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drug that turns ISIS into ‘unforgiving killing machines’
http://nypost.com ^ | 08/20/2017 | Josie Griffiths

Posted on 08/20/2017 11:45:02 AM PDT by heterosupremacist

ISIS fighters have been using a drug called Captagon, dubbed “chemical courage,” to stay alert in battle.

What is Captagon?

Captagon is a psychostimulant which is made of a combination of amphetamine and theophylline.

It is just one brand name of a group of drugs known as Fenethylline.

The drug came into the mainstream in 1961 and was used for around 25 years as a milder alternative to amphetamines.

It was used to treat kids with ADHD and, less commonly, for narcolepsy and depression.

Unlike amphetamines, Captagon does not increase the patient’s blood pressure – meaning it could be used to treat those with cardiovascular conditions.

However, it is highly addictive – and became illegal in most countries in 1986.

You’d struggle to get your hands on it in the US but Captagon is a popular recreational drug in the Middle East.

It’s made cheaply, with a street value of between $5 and $19, in countries including Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Syria. Fake versions of the drug are also widely available.

In October 2015, Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz, of Saudi Arabia and four others were arrested in Beirut on suspicion of drug trafficking.

Two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine were allegedly found aboard a private jet scheduled to fly to the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Suicide bombers, like Manchester terrorist Salman Abedi, are said to be pumped full of drugs before they are sent on a mission, giving them red eyes and a distinctive look of confusion.

The drug turns the terrorists into “unforgiving killing machines,” Arab News reports.

The drugs often leave extremists suffering from a crippling addiction, further boosting their reliance on their cruel jihadi masters.

According to reports, a growing number of demoralized Syrian citizens have also resorted to taking the drug.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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To: EagleUSA
A bunch of drugged-up, kill-crazy psychopaths!

Just like their American buddies, the DNC, their MSM and voters!

21 posted on 08/20/2017 1:11:35 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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To: heterosupremacist
The drug turns the terrorists into “unforgiving killing machines,” Arab News reports.

Cart in front of horse there.

22 posted on 08/20/2017 1:12:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: EagleUSA

Or drop them in front of an Antifa rally.


23 posted on 08/20/2017 1:23:54 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: heterosupremacist

*slam does that to them too.


24 posted on 08/20/2017 1:26:25 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: 43north

Your news of you and your friends requirements have lightened my heart this day. Thank you, my FRiend.


25 posted on 08/20/2017 1:27:40 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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To: heterosupremacist
Absurd scare story. The drug was developed as a less potent alternative to amphetamines.

What makes ISIS dangerous isn't what drugs they take, it's what the first initial 'I' in their name stands for.

26 posted on 08/20/2017 1:53:43 PM PDT by Salman (I don't do Facebook, and neither should you.)
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To: heterosupremacist

A form of this is given by doctors in the US to young boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. It is no wonder we have school shootings when this killer drug is widely given. That’s why the military does not accept recruits who have taken these drugs in the past. They, along with the opioids, prescribed by doctors and sold by the billions by Big Pharma, have destroyed thousands of lives.


27 posted on 08/20/2017 1:58:34 PM PDT by txrefugee (.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Wait a tick! Isn’t this the same religion that bans alcohol?


28 posted on 08/20/2017 2:17:46 PM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: nevergore
Wait a tick! Isn’t this the same religion that bans alcohol?

Yeah, it would be much better if'n they got all hupped up on Jim Beam.

29 posted on 08/20/2017 2:32:34 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: SpaceBar

Just like the ‘Antifa-Crats’


30 posted on 08/20/2017 3:01:01 PM PDT by CMailBag
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To: SpaceBar

You do not realize just how close to the truth you are.


31 posted on 08/20/2017 3:10:00 PM PDT by carmen2017
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To: heterosupremacist

Drugging warriors has been done for centuries. The Germans drugged their soldiers for higher performance without fear.

Hitler’s Little Helper: A History of Rampant Drug Use Under the Nazis
By DAGMAR HERZOGMARCH 27, 2017

Norman Ohler documents the ways the drugs drove the German Army during World War II, in his book Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich.

German soldiers during the early part of WWII were known to use Pervitin, a form of methamphetamine. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)

Ohler argues that some of the German army’s early triumphs — victories that would shape the course of the war — were thanks in part to the use of an over-the-counter form of methamphetamine called Pervitin. A doctor named Otto F. Ranke was tasked with improving the performance of German soldiers. He had seen studies that showed Pervitin reduced fear and fatigue, and realized it was the perfect combination for soldiers.

Pervitin helped keep the army marching past the breaking point when Germany invaded France by way of the Ardennes mountains. But the drug also helped the soldiers fight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/books/review/blitzed-drugs-third-reich-norman-ohler.html


32 posted on 08/20/2017 3:47:32 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Voting for Trump to be our President, made 62+ million of us into Dumb Deplorable Colluders, MAGA!!!)
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To: 43north; MurrietaMadman; Chode; All
I know what it means and I'm gonna tell Ya, I'll need way more than one blade of grass to use for cover😁
33 posted on 08/20/2017 4:32:51 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: mabarker1
LOL!!!
34 posted on 08/20/2017 4:51:57 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: mabarker1

All righty then but from Mabarker that shouldn’t surprise anybody.


35 posted on 08/20/2017 5:09:31 PM PDT by MurrietaMadman (Drain swamp drain.)
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To: Chode
😇
36 posted on 08/21/2017 4:31:25 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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To: MurrietaMadman
😁
37 posted on 08/21/2017 4:32:13 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Progress- the opposite of congress)
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