Assassins: The Prototype of Terror ... the Middle East, epitomized in the deadly cult of Hassan-i Sabbah. .... Hasan-i Sabbah, from whose name the words “assassin” and “hashish” have been forever intertwined.................... Alcohol only(?), probably drugs too. The original Grand Master of the Assassins, Hasan-i Sabah used Hash, opium and alcohol to make his followers more pliant and open to suicide for Allah(in his case , though , often money).Drugged and drunk they would wake up in a artificial garden surrounded by young "virgins"(or goats maybe), and be convinced they were in Heaven. Of course this was a big put up (like Hillary's smile), to convince the simple virgin(or goat) smitten youth that all he had to do was follow Hasan's orders and paradise was his, a reward for his suicide mission. By the way if you go to one of the Muslim message boards this morning there is a lively debate on which hair tonics that contain alcohol are acceptable. It would appear that although wood alcohol has better hold, only product that contains grain and or fruit alcohol is right on for Allah!
