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Christina Aguilera 'used to keep terror suspects awake'
Scotsman ^ | 6/13/05

Posted on 06/13/2005 12:08:59 PM PDT by areafiftyone

INTERROGATION techniques at Guantanamo Bay, including playing Christina Aguilera's music to keep terror suspects awake, have been highlighted in a report.

The first documented log of methods used by the US military to extract information from detainees details a range of techniques that range from a satirical puppet show to making a suspect growl at pictures of terrorists.

The 84-page document, obtained by Time magazine, concerns the interrogation of Mohammed al Qahtani, the so-called 20th hijacker - an alleged acquaintance of Osama bin Laden and an intended participant in the September 11 attacks.

The often hour-by-hour log spans a period of 50 days from November 2002 to January 2003, during which time 16 of 19 additional interrogation techniques were approved by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for use on specific detainees.

They included isolation for up to 30 days, removal of clothing, exploiting individual phobias and "mild, non-injurious physical contact." Such methods were later revoked.

The quizzing of al-Qahtani often started at midnight, Time magazine reports. He was woken up by having water dripped on his head or Aguilera's music played.

At one point he was forced to watch a satirical puppet show concerning his involvement with al-Qaida.

An interrogation booth is decorated with pictures of September 11 victims, American flags and red lights, the magazine claims.

The US national anthem was played while al-Qahtani was forced to stand. After one all night session, he was reportedly allowed to sleep for four hours from 7am.

After being subjected to a drill known as Invasion of Space by a Female, he said he would tell the truth "to get out of here" and explained how he met bin Laden. In return, he was given a blanket and an air conditioner was turned off at his request.


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KEYWORDS: aguilera; detainees; gitmo; music; psyops
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To: areafiftyone

Hippies hate Death Metal


21 posted on 06/13/2005 12:15:22 PM PDT by Feiny (I consider you guys my friends, I'm not wrong am I?)
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To: TheBigB
I'd be most happy to let Christina keep me awake. ;o)

So long as she's not "singing."

22 posted on 06/13/2005 12:15:40 PM PDT by The_Victor (Doh!... stupid tagline)
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To: OneWorldTory
I would like to have my 'space invaded' by a female

Gladta meetcha, Tory!

23 posted on 06/13/2005 12:15:40 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: areafiftyone

They should have used some really obnoxious and noisy Ted Nugent songs.. (I like the Nuge but some of his songs are.. well...)

And puppet shows? Oh the humanity!


24 posted on 06/13/2005 12:15:56 PM PDT by Trampled by Lambs (This Tagline is on hiatus as I think of a new one.)
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To: areafiftyone

In other words, the teenagers in my neighborhood treat me no worse than if I were a terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo.


25 posted on 06/13/2005 12:15:59 PM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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To: Luna

My picture? Do you remember Monty Python and the Spanish Inquisition - They used the "Comfy Chair" to interrogate people!


26 posted on 06/13/2005 12:16:13 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: gopwinsin04

I can imagine what that's like! Thank God I don't have cable...it's bad enough my 8 year old sings along with it on the radio...ugh!


27 posted on 06/13/2005 12:16:43 PM PDT by ariamne (reformed liberal--Shieldmaiden of the Infidel)
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To: areafiftyone
Let's see here....

The terrorists are subjected to women rubbing their breasts on them, satirical puppet shows, and dinners of Orange Glazed Chicken, Fresh Fruit Roupee, Steamed Peas and Mushrooms, and Rice Pilaf.

Nice gulag.

28 posted on 06/13/2005 12:16:52 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: TheBigB; areafiftyone

Christina Aguilera is one of the best talents we've got. IMO she loses the FUBU look, she'll go far.


29 posted on 06/13/2005 12:17:14 PM PDT by peacebaby (Hillary Clinton as president of America, over my dead body.)
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To: areafiftyone

Why on earth do we allow the MSM inside Gitmo or any other prison ?


30 posted on 06/13/2005 12:18:05 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: peacebaby
Christina Aguilera is one of the best talents we've got.

We're doomed.

31 posted on 06/13/2005 12:19:04 PM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (This is not your granddaddy's America...)
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To: Fierce Allegiance
torture
32 posted on 06/13/2005 12:19:29 PM PDT by evets
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To: SF Republican

LOL! Call Amnesty International.


33 posted on 06/13/2005 12:19:38 PM PDT by bill1952 ("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
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To: areafiftyone
(I can't believe nobody else said it yet)

Christine Aguilara used to keep me awake too, then I took up drinking Scotch.

34 posted on 06/13/2005 12:19:53 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Allahu Fubar! (with apologies to Sheik Yerbouty))
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To: areafiftyone

She's finally made herself useful for something.


35 posted on 06/13/2005 12:20:33 PM PDT by shekkian
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To: areafiftyone

"The first documented log of methods used by the US military to extract information from detainees details a range of techniques that range from a satirical puppet show ..."


Let me get this straight ... we are in a life and death struggle with murderous islamofacists who get their rocks off thinking about killing us and we are using Kukla, Fran and Ollie as an interrogation tool?


36 posted on 06/13/2005 12:20:34 PM PDT by Airborne1986 (Well, you can do what you want to us. But we're not going to sit here while you badmouth the U.S.A.)
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To: John Will
If they really want to torture, play Death Metal all day long

How about Wayne Newton or Barry Manilow?

37 posted on 06/13/2005 12:21:21 PM PDT by Tom Bombadil
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To: Izzy Dunne

geez that is a human jabba the hutt with a wig! or michael moore in drag


38 posted on 06/13/2005 12:21:27 PM PDT by DM1
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To: areafiftyone

NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!


39 posted on 06/13/2005 12:21:35 PM PDT by Gator101
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To: areafiftyone

I think the Men Without Hats, AKA Men Without Talent son "Safety Dance" would have been more effective. That crappy song ruined my junior year in high school!!


40 posted on 06/13/2005 12:21:42 PM PDT by sean327 (All men are created equal, then some become Marines!)
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