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NEWS REPORT Wednesday 8th November 2006 U2 also wants Hicks out of Guantanamo Irish rockers U2 have used the opening concert of their Australian tour to campaign for terrorist suspect David Hicks to be released from Guantanamo Bay The Irish super group's frontman, Bono, raised the Hicks case during Tuesday night's concert at the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre in Brisbane Bono, during the U2 classic Sunday Bloody Sunday, said Hicks should be released from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, where he has been since 2001 "We call for David Hicks to be brought back to Australia" he said He has already said he wants to talk to Mr Howard about boosting Australia's aid to poor countries He said wealthy countries should donate more of their GDP (gross domestic product) to help combat global poverty, particularly in Africa Hicks, an Adelaide-born Muslim convert, has been detained at Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba since he was captured with Taliban forces in Afghanistan five years ago, but is yet to face trial |
What a fuck-head!! From the webmaster |
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