David Hicks speaks out, as a man who knows US torture, in support of Wikileaks

Last night in Sydney around 200 people protested outside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in support of Julian Assange and Wikileaks. I spoke about the importance of an organisation that deeply challenged the power elites in both politics and the media.

A key speaker was David Hicks, the former innocent Guatanamo Bay detainee who was tortured by America with Australian complicity. His speech, filmed on my iPhone, was moving and eloquent:

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