![Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, pictured in 2006, invited witch doctors to the West African nation.](https://i0.wp.com/img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/bissells/jammeh.jpg?resize=292%2C219)
(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.