Hard rockers demand $666,000 after Guantanamo claims [their music used to "torture" terrorists]

AFP via Yahoo! ^ | 2/7/14

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Montreal (AFP) - A Canadian hard-rock band says it sent the Pentagon a $666,000 bill after a former Guantanamo Bay guard alleged that the US military used their music to torture detainees.

Skinny Puppy found out their music was blasted out at the detention center in southern Cuba from a former guard who is a fan of the band, keyboardist Cevin Key told Canada's CTV Television.

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Key said band members were "offended" to learn the claims that their music was played at Guantanamo to "inflict damage" on detainees.

"I wouldn't want to be subjected to any overly loud music for six to 12 hours at a time without a break," he said, acknowledging that Skinny Puppy's music could be a "terrible nightmare" for some listeners.

[Slings and Arrows]

I'm detecting some cognitive dissonance here.

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[bigheadfred]

I'm detecting some cognitive dissonance here.

lol

[ifinnegan]

Publicity stunt.

[Norm Lenhart]

“Cevin” who is too cool to spell his name correctly, is a flaming lib. So it goes with the territory ;)

[elcid1970]

But if your play their `music’ BACKWARDS, then there’s no copyright violation.

More effective as torture that way, too.

;^)

[Norm Lenhart]

Ever hear Skinny Puppy? You’d never tell the difference ;)

[twister881]

Play Hellery’s cackle on a loop, and the Muzzie dirtbags would give up their mother...and their favorite pleasure goat.

[Slings and Arrows]

> Ever hear Skinny Puppy? You’d never tell the difference ;)

...beat me to it.

[Hardastarboard]

I'm detecting some cognitive dissonance here.

Agreed, LOL!!

"Cevin" - What part of "We used your music to torture somebody" don't you get?

[Slings and Arrows]

Of course.

[Telepathic Intruder]

At least he didn’t play any Yoko Ono songs.

[bigheadfred]

all ive ever heard yoko do is caterwaul

[Slings and Arrows]

At least he didn’t play any Yoko Ono songs.

No mercy.

[left that other site]

Yoko? Ayee Haraam!!!!!!!!!

[Telepathic Intruder]

Caterwaul, perhaps. To me it sounds more like a cross between a smoke alarm and labor pains.

[Conspiracy Guy]

They should play Slim Whitman. It made the Martians’ heads explode. Wait never mind we could not get info from them then.

[Chode]

feh... on what grounds?

[houeto]

Publicity stunt.

That's not my take on it. Not the way things have gotten. Heck, a restaurant can get sued for having their employees sing Happy Birthday these days. Unreal.

[GreenHornet]

If they really wanted to torture them, they’d play the Time-Life Disco collection.