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allhiphop.com - 10/23/2009
Artists Sue Government for Using Hip-Hop Music For Torture
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A group of prominent artists are moving forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. government for using music as a means for torture at Cuba’s controversial Guantanamo Bay facility. Last December, news hit media outlets about how military personnel were using music to humiliate and demoralize ...
Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use Of Music For Torture
huffingtonpost.com - 10/22/2009
Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use Of Music For Torture
— huffingtonpost.com — A group of prominent musicians are joining a campaign to close Guantanamo Bay and demanding the release... of records about what music was used during the potential torture of detainees there and at other facilities. Some of the more famous names in the ... Music Stars Demand Records On Bush Administration's Use ...

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Music Notes: The Late Edition, October 23, 2009
CBC Radio 3 — ... Artist move forward with lawsuit against the U.S. government for allegedly using their music as a means of torture at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay facility. AllHipHop.com ...

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