Habib reunited with family

MAMDOUH Habib has been reunited with his family after arriving back in Australia. After being in Guantanamo Bay for 3 years with out charge. dont get me wrong why would they arrest some one with out some sort of proof

You have more on this? Or is this just a personal statement?

No personal issue i think there must be some thing here to let him go maybe he told them what he knew or something more

I'm glad they let him go, I don't believe that anyone should be subject to the barbaric conditions the Americans have put these people under. Anyways I am ashamed that our government let them do this to him.

thanks,
drfunk

I'd like to suggest that some members collect news stories on Habib's story (I've got papers due today and can't spend the research time.)

This the guy?

english.aljazeera.net...

"An Australian detained at the US military's Guantanamo Bay prison for nearly three years has arrived in Sydney and has been immediately allowed to go free...."

skippytjc
Thats him. I think there would be more to come of this as the media get to him

Here's some links.

Habib reunited with family

After more than three years in US detention as a terror suspect, Mamdouh Habib has arrived back in Australia.

The 48-year-old was transported from Guantanamo Bay on a government-chartered aircraft. He was flown from Cuba to Tahiti over Central America, in line with US requirements for him not to be flown over American airspace.

The plane touched down at the ExecuJet terminal of Sydney Airport shortly after 3:30pm (AEDT) today.

abc
news.com.au

drfunk, i agree with you but i don't think there was much they could do about it.

Sanc'.

Indeed the same has happend in the UK. Some of the men held at Guantanamo Bay for years have been released and returned here. They were arrested again in the UK by advice of the US. A couple of days later they have been released with no charges.

I wonder if any compensation is going to be payed, in my opinion it should be.

Australian P.M. John Howard has stated 'NO' in strong terms regarding government compensation.
There are the usual TV media willing to pay big bucks for his 'story'.

Anyway, he wont be able to sneeze according to this article.

Sanc'.

Originally posted by Southern Hemisphere
MAMDOUH Habib has been reunited with his family after arriving back in Australia. After being in Guantanamo Bay for 3 years with out charge. dont get me wrong why would they arrest some one with out some sort of proof

This is the guy that was captured on a battlefield in afghanistan right?

No Nygdan, he was arrested in Pakistan.

Proof???

WTF kinda proof are you looking for? Should we drag all the soldiers who caught him off the front lines as witnesses??? Fly his family over to tell us what a great guy he is?

Sorry, thats not gonna happen...we don't have time for ACLU lawyers and Liberal judges who would drag a trial like this on for a year!!

This is WAR!!! This punk got caught doing something prettty bad Im sure, we don't toss anyone into Gaunatanimo Bay.

Maximu§

Sigh, he was never on the front lines. Please know what you are talking about before posting.

Originally posted by Kriz_4
Sigh, he was never on the front lines. Please know what you are talking about before posting.

There was no link to connect this, so I could not find out the situation. Tell me Kriz, what did Habib get caught doing in Pakistan.....baking cookies? I know what Im talking about......do you?

I could give a RATS_A** about Habib and Andul and the rest of the punks at Guantanimo Bay...feed em to the sharks!!

PS: I read that link posted above......you think Im gonna beleave something from Al Jazeera??

[edit on 28-1-2005 by LA_Maximus]

LA_Maximus did you read the other links in this thread?

Sanc'.

His family were looking to move to Pakistan, he was there looking for schools for his children. It is said his was taken during a general sweep leading up to the Afgan invasion.

In October of that year, as he travelled on a bus to Karachi to catch his flight home, he was arrested by Pakistani police.

He obviously was innocent of the US charges as he was released without charge.

The US has also alleged that Mr Habib spent time in Afghanistan and helped to train al-Qaeda militants, although, now the US has decided not to press charges, the precise allegations against Mr Habib may never be known.

In fact, ever since his arrest, it has not been clear what Mr Habib was being held for.

news.bbc.co.uk...

You have obviously not read any information about this man and his circumstances. As I said before, know what you are talking about before you post.

Originally posted by sanctum
LA_Maximus did you read the other links in this thread?
Sanc'.

Yeah I read them, Im gonna trust our US Military's word before I trust this MFer....just because we let him go does'nt make him innocent. To hold someone for 3 years is serious...and like I said, he musta got caught doing something really bad.

We're not talking Boyscouts here...these killers hide behind nice people like yourself and Kriz.

I edited this post after reading the article more carefully.

[edit on 28-1-2005 by LA_Maximus]

We're not talking Boyscouts here...these killers hide behind nice people like yourself and Kriz.

LA_Maximus, you really need to STOP the personal attacks.

Originally posted by sanctum

We're not talking Boyscouts here...these killers hide behind nice people like yourself and Kriz.

LA_Maximus, you really need to STOP the personal attacks.

Calling you and Kriz "nice people" is a personal attack? I beg to differ.

Maximu§