https://freerepublic.com/tag/aussietaliban/ en-us Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:47:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793629/posts WASHINGTON, March 1, 2007 – The Defense Department’s Office of Military Commissions referred a charge today against David Matthew Hicks, an Australian captured in Afghanistan in December 2001. Judge Susan J. Crawford, the convening authority, referred one charge with two specifications of providing military support for terrorism. DoD officials said this is not a capital case. The referral is the first under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Hicks became known as “the Australian Taliban” following his capture. He is being held at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Under new procedures, Hicks must be arraigned... American Forces Press Service https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1793629/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:47:16 GMT