"I am innocent, completely innocent

- until proven guilty."
"Yair, yair, tell that to the judge. Next guilty man who wants to declare his innocence step up now or forever hold your peace. Come one, come all. Innocence declarations heard now. Come and declare your innocence now. Oh yea oh yea!"

How interesting it is to hear how the innocent until he is proven guilty protestations are coming from all and sundry in the Liberal Party now that one or two of their own have been caught out in dodgy financial affairs/scandals/-gates. "Just remember innocent until proven guilty is the hallmark of our democratic way of life here in Australia, land of the brave and home of the free."

Forgive me I'm sure but does that apply to Mr David Hicks, Citizen of Australia prisoner in Gautamo Gaol for five years without trial?

Oh well it would, but he's in USA and they have different standards to us. God bless America, the home of the brave.