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2004-10-05 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by dennisw 2004-10-05 6:22:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Islamic ~~Tweakers~~ Heroesâ¢!

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-05 9:26:57 AM|| 2004-10-05 9:26:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Heroin and amphetamines do wonders for shooting accuracy. Keep it up, brave ~~Sir Robin~~ Lions of Islam.

Posted by ed 2004-10-05 9:34:57 AM|| 2004-10-05 9:34:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope we introduce LSD and MDMA into this mix. Fry their brains for them. A different type of chemical warfare to be sure.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-05 9:39:30 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-05 9:39:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I recall seeing a very similar story months ago (maybe during the initial Fallujah problems?). And so it makes me think this might not be that accurate. Especially the bit about "heroin in capsules." Heroin, most likely, would be in baggies or something. It's a powder, not a pill, meant to be smoked or snorted or injected. These guys are wasting their time filling gelatin capsules with very pure heroin? I doubt it.

Also, didn't Jihad Unspun or one of those wishful-thinking sites have some story about US soldiers on drugs that helped them KILL, KILL, KILL?

I also can't find info on any hallucinogen named "Arteen."

I wouldn't doubt that some of these guys are doped up, but I do doubt it's reached epidemic proportions.

Posted by growler 2004-10-05 10:07:59 AM|| 2004-10-05 10:07:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 That is not news. The word assassin comes from a sect of Arabs who would get high on hashish before going on a murdering mission.

Posted by Anonymous4724 2004-10-05 11:03:37 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:03:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 I read news articles of heroin use during the Fallujah fighting (April/May). There was an article with a photo showing discarded syringes and heroin cooking paraphenalia. Also there was a Rantburg article some days ago mentioning heroin use by the Madhi army in Najaf. I remember commenting on it, but my Rantburg search did not find it. No mention if the heroin was distributed in capsules or other form.

From a rantburg article (6/3/2004) linking thegreenside.com (letters from Maj. Bellon):
Equally astounding is evidence that these "holy warriors" are taking drugs to get high before attacks. It true, as we pushed into the town in April many Marines came across drug paraphernalia (mostly HEROIN). Recently, we have gotten evidence of them using another drug BZ that makes them high and very aggressive. Cowards and hypocrites. They donât have the nerve to fight without calming their fear with drugs. Between highs, they are robbing people and raping young girls. Some jihad.

Posted by ed 2004-10-05 11:23:42 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:23:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Yeah, sarge. We been shootin' reds and yellows all day!"

"...And boy, am I sleepy!"

Posted by mojo 2004-10-05 11:30:55 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:30:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 I can't imagine that heroin would be useful in getting them riled up to fight. The US commander they quoted said that they use amphetamines to get them to fight. This article is, typically, poorly written - but if one sufferes through it, it appears that they use the heroin to raise funds, amphetamines for the fighters and "reds" for the suicide bombers.

Posted by 2b 2004-10-05 11:36:20 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:36:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 That is not news. The word assassin comes from a sect of Arabs who would get high on hashish before going on a murdering mission.

Janjaweed Militia.

Qat chewers in Somalia.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-10-05 11:39:21 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-10-05 11:39:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 YO!! J(ihad) money, pass me some that, blunt. YO!!

Posted by Poison Reverse 2004-10-05 11:47:01 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:47:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 "Sarge! This one's hopped up on goofballs!"

"Throw him a Twinkie, and hold your fire 'til you see the reds of his eyes!"

Posted by BH 2004-10-05 11:55:18 AM|| 2004-10-05 11:55:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 #5--- And the words "hashish" and "assassin" come from the same word; a (really) medieval Islamic sect that specialised in political assasinations. Their HQ was a castle on a mountaintop in Syria, and their leader was know as "The Old Man of the Mountain". A chemically induced fighting mood has a rather long history in the Middle East.

Posted by Sgt. Mom 2004-10-05 3:32:51 PM|| [http://www.sgtstryker.com] 2004-10-05 3:32:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Their HQ was a castle on a mountaintop in Syria,

It was Persian mountains where the assassin's lair was. Hulagu Khan, the Mongol, finished them off where others had failed

Posted by dennisw 2004-10-05 6:10:51 PM|| 2004-10-05 6:10:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 According to the State Department analyst, gunfights have broken out between members of the Mahdiâs Army fighting over their share of the drugs. "There was a firefight in a mosque where two factions of Sadr guys shot each other to pieces over amphetamines," the analyst said, citing eyewitness reports

This is good news!

Posted by John (Q. Citizen) 2004-10-05 6:16:39 PM|| 2004-10-05 6:16:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 maybe the solution to the problem is dominoes pizza?

Posted by flash91 2004-10-05 9:41:33 PM|| 2004-10-05 9:41:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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