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Witch Hunt in Gambia

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, pictured in 2006, invited witch doctors to the West African nation.
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, pictured in 2006, invited "witch doctors" to the West African nation.

(CNN) — Around 1,000 people accused of being witches in Gambia have been locked up in secret detention centers and forced to drink a dangerous hallucinogenic potion, according to human rights organization Amnesty International.

A bit of a time warp to the Salem witch trials of 1692.  Crazy stuff in 2009.  But I suppose it is not much of a stretch for people who can believe in gods, devils, angels, spirits and/or miracles.  Why not witches, spells and curses?  People can be so delusional, it’s scary.

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