Comments on: Dr Haneef: The Story So Far

By: Club Troppo » Missing Link - Dr Haneef Edition

Club Troppo » Missing Link - Dr Haneef Edition — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:16:43 +0000

[...] noteworthy was Austrolabe’s effort, although also good was LawFont’s piece, along with [...]

By: David Fallon

David Fallon — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:53:38 +0000

India now has its very own David Hicks and Villawood has become the new Gitmo.

By: Dr Haneef Transcript

Dr Haneef Transcript — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:04:22 +0000

[...] Australian have published a leaked transcript [pdf] of Dr Haneef’s interview with the Australian Federal Police. Hedley Thomas, whose reporting of the incident so far [...]

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:08:15 +0000

The Australian has the first interview “leaked” and it clearly shows that the feds know he has not done anything other than contact his cousin in a chat room. Wow, what a crime.

Now they have cancelled the wife’s visa out of sheer spite and if he is going to be deported anyway with his life destroyed what is the point of pushing this anymore?

Ruddock didn’t even have a clue what he had been “charged with” and nor does Andrews.

This is cruel and vicious and is not excusable on any level.

By: Blue

Blue — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:16:46 +0000

Andrews may be perfectly within his rights to revoke Haneef’s visa but he should also revoke the visas of every other foreigner who has been charged with an offence. There are people on remand who have done far worse than lend a SIM card to their cousin one year before their cousin carried out a failed terrorist attack. If he doesn’t apply his powers evenly and fairly then the only thing we can conclude is that this is all politricks.

By: Zanjabil

Zanjabil — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:05:08 +0000

During Stalin’s times, vast numbers of innocent Soviets were falsely convicted of the crime of:

Terrorism.

During the Nazi occupation of Europe, the Nazi regime called members of the resistance:

Terrorists.

The unelected regime in the White House today and their poodle allies accuse Muslims of:

Terrorism.

Have we learnt nothing from history? Are we going to take their word for it? Again?

By: Baybers

Baybers — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:23:18 +0000

“As a nation, we began by declaring that “all men are created equal.” We now practically read it “all men are created equal, except Negroes.” When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read “all men are created equal, except Negroes and foreigners and Catholics.” When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of hypocrisy”

Abraham Lincoln August 24, 1855

By: scouse

scouse — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:25:30 +0000

This is about the election nothing more. These fascist thugs do not care about Haneef or terrorism. Their only terror is that may get wiped in a democratic election.

By: Tricia Rowe

Tricia Rowe — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:07:06 +0000

My bleeding left leanings grew out as the grey hairs grew in, nevertheless I find the parallel to the USA, Guantamano Bay and David Hicks absolutely uncanny. With another election looming is was of course an imperative that another major security threat would need to be manufactured. ….helpfully fanned by the media and the opposition. Pity about the rule of law!!

By: mike

mike — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:35:39 +0000

The use of Section 501 to overcome the effect of granting bail to Haneef, and the character assassination of the magistrate who made that decision, all point to moves characteristic of fascism. I’ve commented on this here: http://mike-servethepeople.blogspot.com