Dubya's view of the importance of citizens' due process rights is shared by his allies:

THE US has reportedly asked Australia to take back war on terror detainee David Hicks - but Australia doesn't want to.

The New York Times says Australia is reluctant because Hicks has not violated any Australian law and would have to be released on his return.

He hadn't violated any laws. We can't have people like that walking around free, now, can we?

Via blogorrhea.