codswal wrote on Jan 8
th, 2011 at 9:23am:
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I am glad you think of this guy as an Australian consider he said right at the begining his reason for being in Pakistan was to find a home as he wanted out of Australia..
He holds an Australian passport and he resides in Australia.
Quote:besides that where did the Aust govt SUPPORT this supposed torture????
Other governments had asked that their nationals be returned and they were - Australia left our people to rot as part of our policy.
It was clearly know by our government that serious and credable accounts of torture rendition etc were a reality.
Our then government clearly and deliberatly left our people exposed to this situation with the clear knowledge of what was going on.
Quote:come on dna thats low.. we have gone into bat for the Bali 9 on death row.. it isnt in our culture or our govt to go the torture or death road..
After our federal police had improperly put them there.
No its not our culture - we should not have supported it.
Quote:from memory Howard had numerous talks on Hicks and Co..were they not released under Howards watch
About 8 years too late and only under extreme pressure from the community.