I guess the concept of “culture clash” has some literal meaning. Then again, perhaps our ears are trained by our respective cultures. I know from my own experience that Middle Eastern music sounds so terrible that I have fantasies of poking my eardrums out with icepicks.
from Wizbang
Looks like Uncle Sam has deployed the it’s own Weapon of Mass Destruction to break the Guantanamo prisoners – The Boss.
NEWS.com.au – A terror suspect freed from Guantanamo Bay has told of cruel and unusual punishment.
Hamed Abderrahman Ahmad, a Spaniard who denies any links with terrorism, said he had to wrap his head in a damp towel to try to muffle loud tapes of Born in the USA.
Mr. Ahmad said he was confined to a small cell where the lights were always on and he was forced to listen endlessly to Bruce Springsteen.
white pebble 