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military.rightpundits.com - 10/25/2009
Music Used at Guantanamo Angers Musicians
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Music used at Guantanamo is angers musicians. It seems that the U.S. military has been cranking up the volume of Western music to get more cooperation from uncooperative prisoners in the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Doesn’t it seem a bit ironic that musicians are objecting to ...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/22/2009
Musicians Protest Tunes Used in Interrogations
— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Rockers seek information about the use of their music at detention centers.... (more) Musicians Protest Tunes Used in Interrogations
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Musicians seek Guantanamo records on detainee torture
washingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
Musicians seek Guantanamo records on detainee torture
— washingtonpost.com — NOT-SO-JOYFUL NOISE: Former detainees say sensory assaults included repeat playings of various artists, such as the Bee... Gees, whose original members were brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb (not pictured). At left, their sibling, Andy, also a ... (more) Musicians seek Guantanamo records on detainee torture
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huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use Of Music For Torture
— huffingtonpost.com — A group of prominent musicians are joining a campaign to close Guantanamo Bay and demanding the release... of records about what music was used during the potential torture of detainees there and at other facilities. Some of the more famous names in ... (more) Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use ...

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