Article at CTV
Skinny Puppy, the Vancouver industrial rock band that sent an invoice to the U.S. military for allegedly using its music in Guantanamo Bay, says it was “coached” in ways to potentially sue the U.S. Department of Defense for using its material illegally.
The band says its music has been played at Gitmo in the interrogation of detainees, and is now demanding $666,000 in compensation.
The article continues at CTV (a Canadian broadcasting site, in text). The band is suing for the illegal use of its music, and for its use for torture. The band was tipped off by a fan who is also a Gitmo guard. Music was played at exceptionally high volume for as much as sixteen hours a day as a weapon against detainees.
"As we know, there are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, the ones we don't know we don't know." - Donald Rumsfeld, February 12, 2002, Department of Defense news briefing