Springsteen Used As Torture At Camp X-Ray

[matcom]

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A TERROR suspect freed from Guantanamo Bay has told of cruel and unusual punishment.

Hamed Abderrahman Ahmad, a Spaniard who denies any links with terrorism, said he had to wrap his head in a damp towel to try to muffle loud tapes of Born in the USA.

Mr Ahmad said he was confined to a small cell where the lights were always on and he was forced to listen endlessly to Bruce Springsteen.

"First I spent a month in a cell two metres square that had a roof of sheet iron, with unbearable heat," he said.

"All day they blared patriotic American music. It was Born in the USA. We had to put wet towels on our heads to be able to bear the heat and not hear the music . . .

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8831931%255E13762,00.html

[SiobhanClancy]

1. Bruce won't be pleased about that...

he complained about the Repukes using the song in their campaigns...I'm sure he'll have something to say about it being used this way.

[latebloomer]

12. he will be MIGHTILY pissed!!

He had some harsh words to say about the Bush Adminstration during last year's tour.

[GOPisEvil]

2. Memo to Mr. Ahmad

...BORN IN THE USA is NOT, repeat NOT, a patriotic song. Actually listen to the lyrics next time it is played.

[SoFlaJets]

8. Damn republicans

never get the message do they?Bruce is my hero and a staunch progressive and he happens to be living about 20 minutes away and I ain't telling you guys where down here in Fla that is nyah nyah

[BlueEyedSon]

3. "Born in the USA" is not patriotic.

Common misconception though....

LOL GOP, you beat me by a second!

[THUNDER HANDS]

4. wimp

He's lucky they didn't play 'Mary Queen of Arkansas'

[SoFlaJets]

9. Hey Magic

I got him to sign my "Songs"jacket a couple of weeks ago

[THUNDER HANDS]

11. sweet

I've never met Bruce, but I've heard he's terrific to all his fans.

[SoFlaJets]

18. he was damn decent to me

both times I met-and ya know what as probably the biggest Bruce fan around South Florida(maybe not there are some real fanatics here too)I wanted to ask him a thousand questions but I respect him too much to intrude on his space.So.I left the guy alone and am glad I did

[DenverDem]

5. And we wonder why the world hates us?

Great example of our Christian values.

[emad]

6. So they don't use Andy Williams anymore? How about AnnCoulter

piped into the cells 24/7?

[CO Liberal]

7. Things Could Be Worse

They could be using the Ethel Merman disco album....

:-)

[SiobhanClancy]

10. Please tell me...

that there was never such a thing as THAT!

[TheMightyFavog]

14. Oh, yes there was!

[mac56]

17. what is that thing the hand is holding

at the edge of the cover?

[SoFlaJets]

19. That's a hat Mac

nm

[mac56]

21. Oh, I see now.

And why?

[mobuto]

13. William Shatner's album

One listen to that and Al Qaeda terrorists will spontaneously combust.

[Plaid Adder]

25. MR. TAMBOURINE MAAAAAAAAAN!!!

Sorry. Had to do that.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[TheMightyFavog]

15. It could be worse.....

*shudders

[TheMightyFavog]

16. At least they didn't force them to watch the Yatta! video continuously

http://www.syberpunk.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=yatta

[Kamika]

20. why complain

Bruce is pretty good :D

[markses]

22. And all the Gitmo detainees kept talking about was

Glory Days, yeah they'll pass you by
Glory Days, in the flash of a jihad sky
Glory Days, glory days

Glory days....

;-)

[RandomKoolzip]

23. Yeah, well can I sue Clear Channel for forcing ME to listen to

Springsteen's horribly overblown greezeball melodramas all the time? I feel pretty tortured myself whenever I hear "Born to Run" on the radio....

[Plaid Adder]

24. Assholes. Are they paying Bruce royalties?

First of all, "Born in the USA" is ironic, as any Springsteen fan will tell you. I don't know how people manage NOT to hear the lyrics.

Second, I am quite sure Springsteen would be horrified to know his music was being used to break the wills of our government's captives.

Third, what the hell do they expect that to accomplish? Bruce's music is powerful indeed, but do they really think that after hearing "Boooooooorn in the USA" for the 1000000th time, they'll suddenly start feeling patriotic and spill their guts to protect our country?

What a load of morons,

The Plaid Adder

[MrSlayer]

26. Aren't there rules against this sort of thing?

I'd be ramming my head into the wall repeatedly if it were me. There are worse things to endure but not many.

[mobuto]

27. No, but there are rules against playing Yanni

to detainees. Seven international treaty conventions, signed and ratified by all but three nations (Greece, Cyprus and Uzbekistan), have declared the nonconsensual playing of Yanni to be a Crime Against Humanity and punisheable by death.