Assertions of Drugging

Since 2002, more than two dozen former detainees in the war on terrorism have said that they were forcibly drugged by their U.S. captors. The Pentagon and CIA deny that drugs were used to coerce confessions, but the allegations are getting fresh attention after the disclosure of a 2003 Justice Department memo that specifically condoned drug use on terrorism suspects. Here are some of the allegations and responses:

GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 22, 2008

This Story Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned Article \| Adel al-Nusairi remembers his first six months at Guantanamo Bay as this: hours and hours of questions, but first, a needle. Assertions of Drugging		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 22, 2008 ¬es=Since 2002, more than two dozen former detainees in the war on terrorism have said that they were forcibly drugged by their U.S. captors. The Pentagon and CIA deny that drugs were used to coerce confessions, but the allegations are getting fresh attention after the disclosure of a 2003 Justice Department memo that specifically condoned drug use on terrorism suspects. Here are some of the allegations and responses:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - April 22, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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