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David Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions'

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Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions'

David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.

Fresh evidence about the treatment of prisoners in the US military base has been revealed amid deepening concerns about the Australian terrorist suspect's mental state, and just days before Hicks receives a visit from his Australian lawyer.

Conditions inside Hicks' cell block at the naval base in Cuba are so bad that detainees are suffering mental health problems ranging from "crushing loneliness" to hearing "voices", the documents say.

Life inside Guantanamo Bay's Camp 6, where Hicks was transferred in early December from another section of the prison, has been detailed in declarations filed in a case in the US District Court.

Lawyers are trying to expedite hearings for five terrorist suspects who are Uighur Muslims from the Xinjiang region of northern China that borders Central Asia.

The documents say the impact of Camp 6 conditions on the inmates has been "profound", and all five Uighurs are struggling to pass the days of "infinite tedium and loneliness".

"All describe a feeling of despair, crushing loneliness and abandonment by the world," a statutory declaration by the men's lawyer, Sabin Willett, said.

"One felt he was in the 'dungeon above the ground'; another said 'it feels like we are in tunnels'.

"All expressed a desperate desire for sunlight, fresh air and someone to speak to."

The tiny cells in camp 6 are constructed of solid metal and receive no natural air or sunlight.

There are no windows except for small glass strips which provide a view of the corridor, a clock and the military police guarding them.

They eat and pray alone and have no reading material other than the Koran.

Each inmate is allowed two hours "rec time" every 24 hours, but this is frequently only called late at night or in the early hours of the morning.

Recreation time is spent in a confined area measuring three metres by four metres and surrounded by concrete walls two storeys high, giving prisoners little chance of seeing the sun.

The US military had imposed on the men "a regimen of isolation and cruelty unheard of in penal or military law and unknown to civilised people", said Willett, who visited Guantanamo Bay on January 15 to 18.

Hicks', who is waiting for fresh charges to be laid against him, has been held at Guantanamo Bay without trial for five years and has been in continuous isolation since March last year.

His American military lawyer, Marine Corps Major Michael Mori, said he was disturbed by the reported conditions inside Camp 6.

"It's worse than even our supermax prisons in the United States," he told AAP.

"They've got TV, they've got books. These people don't have anything."

Hicks' Australian lawyer David McLeod left for Cuba on Friday and is due to visit Guantanamo on Monday, but has said there is no guarantee his Adelaide-born client will agree to see him.

The 31-year-old, who was captured among Taliban forces in Afghanistan in December 2001, refused to take a phone call from his family just before Christmas, raising fresh concerns about his emotional state.

Charges of conspiracy, aiding the enemy and attempted murder were dropped after the US Supreme Court ruled last June that the military commissions to try Guantanamo Bay detainees were unlawful.

The Pentagon announced a new system of military commissions earlier this month and Hicks is expected to face fresh charges within weeks.

Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said he wasn't aware of the specific conditions in which Hicks is detained, but added Australia is pushing for charges to be laid within weeks.

"I haven't seen the documents and I undoubtedly will be briefed on any documentation that has been tabled, but at this point I haven't seen any such documentation," he said.

"The prime minister has made it clear that we will be seeking from the United States charges by mid-February and we'll see how events unfold from there."



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  2. Civil rights lawyers on mission to visit Hicks 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sun, 28 Jan 00:33:44 2007
    LAWYERS for David Hicks will fly to Cuba today in an attempt to visit the Australian who has been held in solitary confinement for five years.
  3. Hicks in 'nightmare isolation' 
    News Interactive - Sat, 27 Jan 23:10:59 2007
    DAVID Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "crushing", court documents suggest.
  4. Hicks in 'nightmarish' isolation 
    The Age - Sat, 27 Jan 17:15:29 2007
    David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in conditions described as "a dungeon above the ground", court papers suggest.
  5. Hicks in 'nightmarish' isolation 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sat, 27 Jan 16:43:16 2007
    Terror suspect David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation, court documents suggest.
  6. Hicks 'in nightmarish isolation' 
    News Interactive - Sat, 27 Jan 17:09:20 2007
    DAVID Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  7. Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions' 
    Nyngan Observer - Sat, 27 Jan 17:18:08 2007
    David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  8. Hicks 'in nightmarish isolation' 
    The Australian - Sat, 27 Jan 17:03:07 2007
    Fresh evidence about the treatment of prisoners in the US military base has been revealed amid deepening concerns about the Australian terrorist suspect's mental state, and just days before Hicks receives a visit from his Australian lawyer.
  9. Lawyers to visit Hicks next week 
    The Australian - Thu, 25 Jan 14:03:18 2007
    Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide lawyer David McLeod, who leaves for Cuba tomorrow, said there was no guarantee Hicks would agree to meet them.
  10. Lawyer won't discuss charges with Hicks 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Thu, 25 Jan 13:56:39 2007
    The Australian lawyer representing terrorism suspect David Hicks says he will not discuss charges or possible pleas when he meets his client.
  11. Lawyer won't discuss charges with Hicks 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Thu, 25 Jan 13:56:39 2007
    The Australian lawyer representing terrorism suspect David Hicks says he will not discuss charges or possible pleas when he meets his client.
  12. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Ararat Advertiser - Thu, 25 Jan 15:58:49 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  13. Lawyers to visit Hicks next week 
    News Interactive - Thu, 25 Jan 14:05:28 2007
    LAWYERS for Australian terror suspect David Hicks are to meet their client next week but fear he will refuse to see them.
  14. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Ararat Advertiser - Thu, 25 Jan 11:59:32 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  15. Man Convicted on Child Porn Charges 
    RedNova - Fri, 26 Jan 19:13:30 2007
    A jury has found a Cross Lanes man guilty of making and receiving child pornography. David Allen Hicks, 37, was found guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court on all counts of producing, receiving and possessing child pornography The verdict followed a five-day trial.
  16. PM sets deadline for Hicks charges 
    The Age - Wed, 24 Jan 00:31:15 2007
    Five years on, Australia demands the US charge David Hicks by mid-February.
  17. Maryland 
    Washington Post - Thu, 25 Jan 18:49:42 2007
    CLOSING The Local Landscape Montpelier Arts Center's exhibition featuring the landscapes of 11 artists, including Lou Gagnon, David Hicks and Elzbieta Sikorska, plucked from the Maryland State Arts Council's Visual Artists' Registry, ends today. Free. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Montpelier Arts Center, 9652...
  18. Five years on, Howard sets deadline for US to charge Hicks 
    The Age - Wed, 24 Jan 00:09:33 2007
    Australia demands that US Government charge David Hicks by mid-February.
  19. Govt plea for Hicks is hollow: Opposition 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Tue, 23 Jan 23:49:00 2007
    The federal Opposition says the Prime Minister has issued a hollow ultimatum to the United States over the future of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
  20. Terror case against David Hicks to be downgraded 
    News Interactive - Mon, 22 Jan 08:03:10 2007
    AUSTRALIAN officials expect the case against terror suspect David Hicks to be downgraded by US prosecutors.
  21. Terror case against David Hicks to be downgraded 
    Townsville Bulletin - Mon, 22 Jan 07:50:06 2007
    AUSTRALIAN officials expect the case against terror suspect David Hicks to be downgraded by US prosecutors. Two years ago, the Adelaide-born terror suspect was charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes, attempted murder by an unprivileged belligerent and aiding the enemy.
  22. Hicks request 'motivated by bad poll' 
    The Age - Tue, 23 Jan 19:36:57 2007
    A negative poll is the only reason PM has asked the US to charge David Hicks within three weeks, says Labor.
  24. The Age - Tue, 23 Jan 16:24:49 2007
    PM tells US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by mid-February.
  25. PM gives US Hicks deadline 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Tue, 23 Jan 15:13:16 2007
    John Howard gives the US an ultimatum to charge terror suspect David Hicks.
  26. 'Poll dip prompted move on Hicks' 
    News Interactive - Tue, 23 Jan 17:10:46 2007
    A NEGATIVE poll is the only reason Prime Minister John Howard has asked the US to charge terror suspect David Hicks within three weeks, says Labor.
  27. PM accused of Hicks case electioneering 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Tue, 23 Jan 16:56:29 2007
    The Federal Opposition has accused Prime Minister John Howard of being driven by opinion polls over the fate of Australian terrorism suspect David Hicks.
  28. Hicks charges by 'middle of February' 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Tue, 23 Jan 13:10:00 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he is "reasonably optimistic" Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will be charged within weeks.
  29. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells US 
    The West Australian - Tue, 23 Jan 16:06:14 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard has told the US government that Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  30. PM tells US to formally charge Hicks by next month 
    News Interactive - Tue, 23 Jan 19:19:32 2007
    PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had told the US that Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  31. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells US 
    Nyngan Observer - Tue, 23 Jan 14:20:18 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he has told the US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  32. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Tenterfield Star - Tue, 23 Jan 09:32:23 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  33. Lawyer sees plea trap for Hicks 
    The Age - Tue, 23 Jan 00:13:43 2007
    David Hicks at serious risk of pleading guilty to crime he did not commit out of desperation to get out of Guantanamo Bay, his Adelaide lawyer says.
  34. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Hastings Gazette - Mon, 22 Jan 16:24:25 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  35. Hicks case may be empty 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Mon, 22 Jan 01:43:53 2007
    The two embassies that David Hicks was accused of staking out as part of his al-Qaeda training were abandoned at the time.
  36. 'Poll dip prompted move on Hicks' 
    The Australian - Tue, 23 Jan 17:03:19 2007
    Mr Howard today said he had asked the United States lay charges against Mr Hicks by the middle of February, without saying what the government would do if the time frame was not adhered to.
  37. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    News Interactive - Mon, 22 Jan 01:41:29 2007
    AUSTRALIAN officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors.
  38. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    Ararat Advertiser - Mon, 22 Jan 06:29:26 2007
    Australian officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors. The 31-year-old Adelaide father of two has been detained at Guantanamo Bay military prison since January 2002, a month after he was captured with the Taliban in Afghanistan..
  39. Hicks supporters cite UK report on conditions 
    Northern Territory News - Mon, 22 Jan 02:15:31 2007
    SUPPORTERS of Australian terror suspect David Hicks have seized on a British report criticising conditions within Guantanamo Bay to bolster their case for his release.
  40. Report turns up heat over Hicks 
    The Age - Sun, 21 Jan 15:55:20 2007
    British parliamentary report on Guantanamo Bay adds weight to the case for David Hicks' release, supporters say.
  41. Report 'boosts Hicks's case' 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sun, 21 Jan 13:43:43 2007
    Supporters of David Hicks seize on a report criticising Guantanamo Bay to bolster their case for his release.
  42. Labor turns up heat over Hicks 
    The Age - Sun, 21 Jan 14:10:30 2007
    British parliamentary report on Guantanamo Bay adds weight to the case for David Hicks' release, Opposition says.
  43. Report 'adds to case for Hicks' release' 
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sun, 21 Jan 13:44:11 2007
    A UK report criticising conditions at Guantanamo Bay adds further weight to the case for the release of terror Australian suspect David Hicks, Labor says.
  44. Howard pede aos EUA que acusem formalmente australiano 
    O Estado de S. Paulo - Tue, 23 Jan 17:09:12 2007
    David Hicks é suspeito de cooperar com guerrilheiros talebans e está detido desde 2002 na base americana de Guantánamo, em Cuba
  45. Report 'adds to case for Hicks' release' 
    Nyngan Observer - Sun, 21 Jan 17:18:26 2007
    A British parliamentary report criticising conditions at Guantanamo Bay adds further weight to the case for the immediate release of Australian terror suspect David Hicks, Labor says.
  46. Howard pede aos EUA que acusem formalmente "talibã" australiano 
    Agência EFE via Yahoo! Brasil Notícias - Tue, 23 Jan 15:44:10 2007
    O primeiro-ministro australiano, John Howard, pediu formalmente aos EUA que nas próximas semanas apresente acusações contra David Hicks, detido desde 2002 na base americana de Guantánamo, em Cuba, sob suspeita de terrorismo.
  47. Hicks trial delay could backfire on Howard 
    The West Australian - Sun, 21 Jan 09:07:25 2007
    The Federal Government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire with moves in the United States to reinstate the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees likely to further delay his trial.
  48. Australia wants trial for Gitmo detainee 
    EARTHtimes.org - Tue, 23 Jan 23:40:51 2007
    Australian Prime Minister John Howard has asked Washington to formally charge Guantanamo detainee David Hicks by mid-February.
  49. Howard tries to avoid Hicks fallout 
    The Age - Sun, 21 Jan 01:25:50 2007
    The Federal Government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire.
  50. Primer ministro pide a EEUU que acuse formalmente a 'talibán' australiano 
    Terra España - Tue, 23 Jan 15:13:02 2007
    El primer ministro australiano, John Howard, ha pedido formalmente a EEUU que en las próximas semanas presente cargos contra David Hicks, detenido desde 2002 en la base estadounidense de Guantánamo (Cuba) por supuestos delitos terroristas.
  51. Hicks trial faces further delay: report 
    Tenterfield Star - Sun, 21 Jan 06:18:16 2007
    The Australian government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire, with a push in the United States to reinstate the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees likely to delay his trial.
  52. Downer slams Hicks' lawyers 
    The Age - Sat, 20 Jan 12:55:24 2007
    Alexander Downer criticises David Hicks' lawyers for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  53. Downer lashes Hicks' lawyers 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sat, 20 Jan 12:28:34 2007
    Foreign Minister takes David Hicks' lawyers to task for disputing his claim the terror suspect is in "good health".
  54. Bush 'can't be trusted' on Hicks 
    News Interactive - Sat, 20 Jan 14:26:25 2007
    PRIME Minister John Howard cannot pretend assurances by the Bush administration that terror suspect David Hicks will receive a fair trial are anything but worthless, the Australian Democrats said today.
  55. Downer confirms Hicks's mental health not assessed by doctor 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Sat, 20 Jan 10:00:00 2007
    Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has confirmed a US Embassy official was the outsider who recently saw David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay.
  56. Downer slams comments by Hicks lawyers 
    The West Australian - Sat, 20 Jan 14:06:17 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has hit back at lawyers representing David Hicks for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  57. PM can't trust Bush on Hicks: Democrats 
    Ararat Advertiser - Sat, 20 Jan 16:29:37 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard cannot pretend assurances by the Bush administration that terror suspect David Hicks will receive a fair trial are anything but worthless, the Australian Democrats say.
  58. David isn't well: Terry Hicks 
    The West Australian - Thu, 18 Jan 13:51:15 2007
    The father of Guantanamo detainee David Hicks says he doesn't believe Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's assertion that his son is in good health.
  59. Hicks in nightmare isolation, documents say 
    News Interactive - Sat, 27 Jan 17:16:07 2007
    DAVID Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  60. Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions' 
    Hastings Gazette - Sat, 27 Jan 17:17:31 2007
    David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  61. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Hastings Gazette - Thu, 25 Jan 15:46:57 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  62. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Hastings Gazette - Thu, 25 Jan 11:47:38 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  63. Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions' 
    Tenterfield Star - Sat, 27 Jan 17:17:40 2007
    David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  64. Hicks held in 'nightmarish conditions' 
    Nyngan Observer - Sat, 27 Jan 17:17:38 2007
    David Hicks is spending 22 hours a day in "nightmarish" isolation in conditions described by Guantanamo Bay inmates as "a dungeon above the ground", court documents suggest.
  65. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Ararat Advertiser - Thu, 25 Jan 15:59:40 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  66. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Tenterfield Star - Thu, 25 Jan 15:47:50 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  67. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Nyngan Observer - Thu, 25 Jan 11:47:46 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  68. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Stawell Times-News - Thu, 25 Jan 11:53:55 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  69. Govt plea for Hicks is hollow: Opposition 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Tue, 23 Jan 23:56:09 2007
    The federal Opposition says the Prime Minister has issued a hollow ultimatum to the United States over the future of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
  70. 'Poll dip prompted move on Hicks' 
    News Interactive - Tue, 23 Jan 17:10:36 2007
    A NEGATIVE poll is the only reason Prime Minister John Howard has asked the US to charge terror suspect David Hicks within three weeks, says Labor.
  71. Hicks charges expected by 'middle of February' 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Tue, 23 Jan 13:41:39 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he is "reasonably optimistic" Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will be charged within weeks.
  72. PM tells US to formally charge Hicks by next month 
    Townsville Bulletin - Tue, 23 Jan 19:15:18 2007
    PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had told the US that Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  73. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells USHastings Gazette - Tue, 23 Jan 14:24:44 2007Prime Minister John Howard says he has told the US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  74. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Nyngan Observer - Tue, 23 Jan 09:32:18 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  75. PM told US to charge Hicks by next month 
    News Interactive - Tue, 23 Jan 13:11:49 2007
    PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had told the US that Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  76. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells US 
    Ararat Advertiser - Tue, 23 Jan 14:29:48 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he has told the US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  77. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells US 
    Ararat Advertiser - Tue, 23 Jan 14:29:09 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he has told the US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  78. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Ararat Advertiser - Tue, 23 Jan 09:28:22 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  79. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Nyngan Observer - Mon, 22 Jan 16:17:38 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  80. 'Poll dip prompted move on Hicks' 
    The Australian - Tue, 23 Jan 17:03:29 2007
    Mr Howard today said he had asked the United States lay charges against Mr Hicks by the middle of February, without saying what the government would do if the time frame was not adhered to.
  81. Open or shut: Hicks case may be empty 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Mon, 22 Jan 00:19:25 2007
    THE two embassies that David Hicks was accused of staking out as part of his al-Qaeda training were abandoned at the time.
  82. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    Ararat Advertiser - Mon, 22 Jan 06:30:16 2007
    Australian officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors. The 31-year-old Adelaide father of two has been detained at Guantanamo Bay military prison since January 2002, a month after he was captured with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  83. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - Tue, 23 Jan 09:24:04 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  84. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Hastings Gazette - Mon, 22 Jan 16:23:23 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  85. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Western Advocate - Mon, 22 Jan 16:21:23 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  86. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    Hastings Gazette - Mon, 22 Jan 06:24:37 2007
    Australian officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors. The 31-year-old Adelaide father of two has been detained at Guantanamo Bay military prison since January 2002, a month after he was captured with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  87. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    Nyngan Observer - Mon, 22 Jan 06:17:45 2007
    Australian officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors. The 31-year-old Adelaide father of two has been detained at Guantanamo Bay military prison since January 2002, a month after he was captured with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  88. Hicks could face reduced charges 
    News Interactive - Mon, 22 Jan 01:41:20 2007
    AUSTRALIAN officials believe the charges against terror suspect David Hicks may be downgraded by US prosecutors.
  89. Hicks supporters cite UK report on conditions 
    Townsville Bulletin - Mon, 22 Jan 01:50:14 2007
    SUPPORTERS of Australian terror suspect David Hicks have seized on a British report criticising conditions within Guantanamo Bay to bolster their case for his release.
  90. Report 'adds to case for Hicks' release' 
    Nyngan Observer - Sun, 21 Jan 17:17:45 2007
    A British parliamentary report criticising conditions at Guantanamo Bay adds further weight to the case for the immediate release of Australian terror suspect David Hicks, Labor says.
  91. Howard pede aos EUA que acuse formalmente "talibã" australiano 
    Agência EFE via Yahoo! Brasil Notícias - Tue, 23 Jan 15:43:45 2007
    O primeiro-ministro australiano, John Howard, pediu formalmente aos EUA que nas próximas semanas apresente acusações contra David Hicks, detido desde 2002 na base americana de Guantánamo, em Cuba, sob suspeita de terrorismo.
  92. Hicks trial faces further delay: report 
    Tenterfield Star - Sun, 21 Jan 06:17:36 2007
    The Australian government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire, with a push in the United States to reinstate the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees likely to delay his trial.
  93. Report 'adds to case for Hicks' release' 
    Tenterfield Star - Sun, 21 Jan 17:18:31 2007
    A British parliamentary report criticising conditions at Guantanamo Bay adds further weight to the case for the immediate release of Australian terror suspect David Hicks, Labor says.
  94. Report 'adds to case for Hicks' release' 
    Queanbeyan Age - Sun, 21 Jan 17:06:58 2007
    A British parliamentary report criticising conditions at Guantanamo Bay adds further weight to the case for the immediate release of Australian terror suspect David Hicks, Labor says.
  95. Hicks trial faces further delay: report 
    Ararat Advertiser - Sun, 21 Jan 06:14:12 2007
    The Australian government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire, with a push in the United States to reinstate the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees likely to delay his trial.
  96. Hicks trial faces further delay: report 
    Ararat Advertiser - Sun, 21 Jan 06:13:32 2007
    The Australian government's refusal to bring David Hicks home could backfire, with a push in the United States to reinstate the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees likely to delay his trial.
  97. Rogers Lineman Ziemba To Commit To Auburn 
    The Morning News - Fri, 26 Jan 20:32:09 2007
    ROGERS -- Rogers offensive lineman Lee Ziemba has scheduled a press conference Friday morning to announce that he will attend Auburn University. The news conference will be held in the Commons Area at Rogers High.
  98. Dish: celebrity news 
    Northwest Herald - Fri, 26 Jan 11:53:42 2007
    “American Idol” finalist Chris Daughtry will perform a free concert in downtown Greensboro, N.C., on March 23.
  99. Downer hits back at Hicks' lawyer 
    The Age - Sat, 20 Jan 12:25:20 2007
    Alexander Downer criticises David Hicks' lawyers for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  100. PM can't trust Bush on Hicks: Democrats 
    Ararat Advertiser - Sat, 20 Jan 16:28:51 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard cannot pretend assurances by the Bush administration that terror suspect David Hicks will receive a fair trial are anything but worthless, the Australian Democrats say.
  101. Downer confirms Hicks's mental health not assessed by doctor 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Sat, 20 Jan 10:20:26 2007
    Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has confirmed a US Embassy official was the outsider who recently saw David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay.
  102. David isn't well: Terry Hicks 
    Hastings Gazette - Thu, 18 Jan 14:24:46 2007
    The father of Guantanamo detainee David Hicks says he doesn't believe Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's assertion that his son is in good health.
  103. PM can't trust Bush on Hicks: Democrats 
    Tenterfield Star - Sat, 20 Jan 16:17:53 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard cannot pretend assurances by the Bush administration that terror suspect David Hicks will receive a fair trial are anything but worthless, the Australian Democrats say.
  104. PM can't trust Bush on Hicks: Democrats 
    Tenterfield Star - Sat, 20 Jan 16:18:42 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard cannot pretend assurances by the Bush administration that terror suspect David Hicks will receive a fair trial are anything but worthless, the Australian Democrats say.
  105. David isn't well: Terry Hicks 
    Tenterfield Star - Thu, 18 Jan 14:18:40 2007
    The father of Guantanamo detainee David Hicks says he doesn't believe Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's assertion that his son is in good health.
  106. Downer slams comments by Hicks lawyers 
    Hastings Gazette - Sat, 20 Jan 12:38:20 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has hit back at lawyers representing David Hicks for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  107. Hicks's state judged by US flack 
    News Interactive - Sat, 20 Jan 02:59:04 2007
    THE assessment that David Hicks's mental state was fine relied on a three-minute observation by an official who did not even exchange words with him.
  108. David isn't well: Terry Hicks 
    Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - Thu, 18 Jan 14:24:26 2007
    The father of Guantanamo detainee David Hicks says he doesn't believe Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's assertion that his son is in good health.
  109. Backlash over Hicks trial rules 
    The Age - Sat, 20 Jan 01:40:40 2007
    Federal Government could face backbench revolt over David Hicks after the announcement of US rules sparks legal outrage.
  110. Downer slams comments by Hicks lawyers 
    Hastings Gazette - Sat, 20 Jan 12:39:11 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has hit back at lawyers representing David Hicks for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  111. Downer slams comments by Hicks lawyers Open this result in new window
    The Star - Sat, 20 Jan 12:30:12 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has hit back at lawyers representing David Hicks for disputing his report that the Australian terror suspect is healthy.
  112. MP backlash as US sets Hicks terror trial rules 
    The Age - Sat, 20 Jan 01:27:17 2007
    The Federal Government could be facing a backbench revolt over David Hicks after the United States revealed the rules under which he will be tried.
  113. Hicks's state judged by US flack 
    Northern Territory News - Sat, 20 Jan 05:16:11 2007
    ALEXANDER Downer's assessment that David Hicks's mental condition was fine relied on a three-minute observation by an official at the US embassy in Canberra who did not exchange words with the Australian terror suspect.
  114. Letters extra 
    Guardian Unlimited - Wed, 24 Jan 11:10:42 2007
    Bleak care "These are practices that were out of date 20 years ago," writes David Brindle . When I retired from Buckinghamshire social services 23 years ago, highly trained and supervised people staffed establishments for children, the elderly and people with learning difficulties.
  115. Downer says no evidence David Hicks is mentally ill 
    Townsville Bulletin - Thu, 18 Jan 08:49:56 2007
    ALEXANDER Downer has denied that terror suspect David Hicks is suffering any mental illness as a result of his five-year detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
  116. Downer says no evidence David Hicks is mentally ill 
    News Interactive - Thu, 18 Jan 08:36:52 2007
    ALEXANDER Downer has denied that terror suspect David Hicks is suffering any mental illness as a result of his five-year detention at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
  117. Father's fury at Hicks visit 
    The Age - Fri, 19 Jan 16:25:41 2007
    Minister's assessment of David Hicks' mental state based on US report of five-minute Guantanamo encounter.
  118. Hicks's mental health not assessed by doctor 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Fri, 19 Jan 17:42:00 2007
    It has been revealed that a public affairs officer with the US Embassy in Canberra, not a doctor, assesed the mental health of Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks.
  119. No fair trial for Hicks, says Mori 
    Ararat Advertiser - Fri, 19 Jan 20:44:26 2007
    Revamped US military commissions are loaded against David Hicks and won't provide the Australian terror suspect a fair trial, his lawyer and family say.
  120. No fair trial for Hicks, says Mori 
    Ararat Advertiser - Fri, 19 Jan 20:43:56 2007
    Revamped US military commissions are loaded against David Hicks and won't provide the Australian terror suspect a fair trial, his lawyer and family say.
  121. No fair trial for Hicks, says Mori 
    Tenterfield Star - Fri, 19 Jan 20:32:52 2007
    Revamped US military commissions are loaded against David Hicks and won't provide the Australian terror suspect a fair trial, his lawyer and family say.
  122. Hicks case to begin soon: Pentagon 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Fri, 19 Jan 13:28:45 2007
    Military commission proceedings against David Hicks will begin "soon", the US Defence Department confirmed today.
  123. Hicks may be closer to trial 
    7News via Yahoo!7 News - Fri, 19 Jan 11:12:00 2007
    Australian terror suspect David Hicks is a step closer to facing trial at Guantanamo Bay.
  124. Government urged to protest over Hicks 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 13:41:54 2007
    THE federal Government must protest to the US that the new military commissions set to try terror suspect David Hicks were unfair, Labor said today.
  125. Hicks in initial 10 prosecutions 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 12:41:55 2007
    MILITARY commission proceedings against Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks will begin "soon", the US Defence Department said today.
  126. No fair trial for Hicks, says Mori 
    Western Advocate - Fri, 19 Jan 20:37:17 2007
    Revamped US military commissions are loaded against David Hicks and won't provide the Australian terror suspect a fair trial, his lawyer and family say.
  127. Hicks's lawyer blasts new guidelines 
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Fri, 19 Jan 09:56:59 2007
    David Hicks's American lawyer says new guidelines for his client's military trial are unfair and do not improve on the previous flawed system.
  128. Hicks' lawyer blasts new trial rules 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 09:11:45 2007
    DAVID Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system.
  129. Government urged to protest over Hicks 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 13:41:24 2007
    THE federal Government must protest to the US that the new military commissions set to try terror suspect David Hicks were unfair, Labor said today.
  130. No chance of fair trial: Hicks' father 
    Ararat Advertiser - Fri, 19 Jan 12:14:47 2007
    Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks has no chance of a fair trial under revamped US military commissions, his father says. Terry Hicks says the new commission regulations detailed by the US Defence Department on Friday offer no fresh hope to his son.
  131. Hicks' lawyer blasts new trial rules 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 09:11:20 2007
    DAVID Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system.
  132. No chance of fair trial: Hicks' father 
    Nyngan Observer - Fri, 19 Jan 12:03:17 2007
    Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks has no chance of a fair trial under revamped US military commissions, his father says. Terry Hicks says the new commission regulations detailed by the US Defence Department on Friday offer no fresh hope to his son.
  133. No chance of fair trial: Hicks' father 
    Tenterfield Star - Fri, 19 Jan 12:04:35 2007
    Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks has no chance of a fair trial under revamped US military commissions, his father says. Terry Hicks says the new commission regulations detailed by the US Defence Department on Friday offer no fresh hope to his son.
  134. Still no fair trial for Hicks, says lawyer 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 11:48:14 2007
    AUSTRALIAN terror suspect David Hicks could be convicted on evidence gained by coercion under the rules of revamped US military commissions, his father and military lawyer said today.
  135. Report on Hicks not reliable, says father 
    Tenterfield Star - Fri, 19 Jan 09:47:26 2007
    The father of detained Australian terror suspect David Hicks has dismissed as worthless reports that his son is in good physical and mental condition, saying the US officials who visited him did not stay long enough to make a proper assessment.
  136. Hicks' lawyer slams new Guantanamo rules 
    Ararat Advertiser - Fri, 19 Jan 10:14:15 2007
    David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system.
  137. Still no fair trial for Hicks, says lawyer 
    Townsville Bulletin - Fri, 19 Jan 11:49:56 2007
    AUSTRALIAN terror suspect David Hicks could be convicted on evidence gained by coercion under the rules of revamped US military commissions, his father and military lawyer said today.
  138. Still no fair trial for Hicks, says lawyer 
    Northern Territory News - Fri, 19 Jan 11:45:10 2007
    AUSTRALIAN terror suspect David Hicks could be convicted on evidence gained by coercion under the rules of revamped US military commissions, his father and military lawyer said today.
  139. Report on Hicks not reliable, says father 
    Ararat Advertiser - Fri, 19 Jan 09:43:24 2007
    The father of detained Australian terror suspect David Hicks has dismissed as worthless reports that his son is in good physical and mental condition, saying the US officials who visited him did not stay long enough to make a proper assessment.
  140. Hicks' lawyer slams new Guantanamo rules 
    Tenterfield Star - Fri, 19 Jan 10:17:42 2007
    David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system.
  141. Hicks' lawyer slams new Guantanamo rules 
    Nyngan Observer - Fri, 19 Jan 10:18:19 2007
    David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system.
  142. No chance of fair trial: Hicks' father 
    Stawell Times-News - Fri, 19 Jan 12:14:09 2007
    Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks has no chance of a fair trial under revamped US military commissions, his father says. Terry Hicks says the new commission regulations detailed by the US Defence Department on Friday offer no fresh hope to his son.
  143. Report on Hicks not reliable, says father 
    The Star - Fri, 19 Jan 09:45:24 2007
    The father of detained Australian terror suspect David Hicks has dismissed as worthless reports that his son is in good physical and mental condition, saying the US officials who visited him did not stay long enough to make a proper assessment.
  144. Hicks' lawyer slams new Guantanamo rules 
    The Star - Fri, 19 Jan 10:16:14 2007
    David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay inmates, saying the Australian terrorist suspect has no chance of a fair trial under the system
  145. Report on Hicks not reliable, says father 
    Stawell Times-News - Fri, 19 Jan 09:43:13 2007
    The father of detained Australian terror suspect David Hicks has dismissed as worthless reports that his son is in good physical and mental condition, saying the US officials who visited him did not stay long enough to make a proper assessment.
  146. Bush 'can't be trusted' on Hicks 
    The Australian - Sat, 20 Jan 14:03:09 2007
    Democrats leader Lyn Allison was referring to a comment by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer that he had been told by a person who had visited Hicks in Guantanamo Bay that he was mentally sound, contradicting claims by his father, Terry Hicks.
  147. Downer can't be believed on Hicks: Father 
    News Interactive - Thu, 18 Jan 20:50:23 2007
    FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer assertion that there's no evidence David Hicks is suffering mental illness is unbelievable, the terror suspect's father and Labor say.
  148. Australia wants U.S.-held captive charged soon 
    Miami Herald - Wed, 24 Jan 01:26:42 2007
    Australia has asked the United States to bring new charges against Australia's sole remaining inmate at Guantánamo Bay by the middle of next month, the prime minister said today.
  149. Downer can't be believed on Hicks: Father 
    News Interactive - Thu, 18 Jan 20:50:57 2007
    FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer assertion that there's no evidence David Hicks is suffering mental illness is unbelievable, the terror suspect's father and Labor say.
  150. Reveal identity of Hicks's visitor, ALP urges Downer 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Thu, 18 Jan 11:41:00 2007
    The Federal Opposition says the Foreign Affairs Minister should reveal who made an assessment of Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks's mental state.
  151. Downer 'stupid' on Hicks 
    The Age - Fri, 19 Jan 14:55:20 2007
    Minister's assessment of Hicks' mental state based on US report of five-minute Guantanamo encounter.
  152. Bush can't be trusted: Democrats 
    The Age - Sat, 20 Jan 14:55:20 2007
    Democrats say assurances by the Bush administration that David Hicks will receive a fair trial are worthless.
  153. Hicks not mentally ill, insists Downer 
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Thu, 18 Jan 09:37:05 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness.
  154. Bush can't be trusted: Democrats 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sat, 20 Jan 14:43:44 2007
    Row over the psychological health and legal position of Australian terror suspect David Hicks escalates.
  155. Hicks showing no sign of mental illness: Downer 
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Thu, 18 Jan 09:08:00 2007
    Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says he has been told Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks is showing no sign of mental illness.
  156. Hicks not mentally ill, insists Downer 
    Nyngan Observer - Thu, 18 Jan 10:20:19 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer says shows the Australian is in good health.
  157. Hicks not mentally ill: Downer 
    Townsville Bulletin - Thu, 18 Jan 10:19:46 2007
    FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer said shows the Australian is in good health.
  158. Hicks not mentally ill, insists Downer 
    Ararat Advertiser - Thu, 18 Jan 10:15:04 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer says shows the Australian is in good health.
  159. Hicks not mentally ill, insists Downer 
    Nyngan Observer - Thu, 18 Jan 10:17:41 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer says shows the Australian is in good health.
  160. Hicks not mentally ill: Downer 
    Northern Territory News - Thu, 18 Jan 10:15:01 2007
    FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer said shows the Australian is in good health.
  161. Hicks not mentally ill, insists Downer 
    Ararat Advertiser - Thu, 18 Jan 10:13:43 2007
    Foreign Minister Alexander Downer insists Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is not suffering from mental illness. But the minister has given scant information about a meeting between Hicks and a foreign national which Mr Downer says shows the Australian is in good health.
  162. Downer: no sign of distress in Hicks 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Thu, 18 Jan 01:07:09 2007
    David Hicks shows no sign of mental distress that would affect his ability to face trial, the Foreign Minister says.
  163. No sign of distress in Hicks, says Downer 
    Sydney Morning Herald - Wed, 17 Jan 23:51:10 2007
    DAVID HICKS shows no sign of mental distress that would affect his ability to face trial, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer, has said.
  164. Government urged to protest over Hicks 
    The Australian - Fri, 19 Jan 13:17:59 2007
    The US Defence Department today released a manual that revamps regulations for its US military commissions set to try Hicks and other Guantanamo Bay detainees.
  165. War homepage 
    The New Zealand Herald - Sat, 20 Jan 03:38:03 2007
    UNITED STATES - David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay prisoners, saying the 31-year-old Australian terrorist suspect would have no chance of a fair trial.
  166. Government urged to protest over Hicks 
    The Australian - Fri, 19 Jan 13:18:29 2007
    The US Defence Department today released a manual that revamps regulations for its US military commissions set to try Hicks and other Guantanamo Bay detainees.
  167. Terrorism homepage 
    The New Zealand Herald - Sat, 20 Jan 03:37:52 2007
    UNITED STATES - David Hicks' lawyer has blasted new rules for trying Guantanamo Bay prisoners, saying the 31-year-old Australian terrorist suspect would have no chance of a fair trial.
  168. Labor asks why Hicks not tried at home 
    Tenterfield Star - Wed, 17 Jan 20:17:34 2007
    The federal opposition has questioned how the government can say Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks cannot be tried in Australia if the evidence against him has not been released.
  169. Labor asks why Hicks not tried at home 
    Hastings Gazette - Wed, 17 Jan 20:09:20 2007
    The federal opposition has questioned how the government can say Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks cannot be tried in Australia if the evidence against him has not been released.
  170. Downer can't be believed on Hicks: Father 
    The Australian - Thu, 18 Jan 20:48:29 2007
    Terry Hicks and the federal opposition today criticised Mr Downer's comments that there was "no suggestion" the Adelaide-born terror suspect was mentally ill.
  171. New military commissions 'flawed' 
    News Interactive - Fri, 19 Jan 13:26:36 2007
    AUSTRALIAN terrorist suspect David Hicks faces trial by a fundamentally flawed and unfair system, the Law Council of Australia says.
  172. Aussie detainee's lawyer blasts new rules 
    UPI - Fri, 19 Jan 12:04:03 2007
    SYDNEY, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The Army lawyer acting for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says new rules for U.S. military trials are unfair.
  173. Official Blasts Gitmo Inmate's Lawyers 
    Washington Post - Sat, 20 Jan 23:10:29 2007
    NEW YORK -- Australia's foreign minister on Friday criticized lawyers representing the only Australian inmate at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay for disputing his report that the man is healthy.
  174. Guantanamo 'fails to meet' UK standards 
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Sun, 21 Jan 11:58:03 2007
    The US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba fails to meet even basic British standards for prisoners, British parliamentarians who visited the base say..
  175. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Port Macquarie News - Thu, 25 Jan 15:59:37 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  176. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Thursday Magnet - Thu, 25 Jan 11:49:08 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  177. Charge Hicks by mid-Feb: Howard tells US 
    Hastings Gazette - Tue, 23 Jan 14:24:01 2007
    Prime Minister John Howard says he has told the US government Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  178. PM tells US to formally charge Hicks by next month 
    Northern Territory News - Tue, 23 Jan 13:30:05 2007
    PRIME Minister John Howard said today he had told the US that Australian terror suspect David Hicks must be formally charged by the middle of next month.
  179. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Stawell Times-News - Thu, 25 Jan 15:54:06 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  180. Lawyers fear Hicks may shun meeting 
    Summit Sun - Thu, 25 Jan 15:49:53 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  181. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Western Advocate - Thu, 25 Jan 11:51:46 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  182. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - Thu, 25 Jan 11:51:01 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  183. Legal team gathers around Hicks 
    Southern Highland News - Thu, 25 Jan 11:45:26 2007
    David Hicks' Australian lawyer is to visit the terrorist suspect at Guantanamo Bay. Adelaide-based lawyer David McLeod will join the rest of Hicks' legal team in visiting the US military prison in Cuba to confer with Hicks.
  184. Domestic news 
    The West Australian - Thu, 25 Jan 14:22:05 2007
    David Hicks' lawyers fear they could be shunned by the Australian terror suspect at a scheduled meeting at Guantanamo Bay on Monday. Hicks' legal team will spend next week in Cuba to meet with the Adelaide-born detainee at the US military facility.
  185. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Hastings Gazette - Tue, 23 Jan 09:23:30 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  186. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Nyngan Observer - Mon, 22 Jan 16:17:18 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  187. Months before Hicks hearing 
    The Age - Sun, 07 Jan 01:00:50 2007
    Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will not have his guilt or innocence examined for at least another six months.
  188. At least six months before Hicks is given a hearing 
    The Age - Sun, 07 Jan 00:19:09 2007
    Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks will not have his guilt or innocence examined by a tribunal for at least another six months.
  189. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    The Star - Tue, 23 Jan 09:30:17 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  190. Both Hicks and Ruddock await legal challenge 
    Southern Highland News - Tue, 23 Jan 09:29:00 2007
    Terrorist suspect David Hicks and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock are for once in the same legal boat.
  191. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury - Mon, 22 Jan 16:24:10 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  192. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Whyalla News - Mon, 22 Jan 16:12:45 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.
  193. We're all to blame for Hicks: Kennett 
    Queanbeyan Age - Mon, 22 Jan 16:20:50 2007
    All Australians are to blame for terror suspect David Hicks still being held at Guantanamo Bay, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett says. With Hicks now having spent five years imprisoned without trial, Mr Kennett said it was "unacceptable" that Australians had not rallied to bring him home.