Another David Hicks Post

From Lindsay Beyerstein at Majikthise, on this story:

Australia will not enforce a US-imposed gag on Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks despite it being a condition of the plea bargain that secured his release, Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said.

Hicks's US military lawyer, Major Michael Mori, has said his client could be sent back to Guantanamo if he talks to reporters.

But Ruddock said Canberra could not extradite Hicks back to the United States if he spoke to the media because he would not be breaking Australian law.

"In Australia, we have a position about freedom of speech," Ruddock told ABC television late on Tuesday.

Y'know, I like that attitude. I've had to deal with a gag order as part of a separation agreement from an employer who shall remain nameless. It was the typical corporate strong-arm stuff: sign the agreement or don't collect severance. Since the severance amounted to several thousand dollars, I signed. Just don't expect me to say anything about that company, because I can't tell you what I think of them.

Maybe Bush thinks he's just running another business. Fits his track record.