The Sound of Torture

By Eric on February 27, 2008

If torturing detainees had a soundtrack, what would it be? MotherJones has the answer:

Music has been used in American military prisons and on bases to induce sleep deprivation, “prolong capture shock,” disorient detainees during interrogations—and also drown out screams. Based on a leaked interrogation log, news reports, and the accounts of soldiers and detainees, here are some of the songs that guards and interrogators chose.

I can’t even imagine what some of these artists might think about their music being used this way. Rage Against the Machine? Metallica? And what would the Boss say?

Tags: music, soundtrack, torture

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