Drugs involved in friendly fire deaths

by BBC

Fri, Dec 20, 2002 11:45AM

Two American pilots accused in a fatal "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan took speed before it occurred, an enquiry has found.
The pilots were taking amphetamines prescribed by the United States military when they killed four Canadians last April, according to US Air Force investigators.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2595641.stm

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§hmm

by hmm

Fri, Dec 20, 2002 11:52AM

"The pills, which are illegal in the US, are given to combat pilots who are involved in long eight or nine-hour sorties in small controlled doses, say the military. "

Maybe it takes more than training and PR to turn kids into killers...

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§Nothing New

by Radian

Fri, Dec 20, 2002 5:11PM

This has been done over the last 50 years. Pilots routinely take sleeping pills to sleep and uppers to stay up. This is no secret and has been air force policy for years. People die in war, warzones are dangerous no matter which side you are on.

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