Eight years of a criminal Bush regime. Eight years. Peacenik can't even recall all the accusations of criminal behaviour. Peacenik has to admit that Peacenik assumed some of the accusations were true. Remember before the 2006 mid-term congressional elections. If only the Democrats could get control of the house they would have the power of the subpoena. They did get control. They have had the power of the subpoena since then. In 2008 they solidified their control, and won control of the Senate and the White House.
What about all the investigations into Bush's crimes. Oh there were a few early hearings but those meanie Bush underlings refused to honour the subpoenas. They refused to talk. Three years later some musicians are trying to find out what music was used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo. All the investigations have yielded squat. Who has gone to jail? Who has been convicted of contempt? Peacenik says fuck it. Peacenik is going to take a Tylenol 3 and listen to Leonard Cohen.
by Sam Stein
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 industry are formally lending their prestige to an effort being led by retired generals, progressive groups and a former member of Congress to shut GITMO down. The list includes Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails, Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne, Rise Against, Rosanne Cash, Billy Bragg and the Roots, all of whom are joining the broader National Campaign to Close Guantanamo which was launched earlier in the week.
Hoping to cast further light on the potential illegalities that took place at the detention facility, the group is also working to obtain records about why and how music was used (under laws authorized by the Bush administration) to effectively torture suspected terrorists. The musicians have officially endorsed a Freedom of Information Act request for the declassification of all secret government records pertaining to music utilized during interrogations. At least two members of the coalition, Reznor and Morello, have had their music linked to interrogations.
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