The Defense Department forced all "war on terror" detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison to take a high dosage of a controversial antimalarial drug, mefloquine, an act that an Army public health physician called "pharmacologic waterboarding." Full Story »
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An exhaustive report that details the use of a dangerious antimalarial drug on all detainees at Guantanimo Bay. There seems to be little question that mefloquine (Larium) was inappropriately prescribed, with sometimes tragic consequences. The preponderance of the evidence also indicates that Guantanimo detainees did not give informed consent and were forced to take the drug, a clear violation of their human rights. Less clear, though well within the realm of possibility, is the authors' suggestion that routine use of the drug constituted "pharmocologic waterboarding." Refusal to release the medical records of detainees for independent review prevents further investigation.
For years I have followed the story of MKULTRA, which involved the use by the CIA of various drugs for human experimentation. Less well known is the fact that every branch of the U.S. armed services conducted similar experiments, which had direct antecedents in the human experimentation conducted during WWII at Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. I am inclined to suspect that a full investigation of this issue will reveal that the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld obsession with ... More »
Jason Leopold and Jeffrey Kaye have published an excellent investigative report on "truthout" detailing the use of a malaria drug, mefloquine, on prisoners detained at Guantánamo Bay. Jason and Jeffrey provide an update on a story that is been told far too many times. This time the story centers on the United States military administering a drug that they knew had severe side effects such as suicidal thoughts, hallucinations, and severe anxiety to the detainees at Guantánamo Bay starting in 2002. The investigative report is thoughtful and thorough going to great lengths to ensure all parties have an opportunity to respond in full to any statements, accusations, and opinions surrounding this issue. Their investigation goes back ... More »
I have linked a short article from the Seton Hall law department concerning this issue. I have also included in that review of hyperlink to the PDF document of the complete Seton Hall investigation. I find myself saying this way too often – why don't people seem to process this type of information? Earlier today I was reading how Dick Cheney has been charged with bribery in Nigeria, do you think he's worried? Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib are places most of us are familiar with ... More »
An absolute prohibition against experiments on prisoners of war is contained in the Geneva Conventions, but President George W. Bush stripped war on terror detainees of ... More »
Overlooked by the main media outlets? Whatever the reason, investigative reports like this one will hopefully continue to reach the public.
A very indepth expose on some less than reputable practices being performed by our government. I'm intrigued as to why a story like this has gotten very little attention.
This shows great context it something that is very relevant to todays society during our "war on terror" and how the government seems to be doing whatever it can to get around a persons human rights, i understand that these men have committed very dangerous crimes but they still should not be tortured in my eyes,
Although this story is semi-frightening, it is interesting. This release of information was crucial and the fact that it was hidden shows that someone knew it was wrong. The Pentagon did not know about the drugs being handed out and would have most likely not ok'd it. This story gives a lot of background information so that someone like myself can easily read and understand the article.
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