Musicians Involved in Torture Tactics

Ξ October 26th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ AC/DC, Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Pearl Jam |

Famed musicians, including REM and Pearl Jam, have filed a series of Freedom of Information requests, asking the government to declassify documents that would reveal which artists? catalogs were used in several prisons and military detention centers, including Guantanamo Bay. The music may have been used in controversial interrogation methods in which detainees are forced to listen to music at extreme levels for hours on end. The requests were filed by Close Gitmo Now, an organization aimed at pressuring Congress to support President Obama?s intentions to close Guantanamo Bay prison. Their allegations are based off the testimony of former prisoners and guards that identified music from artists like Britney Spears to AC/DC to the Sesame Street theme song.

 

Barack Obama pays tribute to Michael Jackson a week after his death

Ξ July 2nd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Barack Obama |

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President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Michael Jackson a week after his sudden death and told how he has all the music icon’s hits on his iPod.

The President, who had faced criticism for not making a public statement about Jackson, gave his thoughts on the King of Pop a week on.

Obama said Jackson will “go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers”.

He added: “I grew up on his music. I still have all his stuff on my iPod.”

Obama said he felt Jackson lived a “tragic and in many ways sad personal life”.

The President did not make a formal public statement about Jackson’s death, something typically done by the White House when a prominent public figure dies.

Instead Obama sent a private letter of condolence to the Jackson family.

Source: Splash News