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loyalsister

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5. I was instantly reminded of the movie TAPS

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 06:03 PM

Nov 2015

I know your statement didn't imply that the "stimulant" was killing, but I could not help but think of one of the final scenes. Tom Cruise's character is shooting out the window with absolute joy. It has to be one of the creepiest scenes I can remember from a film. Just saying, if that is the direction CNN was headed with that, ISIS didn't invent it. There's probably some sickness behind it that makes it a near universal possibility.

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ISIS fighters on stimulant often says CNN. Apparently they feel euphoric and more powerful [View all] applegrove Nov 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author closeupready Nov 2015 #1

It wouldn't be cricket to use this against them, though gratuitous Nov 2015 #2

How does CNN "know this?" And what "stimulant," in particular? HuckleB Nov 2015 #3

Captagon apparently. IIRC it's an amphetamine. I saw a news story a few weeks ago about a massive CJCRANE Nov 2015 #4

Thanks. That stuff is before my time. Dang. And not good. HuckleB Nov 2015 #6

On a SAUDI prince's private plane 2 Tons of the shit. hobbit709 Nov 2015 #7

Yeah, crazy. That was in the wiki link. HuckleB Nov 2015 #8

A SAUDI prince's private plane? KamaAina Nov 2015 #13

I think the original story was on BBC. I looked and could not find a link. Don't remember the name applegrove Nov 2015 #10

I did a search, and the story is spreading. HuckleB Nov 2015 #11

I was instantly reminded of the movie TAPS loyalsister Nov 2015 #5

Warriors using drugs, a phenomenon as old as war itself. Scuba Nov 2015 #9

As I've said for many years, the world is not going to succumb to a "Zombie Apocalypse" bobalew Nov 2015 #12

a lot of stimulant drugs were found in Kobani rollin74 Nov 2015 #14

Well yeah, the USA military has used and still uses stimulants. kydo Nov 2015 #15