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Rap is not torture
:::::So, other than this escapee -- and we can conclude this is the only direct testimony of an alleged torture victim cited in this article -- what credible source can testify they either underwent, or were a witness to, torture? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:25, 23 April 2007 (EDT)
:::::So, other than this escapee -- and we can conclude this is the only direct testimony of an alleged torture victim cited in this article -- what credible source can testify they either underwent, or were a witness to, torture? [[User:RobS|RobS]] 21:25, 23 April 2007 (EDT)
== Rap is not torture ==
You might be a parody, or something, but I'll bite for now. The problem is that they made the people listen to foreign music, not just Slim Shady. I think what you are doing is pushing your POV that listening to rap is a kind of torture, which is patently false.
Consider, if the prisoners had been forced to listen to Johnny Cash, would you be pushing so hard to get this statement it? Here is another source to consider (though I'm sure no one here likes the BBC) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3042907.stm. '''THAT''' article states:
''Uncooperative prisoners are being exposed for prolonged periods to tracks by rock group Metallica and music from children's TV programmes Sesame Street and Barney in the hope of making them talk. The '''US's Psychological Operations Company''' (Psy Ops) said the aim was to break a prisoner's resistance through sleep deprivation and playing music that was culturally offensive to them." Sergeant Mark Hadsell, of Psy Ops, told Newsweek magazine: "These people haven't heard heavy metal. They can't take it. If you play it for 24 hours, your brain and body functions start to slide, your train of thought slows down and your will is broken. That's when we come in and talk to them." Sgt Hadsell's favourites are said to be 'Bodies' from the XXX film soundtrack and '''Metallica''''s ''''Enter Sandman''''. The theme tune from the US children's programme '''Sesame Stree'''t and songs from the purple singing dinosaur '''Barney''' are also on their hit list. "In training, they forced me to listen to the Barney "I Love You" song for 45 minutes. I never want to go through that again," one US operative told the magazine.''
So, if you are so keen on including '''Eminem''', maybe we should start a whole category of [[''Artists work used as torture'']]. Frankly, I think pushing this POV of yours is boring and a waste of time, but I wanted to point out that as you keep reverting to get this one little thing in to make Conservapedia look silly, you disregard the greater issue. The point is to list various methods used as torture, not to pick on rap because you have an axe to grind. [[User:Flippin|Flippin]] 09:22, 24 April 2007 (EDT)