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Lawyer: Military Urged Drugs on Pilots

By Lynn Neary

Published January 1, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

A lawyer for two Illinois National Guard pilots who accidentally bombed Canadian forces in Afghanistan last spring says his clients were on drugs. He says military officials pushed the men to take amphetamines. Hear more from NPR's Lynn Neary and Christian Science Monitor correspondent Brad Knickerbocker, a former Navy pilot.

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Lynn Neary

Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.

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