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Down Under
Hicks at breaking point, says lawyer
2005-06-23
The new Australian civilian lawyer for Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says he is shocked by his client's appearance and mental health, after their first meeting. David McLeod has just returned from his first visit to the US detention centre in Cuba. Military lawyer Major Michael Mori escorted Mr McLeod and another Australian lawyer, Michael Griffin, to Guantanamo Bay. Mr McLeod says his initial impression of David Hicks is that he is at physical and mental breaking point. "David's not well. He's got a bad back, his eyesight is failing," he said. Mr McLeod described the conditions at the prison. "If you imagine going down to the zoo and watching the gorillas in an enclosure, that's how they're being held," he said.
Posted by:Fred

#16  :) I wuz waiting for that.

Posted by: Shipman   2005-06-23 19:12  

#15  Another snake trying to free another jackal.

There is no need for such insulting metaphors. I'm not sure about snakes, but Jackals deserve an apology.
Posted by: Jackal   2005-06-23 17:53  

#14  11/5/04:Australia’s Hicks ’losing sanity’

Come back in another 7 months, counselor. Everybody loves a good sob story.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-06-23 12:04  

#13  Another snake trying to free another jackal. It didn't take long for this asshole to jump on the "Gitmo Abuse" fairy tale. Thanks Turban Durban!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-06-23 10:29  

#12  "If you imagine going down to the zoo and watching the gorillas in an enclosure, that's how they're being held,"

Now, if you read this, you would be thinking, Bronx Zoo or Chicago [we have a great one]Zoo, or even the famous St. Louis Zoo. But no, I am sad to report we are talking about a zoo in Cuba. In Cuba of all places.
Posted by: Dick Durbin   2005-06-23 10:26  

#11  Beat me to it, AJ5985!

"Charles Manson loses mind in Prison"?

Still, may I offer "guerillas in the zoo"?
Posted by: JDB   2005-06-23 10:24  

#10  Beat me to it, AJ5985!

"Charles Manson loses mind in Prison"?

Still, may I offer "guerillas in the zoo"?
Posted by: JDB   2005-06-23 10:24  

#9  shocked by his mental health? as opposed to his perfectly sounds state of mind that got him there in the first place
Posted by: Angerong Jeng5985   2005-06-23 09:25  

#8  "David's not well. He's got a bad back, his eyesight is failing," he said.

"Yeah, and it's that Rumsfeld guy's fault, too! I personally saw him punch my client in the back and poke him in the eyes!" McLeod added. "Wait, I mean, it's all that evil planner's fault, ya know, Karl Rove!"
Posted by: BA   2005-06-23 09:04  

#7  I thought he was at the breaking point a long time ago (this isn't the first time we've seen this story). So, break already!
Posted by: Spot   2005-06-23 08:16  

#6  "If you imagine going down to the zoo and watching the gorillas in an enclosure, that's how they're being held," he said.

Zoos treat the animals very, very well. They give them specially tailored diets, customized medical care, and do their best to ensure the animal is healthy and happy enough to breed, despite being in captivity.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-06-23 08:12  

#5  Screw him, sounds like its time for him to be put down.
Posted by: JerseyMike   2005-06-23 08:04  

#4  Consider the source: It's his LAWYER.
Posted by: Ptah   2005-06-23 05:31  

#3  "If you imagine going down to the zoo and watching the gorillas in an enclosure, that's how they're being held,"

That means he is being housed in good conditions. I am all for just putting a bullet behind his ear.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-06-23 01:44  

#2  Gorillas are neat animals..how dare that ambulance chaser compare his shit head client to a gorilla!
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-06-23 01:40  

#1  Cue the nanoviolins...
Posted by: PBMcL   2005-06-23 00:46  

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