LSD Mystery: In 2002, Justice Dept. OK'd Dosing Detainees

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By Justin Rood - October 13, 2006, 3:18 PM
After reporting yesterday that lawyers for Jose Padilla accused government interrogators of forcing their client to take drugs similar to LSD or PCP, more than a few people wondered if I had been slipped a couple tabs myself.

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So I was surprised to discover that in 2002, Justice Department lawyers carefully considered the issue and advised the White House that it was okay. In their view, it was acceptable to force detainees to ingest "mind-altering substances," as long as it was not intended to cause months-long bouts of serious mental illness.

How do we know that? Because in August 2002, the Justice Department gave then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales a 50-page document saying so. And a follow-up document in 2004 reaffirmed it.

(When they make cocaine & Jack Daniels mandatory, we'll know that Bush will be taken into custody quietly. E)

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