Thursday, December 11, 2014
Zappa and Beefheart "Torture Never Stops"
The song could be ripped from this week's headlines, but it is of course much older. the song actually appeared on Zoot Allures in 1976. In the light of recent revelations about post-9/11 "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques", the song bears deserves remembrance.
On a personal note, had I not transferred US Army Reserve units in 2002, I would have been in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. There but for the grace of God.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6frfeIdln6Y
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