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Originally posted by Macheath
It shits me that an Australian David Hicks is to be tried at Guantanamo Bay whilst Americans caught in the same circumstances are tried in US courts. What a surprise that the Johnny Howard/Dubya kissy kissy bullshit special relationship does bugger all for the civil rights of Australian citizens.
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Well... the US captured them. US nationals have to be tried in US courts (having US constitutional rights and such), while foreigners do not. Australia might have asked for extradition, though - it might have worked.
FYI, the UK also has the same problem - one of their people was captured too. No complaints or extradition requests.
I suspect the Australian and UK government are secretly quite happy to have the US prosecute these guys - otherwise, they'd have to do it themselves, and get the associated flak from human rights campaigners and extremists alike.