So called 'friendly fire' incidents by US Forces cost five British lives in the Iraq "war"... to date.. but what about AFGHANISTAN..?
In the LAST Gulf war more than half of all American pilots used amphetamines to keep them going on long missions. And they did the same in the latest war in Iraq. What's more, the US Air Force says the drug they use - Dexedrine - isn't harmful. They need it, they stay, to stay awake and alert.
April 2002. Two American F-16s are flying a mission above Afghanistan. Believing themselves under attack, they go in for the kill. They did in fact hit Canadian soldiers. Four died, eight were wounded. The US Air Force says the pilots behaved recklessly !
Dexedrine is the drug the Air Force uses. It's given to keep pilots alert when their tired minds and bodies would prefer to sleep.
The RAF - joint coalition partner - has strict rules on stimulants:
"RAF aircrew don't take amphetamines under any circumstances" a spokesperson told Channel 4 News.
2007-02-06
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