Psychedelic Al Qaeda Torture Trip
Charles Johnson
Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 3:01 pm PST • Views: 151
Alleged Al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla is claiming torture, with a twist. His lawyer says US interrogators took him on a journey to the center of his mind. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, man. Far out.
MIAMI (Reuters) - Lawyers for alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla have asked a Florida judge to dismiss the terrorism case against him, saying he was tortured and force-fed psychedelic drugs while held at a U.S. military brig for more than 3-1/2 years.
“The torture took myriad forms, each designed to cause pain, anguish, depression and ultimately, the loss of will to live,” Padilla’s attorney’s said in the motion for dismissal filed in Miami federal court earlier this month.
“Often he had to endure multiple interrogators who would scream, shake and otherwise assault Mr. Padilla,” his lawyers said. “Additionally, Mr. Padilla was given drugs against his will, believed to be some form of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) or phencyclidine (PCP), to act as a sort of truth serum during his interrogations.”
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