Interrogators played Christina Aguilera, Sesame Street, and ‘Barney’...to torture detainees.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/10/interrogators-played-sesame-street/

Interrogators played Christina Aguilera, Sesame Street, and ‘Barney’ theme song to torture detainees.»


One of the Bush administration’s psychological torture techniques against detainees has been to blast loud music to deprive detainees of sleep, causing some to “knock their heads against the walls and the doors, screaming their heads off.” According to British human rights group Reprieve, these are among the songs that the U.S. has used frequently:

- “Dirrty,” Christina Aguilera

– “F*ck Your God,” Deicide

– “Shoot to Thrill,” AC/DC

– “We are The Champions,” Queen

– “I Love You,” from “Barney and Friends”

– “Born in the USA,” Bruce Springsteen

– “Babylon,” David Gray

– “White America,” Eminem

– “Sesame Street” theme song

Others include Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Don McLean, Lil’ Kim, Limp Bizkit, Matchbox 20, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Tupac Shakur. Reprive has launched a new anti-music torture initiative, Zero dB.

[Mabus]

1. If they played the Barney theme song several times in a row, I would cave

or go (more) insane.


edited to add the "y" in played because evlbstrd made me laugh and I sprayed my laptop keys which resulted in a sticky "y" key. Damn you evlbstrd!

[DJ13]

2. I heard that Barney was a Pentagon Black Project

Now it makes sense.

He would drive anyone crazy enough to talk.

"I love you, you love me...."

AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!1

[ben_meyers]

3. Okay!! Okay!! I did it, I shot JR, now go away.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

17. Oh. My. God.

I know him! THe guy who was Barney's voice! He is my webmaster -- he is gonna flip when he reads this. :wow: I know that he will be upset to hear his work was being used this way. Poor Bob.

[zbdent]

4. Should have played "Let The Eagle Soar"

that would have had them confessing to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and the JFK assassination and stealing the Moon from the sky in no time flat ...

[DJ13]

5. Now THAT would be a war crime

[KansDem]

6. What?! No "It's a Small World After All?"

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/smworld.htm">Small World

Make sure your speakers/headset is working...:freak:

[Ioo]

7. No - Gitmo is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Disney Corp, that is why it is not played

[TK421]

8. No Rick Astley?

[bunnies]

9. Feliz Navidad - played in an endless loop.

There is no song on earth more torturous than that!

[KillCapitalism]

10. I'm surprised they didn't use this one:

http://www.webhamster.com/

[Richard D]

13. Or this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPDKHXWlLQ

[TexasObserver]

11. This is the kind of rampant stupidity the Bush administration stands for.

None of that crap works. It's idiotic meanness, bereft of any utility, except to the sadistic sociopaths who sign on to mistreat prisoners.

[Richard D]

12. OMFG

I'd take waterboarding over that line-up.

[ipfilter]

14. Amatures.

Everyone knows the Teletubbies are best method of torture.

[JVS]

15. What, no We Built this City or Starland Vocal Band?

[robertpaulsen]

16. If they locked me up & played Billy Mays infomercials non-stop...

I would tell them I started the goddamn Chicago fire...

But as the late great Christopher Penn said in Reservoir Dogs, "that don't necessarily make it fucking so!"

[Deja Q]

18. Well, lots of people have listen to that garbage too - of their own accord, no less.

With any luck, they sidestepped the RIAA when procuring that 'music'.