*Ø* Blogmanac | Letter shows Hicks's condition deteriorating, father says
American torture of Aussie starting to break him?
"Australia: The father of a man detained by the US military at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba says a letter from his son received yesterday indicates that his condition has deteriorated mentally and physically.
"The letter is dated September 1 and was received by his family yesterday.
"Detainee David Hicks writes of being isolated from other prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and seeing only military police.
"His father Terry Hicks says it also describes how food is his main concern and that his weight is fluctuating between 59 and 72 kilograms.
"'But he was always well-built; he looked after himself pretty well,' Mr Hicks said.
"For him to talk about weight loss like that then yes, something is definitely wrong."
"The family's lawyer Stephen Kenny says medical advice bears out Terry Hicks concerns.
"'It's an indicator that all else is not well and I've spoken to a psychiatrist today about weight loss as a result of stress and he indicates that clearly could be a factor,' Mr Kenny said.
"Terry Hicks says the letter suggests his son is also struggling to keep a grip on what is happening outside his prison.
"'To me just reading that letter is I think, his mental stability is now starting to weaken... they don't tell him what time it is or what month it is, so he wouldn't have a clue,' he said.
"Australian Federal Police and ASIO staff are expected to travel to Cuba in the near future to speak to David Hicks and the other Australian captive Mamdouh Habib."
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[Hicks and Habib are being held without trial by Shrub's goons but the complicit and compliant Australian government is doing nothing while the men are being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and held in tiny cells. Hicks's letter this week says "my main worry now is food". Readers: please tell your countrymen and women about The Campaign for Justice for Hicks and Habib, and sign the petition. More info www.fairgofordavid.org.]
American torture of Aussie starting to break him?
"Australia: The father of a man detained by the US military at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba says a letter from his son received yesterday indicates that his condition has deteriorated mentally and physically.
"The letter is dated September 1 and was received by his family yesterday.
"Detainee David Hicks writes of being isolated from other prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and seeing only military police.
"His father Terry Hicks says it also describes how food is his main concern and that his weight is fluctuating between 59 and 72 kilograms.
"'But he was always well-built; he looked after himself pretty well,' Mr Hicks said.
"For him to talk about weight loss like that then yes, something is definitely wrong."
"The family's lawyer Stephen Kenny says medical advice bears out Terry Hicks concerns.
"'It's an indicator that all else is not well and I've spoken to a psychiatrist today about weight loss as a result of stress and he indicates that clearly could be a factor,' Mr Kenny said.
"Terry Hicks says the letter suggests his son is also struggling to keep a grip on what is happening outside his prison.
"'To me just reading that letter is I think, his mental stability is now starting to weaken... they don't tell him what time it is or what month it is, so he wouldn't have a clue,' he said.
"Australian Federal Police and ASIO staff are expected to travel to Cuba in the near future to speak to David Hicks and the other Australian captive Mamdouh Habib."
Source
[Hicks and Habib are being held without trial by Shrub's goons but the complicit and compliant Australian government is doing nothing while the men are being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and held in tiny cells. Hicks's letter this week says "my main worry now is food". Readers: please tell your countrymen and women about The Campaign for Justice for Hicks and Habib, and sign the petition. More info www.fairgofordavid.org.]
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