Cruel and Unusual Interrogation?
The Psyops battle for information in Iraq has left some Iraqis listening to heavy metal mixed with Barney's theme.
"The idea, says Sgt. Mark Hadsell, is to break a subject’s resistance by annoying that person with what some Iraqis would consider culturally offensive music. The songs that are being played include “Bodies” from the Vin Diesel “XXX” movie soundtrack and Metallica’s 'Enter Sandman.' 'These people haven’t heard heavy metal before,' he explains. 'They can’t take it.' Few people could put up with the sledgehammer riffs of Metallica, and kiddie songs aren’t that much easier, especially when selections include the 'Sesame Street' theme and some of purple dinosaur Barney’s crooning."
Music that leaves you saying "What do you want to know?"
The Psyops battle for information in Iraq has left some Iraqis listening to heavy metal mixed with Barney's theme.
"The idea, says Sgt. Mark Hadsell, is to break a subject’s resistance by annoying that person with what some Iraqis would consider culturally offensive music. The songs that are being played include “Bodies” from the Vin Diesel “XXX” movie soundtrack and Metallica’s 'Enter Sandman.' 'These people haven’t heard heavy metal before,' he explains. 'They can’t take it.' Few people could put up with the sledgehammer riffs of Metallica, and kiddie songs aren’t that much easier, especially when selections include the 'Sesame Street' theme and some of purple dinosaur Barney’s crooning."
Music that leaves you saying "What do you want to know?"
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