Waving Goodbye to Gitmo

Well, here's a story about Australians!

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said terror suspect Mamdouh Habib would not receive an apology or compensation from his government.

The US has announced Mr Habib is to be released from Guantanamo Bay where he has been a prisoner for three years.

Mr Habib, from Sydney, has claimed he was tortured for six months in Egypt before being sent to Cuba.

His release will add pressure on the US to free David Hicks, the only other Australian detainee in Camp Delta.

The Australian government always indicated that it was happy for the US to handle the cases of Mr Habib and Mr Hicks.

But Mr Habib's lawyer, Stephen Hopper, said his client's release proved that he was innocent, and said Mr Habib would consider seeking compensation from Australia and the US over his detention.

Innocent, huh? How about this, or this, or this, or this?

Sorry, Mr. Habib. I don't buy your story, and from the looks of it, neither does the Australian government.