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'Sesame Street' used to torture Gitmo detainees?

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    Al-Jazeera documentary claims inmates were forced to listen to theme song on repeat

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A new documentary released by Al-Jazeera claims at Sesame Street music we use was use to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

The doc says detainees were forced to Wear headphones blaring the children's show theme song on repeat for hours or days -- and previous reports had noted that heavier tunes such as -- -- AC/DC we're used to torture inmates.

Troops would what would torture you more Metallica were Sesame Street team over and over.

Let me answer your question was something funny -- -- yeah.

First of all if you've ever been a baby sitter.

-- having to listen to the Sesame Street team once is enough if it's good enough for torture American children it's good enough to torture terrorists -- -- And secondly if you're high AC DC's not torture it's awesome.

Could happen and it makes you wanna buy -- -- and -- the doughnut and it and then make a bad achieve you can tell your teacher and that's what AC DC and Canada.

Were the youth of America to aim a little bit higher into that Rick Leventhal level picked up.

First of all you have to -- -- to agree to anything BC okay.

There also -- how yes you do Rick I disagree couldn't do that.

I don't think -- -- yeah it was are pretty but I think Barney the Barney song would be mine -- really yes.

Aren't that -- -- why do you know the parties and that's a little guy you know I've got kids that -- young one master.

Now he's very religious and hates Barney hates dinosaurs.

Well I'm glad I a lot of people are surprised by this but I was sort of 11 we're what we're saying I -- a lot of parents kind of probably understand this way you're second man for six or 70 yeah those songs mine's owner only have a listen -- holdings -- an analyst doesn't your street song.

Force them -- that wanted to book 67 Benton.

Well that's the -- While on the problem with that -- -- I can't count past well.

That is a probably grounded until evidence could actually get going -- so much should we do need to prisoners watch Sesame Street and then they would love Elmo and not want -- -- us.

That's actually a good point I think particular a lot of that togetherness.

Primary colors in all sorts of things.

I wouldn't say that just to go what -- Hussein.

I I love watching -- got a gap up.

The premise is if you're high you what you got a -- about without a little something your system but we can give to these guys you will go -- -- Let these prisoners not take drugs wipe you out Abbott and their ears will -- that we get it you want it -- --