has additional concerns for Gitmo Mo:
Given recent comments on the damage that can be done due to a lack of Vitamin D, has anyone considered how this might be affecting David Hicks if, as has been reported, he’s only seen sunlight a very few times in the last five years? Most people need about 1000IU of Vitamin D a day which comes quickly with sunshine but is much harder to a achieve via diet. For example a glass of milk or orange juice contains about 100IU vitamin D. Can Mr Downer assure us that David has been getting extra doses of multivitamins for all these years?
(Via Paul W. and ilibcc)
Bring him home after the trial. Make sure the body bag is flown economy. No sense wasting money on this piece of shit.
Posted by surfmaster on 2007 02 05 at 08:44 AM • permalinkWhat next? Photos of Ivan Milat as an 8 year old, minus moustache (but possible cradling a cap gun?)
“Ivan’s a good boy, just misunderstood.”
Posted by mr creosote on 2007 02 05 at 08:47 AM • permalinkCan Mr Downer assure us that David has been getting extra doses of multivitamins for all these years?
Another disturbing side effect of lack of sunlight would almost certainly be a lack of sheen and vibrancy in Davids hair. Can Mr Downer assure us that David is getting regular supplies of Pantene Pro-V Time Renewal shampoo and/or Frizz defense in order to combat dry a lacklustre finish or frizziness?
How about some vitiamin Lead for poor young David, delivered through the epidermis?
Posted by Son of a Pig and a Monkey on 2007 02 05 at 08:58 AM • permalinkBolt nailed it pretty well today, had the lovely infant picture of Adolph as a toddler on his post about Mo Daywoo.
Why not a pic of Idi Amin crying cos he scun his knee at the age of 3?
Pol pot at the age of 5 cradling a kitten?
Stalin romping through a field of flowers to “the sound of music” soundtrack?
David Koresh and Charlie manson playing marbles?Get up can get fucked as far as Im concerned.
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2007 02 05 at 09:01 AM • permalinkI’m surprised they didn’t add a halo with photoshop.
Posted by Daniel San on 2007 02 05 at 09:12 AM • permalinkIs his old man really serious about this? Only last week, he had this to say:
Hicks’ father, Terry Hicks, from the South Australia state capital Adelaide, said he expected appeals against the legality of the new military commission system will be lodged in U.S. civilian courts which could delay the trials for two years.
“I would expect the defense to appeal,” Terry Hicks said.
So he’s happy to delay justice for at least two years? The advertisement is nothing but crocodile tears.
To Sue Bradford; who cares. Although he should have been given a shot of Vitamin L(ead), oh. . . about 7.62mm would have been about right. Then we would not have to hear anymore about this useless spineless Jew hating pathetic slug, and the leftoid parasites who keep spruiking for him and that other waste of space ‘Jihad’ Jerkoff.
Yes, Hicks is an idiot. Potentially a very dangerous idiot at one point in time. Irrespective of who he is and what he is alleged to have done, the right to a fair and prompt trial still applies. Surely most conservatives can concede that point.
Posted by fightdemback on 2007 02 05 at 09:35 AM • permalinkAnd Father Hicks put his foot in it didn’t he?
...said he expected appeals against the legality of the new military commission system will be lodged in U.S. civilian courts which could delay the trials for two years.
Bet he didn’t mean to remind us that Hicks himself has delayed his trial for years while his supporters blame everybody else but him for his “five years without trial”.
I say again: this creep has a hell of a lot to hide.
It’s quick and nasty but I made this short vid on YouTube in response to GetUp’s stupidity. Can you guess ‘em before the adult shot comes up?
Link to ‘David Hicks - Will You Be My Teddy Bear?’
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2007 02 05 at 10:04 AM • permalinkWithin my lifetime the manner of treatment for treacherous collaborators like Hicks has gone from execution by firing squad to this nauseating situation.
Huge support comes from all angles of leftist groupthink including, but not limited to, unions, media and academia. The lies flow easily and blame is apportioned, without question, between Bush and Howard with the scumbag accorded hero status.
Disgusting!
Well, excuse me!
I’ve been sitting in a fucking office in fucking Saigon fpr the past 8 fucking weeks. 80 fucking hour per fucking weeks.
I have not seen the fucking sun in the last 8 fucking weeks.
And a fucking war criminal gets more fucking sympathy than I do.
PS: excuse the fucking languagePosted by Jack from Montreal on 2007 02 05 at 10:20 AM • permalinkYes, Hicks is an idiot. Potentially a very dangerous idiot at one point in time. Irrespective of who he is and what he is alleged to have done, the right to a fair and prompt trial still applies. Surely most conservatives can concede that point.
He is being treated more than fairly. Under the Geneva Convention, the United States can hold him until hostilities are over, without trial. Which, with the Global War On Terrorism, could be a long time.
Since he is slated for a military tribunal, Hicks is getting far more than he deserves.
I’ll concede that much.
Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2007 02 05 at 10:38 AM • permalink(gilligans island theme)
Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
a tale about Dawood Hicks.
A fighter for the taliban,
Before his ass got nicked.
Dawood was a muzzie fightin’ man,
A traitor prick for sure.
He ended up in Gitmo bay,
for a five year tour,a five year tour………
The Leftards started crying foul,
When charges ‘gainst were laid.
Get up paid for adverts of Hicks the lad so
the public could be swayed; the public could be swayed.
The Left stood ground on behalf of this unwanted revert shite,
With Phatty Phil, the Kruddster too,
the Democrats, and Bob Brown,
the Fairfax rags, the Protestors and A-B-C,
For this silly Hicks’ clown.Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 02 05 at 10:40 AM • permalink#24 Jack from Montreal
Now dear if I could get a glass of milk to you with a big multivitamin tablet right now I would
And yes all this sympathy for an absolute deadsh*t, traitor, terrorist etc is making me very very angry
I read a post on Bolta’s blog where one idiot says yes he was caught in Afghanistan but he wasn’t going to shoot at anyone
So why was he there eh? For a holiday at a nice little trendy B&B in Kabul perhaps?
Posted by aussiemagpie on 2007 02 05 at 10:43 AM • permalinkJack from Montreal—watch the language. Who do you think you are, Tim Lambert?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 02 05 at 11:02 AM • permalink#24 Jack from Montreal:
So, basically, what you’re saying is “F*ck the f*cking f*cker?” :-D
Personally, I think that they should bring David Hicks back to Australia. Jokes aside, he’s our traitor and he should be tried here and made an example of here. Regardless of whether the Americans gaol him first or not, after they’re done with him, bring him back here and throw the book at him. Try him, then lock him up for life. How anyone on the left has any sympathy for this worthless bastard is beyond me. There are plenty of deserving people they could turn their sympathy towards.
Posted by Mr Snuffalupagus on 2007 02 05 at 11:23 AM • permalinkI have as much sympathy for him as I have for John Amery. No amount of infantilisation will change that, and I wager the same for many of my fellow citizens. (Interesting that the tactic of infantilisation is often used by those of a particular bent, whether it be to excuse the deeds of dubious individuals or to devalue the choices and sacrifices of those who serve)
On the issue of the wait for trial, I am not particularly pertubed. This is not a circumstance of a civilian criminal charge such as swiping a car or even murder. It is a circumstance of war, and as such different matters may take priority. As a side issue, a lot of the delays that are so heartmeltingly mourned can be put down to the attempts to avoid trial.
Shift the goalposts enough, and the illusion can be created that this is not a war; that treason is such an anachronistic concept; and that the presumption of innocence extends to outright vindication and exoneration.
Regrettably, the death penalty is not an option if Mr. Dawood were to be tried in Australia; I recall that it has been ruled out for Gitmo as well in his circumstance. No matter. Let him be tried, convicted and spend his allotted days in a supermax.
Posted by Simon Darkshade on 2007 02 05 at 11:54 AM • permalink#5 Aahhh, what a cute little vegetarian.
Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2007 02 05 at 01:40 PM • permalinkIn Singapore, Jemaah Islamiah members detained indefinitely are being engage by Islamic religious teacher on where they had misinterpreted Islamic concepts to justify terrorism. One ustaz recalls how a detainee wept when the realisation hit him how he had misunderstood Islamic teachings and was led to believe they endorsed violence against non-Muslims. The young man is now struggling to re-learn that Islam emphasises values like compassion and mercy - towards all. Several detainees, however, remain certain they are in the right, the teachers say. “They remain obstinate, and continue to say that their understanding of Islam is correct,” says Ustaz Mohamad Hasbi Hassan, one of two Islamic religious leaders who head the program.
However Dr Greg Fealy of the Australian National University is quoted as saying that while rehabilitation is ‘always worth trying’, one has to be realistic about what it can achieve. Experience elsewhere, he said, suggests that only a minority would be well disposed towards rehabilitation efforts: a majority remain convinced of their cause, though they may not necessarily want to be personally involved in future terrorist operations once released from jail. “It is possible that rehabilitation programs will be more successful in Singapore, where the ability to monitor and control radical activities is higher than in other South-east Asian countries,’ he adds. There have been some efforts at rehabilitation of JI detainees in Indonesia, but the results appear patchy, he said.
Has David Hicks been turned away from the Dark Side? Is he rehabilitated?
Posted by Geoffrey MG on 2007 02 05 at 04:03 PM • permalinkThose quotes are from “From bomb makers to peace lovers?” By Zakir Hussain, The Straits Times, Singapore. February 3, 2007.
Posted by Geoffrey MG on 2007 02 05 at 04:06 PM • permalinkThey must be really pissed that their big bucks advertising campaign started the weekend following the announcement of charges against him.
I suspect the media hype surrounding Hicks will end up being their worst enemy once the details of the charges are publicised and any naive supporters amongst the masses realise Hicks isn’t the clean-cut Aussie boy his propagandist are portraying him as.
Sue Bradford wonders about Mohammed Dawood’s vitamin D deficiency.
Perhaps she should worry about the same medical condition for:
- burqua wearing Muslim women
- hundreds of thousands of prisoners in jails all over the globe incarcerated under the same conditions as Dawood
- underground miners
- computer geeks trapped in front of their screens all dayOr, as suspected, she’s practicing typical “selective compassion” where Dawood is singled out as the poster boy of choice for a bit of Bush hating. Yeah. That’s it….
Poor Dave, he is getting better medical care than an Aussie on Medicare gets.
Posted by Harry Buttle on 2007 02 05 at 06:44 PM • permalinkIt has been scientifically proven (the debate is over people) that sleeping on unsuitable pillows can cause a host of disorders such as sleep apnoea, REM sleep interruption and dream disruption. This can lead to drowziness, tetchiness and irritabilty. Additionally, the powers of concentration are diminished.
I demand that Mr Downer provide proof that Mr Hicks has been provided non allergenic posturepedic pillows in sufficent quantity. Also, a minimum of one guard must be provided on a full time basis to provide a ‘turn down’ and pillow fluffing service.
If the government needs help fulfilling this basic human right then I can recommend the good people at Pillows And Covers On-line, for all your prisoner needs.
(#22) Dylan Kissane:
*applause*
Outstanding.
Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2007 02 05 at 07:55 PM • permalink#16 fightdemback
Yes, Hicks is an idiot. Potentially a very dangerous idiot at one point in time. Irrespective of who he is and what he is alleged to have done, the right to a fair and prompt trial still applies. Surely most conservatives can concede that point.
Sigh. ‘David Hicks’ no longer exists, Mohammad Dawood does in his place.
Mohammad Dawood freely and of hos own volition became a member of the Taliban, a group of theocratic fascist murderers.
He was found bearing arms but in no army, bearing no sigil, uniform or identifying mark, and responsible to no chain of command.
At best he is a theonazi bandit. At worst he is a traitor and unrecognised combatant.
If a bandit, he should have been, and still should be, shot out of hand.
As an unrecognised combatant international precedent, law and convention is crystal clear. He was required to have been shot out of hand.
Check the Hague Conventions.MarkL
Canberra# 11 and others, Sue Bradford was not kidding, even though her hilarious vitamin-deprived-Hicks piece could have been penned for Viz magazine.
She may however be a common or garden nutcase who writes long letters to Margo Kingston (scroll down).
Dark side, Mohamamed Dawood takes over the place of David Hicks…
All we need now is a death star and his son to go off to try to bring him back to the light.
Posted by Matthew Lawrence on 2007 02 05 at 09:12 PM • permalinkHas Sue Bradford made a similar demand for Corporal Gilad Shalit? A but he’s not an Aussie, is he? But then is Dawood still an Aussie citizen, who claimed British citizenship (unsuccessfully) and enlisted in the forces of enemies of Oz?
If he’s an unlawful combatant he can be held for the duration of the war. If he’s a criminal perhaps he should be extradited for trial where he committed his crimes, Afghanistan. They would probably know the best way to treat one of the foreigners who helped keep the Talliban’s tyranny fastened down on the Afghans.
Posted by Michael Lonie on 2007 02 05 at 09:43 PM • permalinkCould it be the same young man at about the same age pictured here (circled) leaning on a pink Chrysler Imperial?
Ahh. The carefree innocence of youth. How could he be guilty of anything?[url=“http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/06/12/1055220706614.html>In 2003 a 14-year-old girl</a>, an Australian citizen, was tried as an adult in Vietnam and jailed for drug trafficking. She remained in custody for several months before being charged. No reasonable person would suggest she committed this crime of her own volition.
Where were these people then?
For the last <a href=“http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Aussie-businessman-in-legal-row-in-China/2007/02/05/1170523986275.html”]six months[/url], an Australian citizen, charged with no crime, has been forbidden from leaving China. He never will be charged because he’s involved in a civil, not criminal case with a state-owned company.
Where’s the campaign to bring back Miles Ellery?
Bonmot (#44) suggests that Sue Bradford should be more concerned about vitamin D deficiency in burqua wearing Muslim women.
An so comes this story from, where else, Bradford:
Young children in Bradford are being given free vitamin D after research showed a rise in the number of cases of the bone disorder rickets in the city… ...Paediatricians found that deficiency rates were higher among children of south Asian families, particularly girls.
Many Muslim women are at higher risk because Islamic dress codes prevent the skin absorbing ultra violet light at high enough levels.
Anyway, I thought Hicksie and his mates were in ‘open cages.’ Get the story straight!
Bonmot (#44) suggests that Sue Bradford should be more concerned about vitamin D deficiency in burqua wearing Muslim women.
An so comes this story from, where else, Bradford:
Young children in Bradford are being given free vitamin D after research showed a rise in the number of cases of the bone disorder rickets in the city… ...Paediatricians
found that deficiency rates were higher among children of south Asian families, particularly girls.
Many Muslim women are at higher risk because Islamic dress codes prevent the skin absorbing ultra violet light at high enough levels.
Anyway, I thought Hicksie and his mates were in ‘open cages.’ Get the story straight!
The pro David Hicks vids at YouTube outnumber the critical ones.
Here are a couple of the latter:
David Hicks - Your Teddy Bear
David Hicks is a Dangerous ManI hope the US do it right and don’t stuff up his trial. Many of my enlightened work colleagues are now feeling sorry for Hicks ... the same ones that were lapping up Latham 2 years ago ... can’t wait for them to start worshiping Rudd ... I think the Hick’s cheer squad is really out there to discredit Prime Minister Howard. Because Hicks has Afghanistan and US (imprisonment) written all over him, the illogical conclusion is the PM.
#41 - frankly mate, I’d be really disappointed if Dawood went to water after 5 years in the slammer. If someone really believes in their principles, if they hold strong convictions or faith, then they should be able to hold out indefinitely.
How many Australian POW’s went over to the Japs or the Germans during WWII? Not many. They were tough enough to hold off all the blandishments of better treatment, or the threats of brutal punishment and to stay true to their cause. Their conviction and faith led many to attempt escape, which led to further punishment, confinement or death.
Think of the US POWS in Vietnam like McCain who stuck it out for years. Strong people will hold true.
I don’t believe the bastard can ever be “rehabilitated” as he comes from stock that never gives up the fight. He might be fighting for the wrong cause, but I doubt he will ever give up that fight.
Stupid lefties who would piss their pants at the sight of Sgt Shultz will never understand that point.
Which is why we have to shoot the silly bugger. Or lock him up until he’s too feeble to be any threat. Anyone who would go overseas and fight for the KLA and then go to Afghanistan for more action is clearly a tough nut. I’ll give him that. I don’t think he is a pussy. Trouble is, this new campaign makes him out to be one.
Big mistake. He ain’t no pussy.
Posted by mr creosote on 2007 02 06 at 08:08 AM • permalinkCrikey reader Sue Bradford and anyone else interested in her point might note that under the Corrections Bill 2006 currently before the ACT parliament guarantees prisoners only 1 hour per day in the open air and 1 hour for exercise. This Bill was raked over by ‘human rights’ lawyers by lawyers in the Stanhope government’s Human Rights Division and probably by the Human Rights Commission.
The more general point here is that the conditions at Gitmo may not be too different from our own standards (and one can bet that they are better than those in the prisons of most other nations).
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Just sickening.