Close Gitmo!: Musicians Angry Their Music Used For ‘Torture’
by Big Hollywood
From the “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction” files:
Rock bands including Pearl Jam and REM have joined a coalition of musicians to support the US president’s efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison.
The National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, which also includes former military officers, launched on Tuesday.
Many of the artists who have signed up are angry that their music was used as an interrogation tool in the jail.
But CIA spokesman George Little said music was used only for security, rather than “punitive purposes”. (more…)
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