Good Riddance to David Hicks

For good or for bad David Hicks is going home to Australia.  He's been locked up in Guantánamo Bay for a number of years held by US forces as a terrorist.  He's now going home to Australia where he'll serve an additional nine months term before he'll be able to walk free again.

Personally I'm happy to see the guy go.  I have a suspicion that he will probably be somewhat of a media sensation upon his release from prison.  However I don't doubt that is future will probably end up being rather bleak.

It strikes me that he was likely a terrorist, but holding him under the circumstances that the United States helped him has made him a bit of a pariah.  Personally I'm happy to remove that pariah status and send them packing.  He can now go home and live out his life as the loser he was before we picked them up.