R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails Join Campaign To Close Guantanamo Bay
'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman
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A diverse group of musicians joined a coalition on Tuesday asking that the Obama administration close down the terror suspect camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Taking issue with their music reportedly being blasted at ear-bleeding levels in an attempt to break uncooperative terror suspects, artists i...
MTV.com News — 'It's anti-American, period,' said R.E.M. about the practice of using their music and others' at high volumes to intimidate detainees.By Gil Kaufman
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CNN Showbiz — Rock bands, including REM and Pearl Jam, want to know whether their music was played at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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VH1 News — R.E.M., Pearl Jam and other artists have joined in the campaign to close Guantanamo Bay in response to their music being used at high volumes to intimidate detainees. more info
Scotsman.com — REM, Pearl Jam and Billy Bragg are among a coalition of musicians demanding that the US government release details of music they claim was used as torture at Guantanamo B... more info
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