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Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart


Background information
Birth name Roderick David Stewart
Born January 10, 1945
Born place London, England
Genre(s) Rock
Pop
Blue-eyed soul
Blues Rock
Years active 1964—present
Label(s) Atlantic Records
Vertigo Records
Mercury Records
J Records
Associated acts The Jeff Beck Group
The Steampacket
Faces
Website Website



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R.E.M, Pearl Jam, Trent Reznor Back Barack Obama's Bid To Close Guantanamo Bay

October 22, 2009
R.E.M, Pearl Jam, Trent Reznor Back Barack Obama's Bid To Close Guantanamo BayR.E.M, Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine are among the acts who have backed US president Barack Obama's bid to close Guantanamo Bay prison.

The coalition of musicians, which also includes Trent Reznor, came together after it emerged that loud music had been used to aid interrogation at the jail.

Detainees have been subjected to a range of songs by the likes of Britney Spears, Marilyn Manson and the Bee Gees.

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello said: "Guantanamo may be Dick Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine.

“The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me - we need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."

The coalition, which has joined up with the recently launched National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, are calling for the release of records which detail how and where music has been used.

It is also believed that loud music is used as an interrogation tool in CIA prisons.

President Obama called for the closure of Guantanamo on his second day in office but officials have faced numerous diplomatic hurdles.

The detention centre, located in Cuba, came under the spotlight in 2002 when then President George Bush used it to house suspected terrorists.

(by Jason Gregory)



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