IT PAYS TO LISTEN TO YOUR PARENTS

It looks like David Hicks's will soon go before a GITMO military tribunal deemed unfair by some:

Mr Rudd says Prime Minister John Howard should act to ensure a fair trial for Hicks, who has now been held in detention by the US Government for three years following his capture in Afghanistan.

"Our position throughout has been that US military tribunals do not provide a fair trial and it's time the Howard Government resolved this matter once and for all," he said.

"This has been the subject of mishandling for over three years now and frankly it's got beyond a joke."

A three-judge panel found unanimously in favour of the Bush administration, ruling that the Guantanamo detainees are not covered by the Geneva Conventions and that the commissions are a competent tribunal to hear the charges against them.

They found that the detainees do not have rights in the US civil system. It means the military commissions set up to try detainees can go ahead.

Just like your mother always told you, hanging out with the wrong people can get you in trouble. Funny, the older I get, the smarter my parents were.