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Terry Hicks speaks: my son was a wreck

Terry Hicks has given an interview to USA Today, the first reporting of the thoughts of anyone in the Hicks family since son David was returned to an Australian prison from Guantanamo Bay. Here are some highlights:

Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups

The Haneef fiasco … Faris, Hanneef and Dancing With The Stars … we don’t all agree with you, Crikey … the C7 case cost taxpayers $3 per head … too much faith in the Australian voting public …

The Haneef fiasco: It’s the law stupid

Over the course of this past week two commentators on the Haneef case – The Australian’s Janet Albrechtsen and lawyer Peter Faris – have got it badly wrong.

Is immigration detention worse than prison?

Another remarkable development yesterday in the sad case of Dr Mohamed Haneef, when his legal advisers opted not to post bail. The obvious conclusion is that immigration detention is regarded as worse than prison, writes Charles Richardson.

Haneef on bail, Ruddock guilty of meddling

So Dr Mohammed Haneef gets bail this morning in Brisbane. Meanwhile he has no home to go and he has lost his job. Still, at least he’s a free man.