Thursday, December 11, 2008

Musicians condemn use of their songs as instruments of war

• Bands to protest against the practice during shows
• Prisoners say rock music was part of interrogation

"Nearly 20 years ago the US armed forces in Panama used the music of Guns N' Roses and Elvis Presley, played at maximum volume over loudspeakers, to try and drive the country's leader, Manuel Noriega, to surrender. A tactic was born. Since then, music played at unbearable volumes has been frequently deployed in Guantánamo Bay and elsewhere by the CIA, as part of a sophisticated portfolio of torture against detainees."

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