Shame! Australian Government Not Protecting Australians From US Abuse

For months, the Howard government has been saying that there is no need for them to investigate David Hicks, the Australian held in at Guantanamo Bay, because the US government has assured them that he is fine. Now, David Hicks' lawyer says he has been abused:

"Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks's lawyer, Stephen Kenny, says his client has been abused and his human rights violated while in United States detention. Mr Kenny says he is unable to detail the abuses because of confidentiality agreements with US authorities, but says they do not involve sexual abuse. He says they date back to 2002 and go beyond stress-and-duress techniques used by interrogators. Mr Kenny says he is convinced that the abuses were orchestrated and organised at high levels of the US command structure."

Well, Mr Howard??? Can we expect any action? Can we expect any accountability?

I dont care if Hicks is innocent or guilty, he hasn't been treated fairly and the plain facts are that his story could have happened to any Australian and our Government would not have stood up for us.