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kydo

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15. Well yeah, the USA military has used and still uses stimulants.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 06:40 PM

Nov 2015

So did the Nazi's ... And Allied Forces. Pretty much every army throughout human history has used them. From Alexander the Great using opium to the USA using bennies.

Methamphetamine seem to work wonders on the battle field. The soldier can stay awake for days, while not feeling the effects of stuff like pain, and they tend to take unneeded risks, and often think they are supermen and invincible.

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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