‘Sesame Street’ songs allegedly used in Guantanamo Bay interrogations

[SciphonicStranger]

I'm not sure why I find this story amusing.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sidesho...-guantanamo-bay-interrogations-014514261.html

A new documentary alleges that detainees at Guantanamo Bay were "tortured" by being forced to listen to songs from Sesame Street for days on end.

The Al Jazeera film, "Songs of War," features Christopher Cerf, who has worked as a composer on Sesame Street for more than four decades.

"My first reaction was this just can't possibly be true," the Grammy and Emmy award-winning composer told Al Jazeera.

"Of course, I didn't really like the idea that I was helping break down prisoners, but it was much worse when I heard later that they were actually using the music in Guantanamo to actually do deep, long-term interrogations and obviously to inflict enough pain on prisoners so they would talk."

I suppose it's possible that repeated exposure to this could break someone, but wouldn't that mean that PBS is torturing our children on a daily basis?

 

[shavedape]

Children should be brainwashed, it's the American way. Why, I myself was raised on Sesame Street and look how well I turned out. I rest my case.

 

[SciphonicStranger]

Children should be brainwashed, it's the American way. Why, I myself was raised on Sesame Street and look how well I turned out. I rest my case.

As to the Gitmo inmates - at least they're not being exposed to Jack Black movies (as far as we know)...

 

[shavedape]

As to the Gitmo inmates - at least they're not being exposed to Jack Black movies (as far as we know)...

Jack Black = cruel and unusual punishment indeed.

 

[SciphonicStranger]

Jack Black = cruel and unusual punishment indeed.

I'm surprised that they are not making the Gitmo inmates watch SGU. Obama is soft.

 

[Gatefan1976]

I dunno if this is torture.............

[video=youtube;B-Wd-Q3F8KM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Wd-Q3F8KM

 

[Rac80]

we need to discuss REAL torture!

sesame street isn't bad...it's Barney that is PURE TORTURE!!! or try watching disney's little mermaid 2X a day ALL summer.....

 

[SciphonicStranger]

sesame street isn't bad...it's Barney that is PURE TORTURE!!! or try watching disney's little mermaid 2X a day ALL summer.....

A tip to the CIA, a couple trips through this thing and I'd tell you everything I know.

 

[Gatefan1976]

sesame street isn't bad...it's Barney that is PURE TORTURE!!! or try watching disney's little mermaid 2X a day ALL summer.....

Been there, done that

 

[Graybrew1]

I hate Barney with the passion of a thousand red hot suns. I have never even seen an ep of it, I just hate the previews. Somebody should shoot the darn thing and put it out of it's own misery. LOL.

Kermit the frog songs are up there too. Miss Piggy from the Muppets is worse though.

 

[Bluce Ree]

sesame street isn't bad...it's Barney that is PURE TORTURE!!! or try watching disney's little mermaid 2X a day ALL summer.....

Or being force-fed Teletubbies all day.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

A tip to the CIA, a couple trips through this thing and I'd tell you everything I know.

I bet that would make for a damn short note.

 

[Illiterati]

Can you imagine if they played "It's a Small World" repeatedly? That's one of those that makes a VERY effective earworm. They'd hear it in their sleep, too. <evil laughter>

It doesn't take long for it to embed itself in your brain, and then it's too late.

 

[Stonelesscutter]

Try this one on for size.

 

[Gatefan1976]

Try this one on for size.

Were's of wonderland??
They should use that song as the background for a werewolf killing spree, like Ballroom Blitz in Dusk till Dawn

 

[Stonelesscutter]

Were's of wonderland??
They should use that song as the background for a werewolf killing spree, like Ballroom Blitz in Dusk till Dawn

It says "World full of wonders".

The ride is called Carnaval Festival and if you'll go in it you'll regret it.

 

[Gatefan1976]

It says "World full of wonders".

I did realise that bro

The ride is called Carnaval Festival and if you'll go in it you'll regret it.

nope, can't be worse than the blue's clues, Wiggles, or Dora junk I have been forced to endure :tongue-new:

 

[Rac80]

I did realise that bro


nope, can't be worse than the blue's clues, Wiggles, or Dora junk I have been forced to endure :tongue-new:

oh the wiggles...you have my sympathy my friend! :tennis:

 

[Highlander]

sesame street isn't bad...it's Barney that is PURE TORTURE!!! or try watching disney's little mermaid 2X a day ALL summer.....

See for me it sponge bob theme. If I ever have to hear it again. I think I'll have to bang my head on the desk. As much as I love my nephew I hate that song.............