Spears used to 'break' Guantanamo inmates

Artists such as Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem and David Gray are being used to torture inmates at Guantanamo Bay, according to British organisation Reprieve.

Their songs are allegedly played on a loop with the volume turned up while interrogators question detainees who are suspected of terrorist activity.

Binyam Mohamed, who spent time at the CIA prison, said: "There was loud music, Slim Shady and Dr. Dre for 20 days. I heard this nonstop over and over.

"The CIA worked on people, including me, day and night for the months before I left. Plenty lost their minds. I could hear people knocking their heads against the walls and the doors, screaming their heads off."

Tracks played to prisoners are thought to include Springsteen's 'Born In The USA', Eminem's 'White America', 'Hell's Bells' by AC/DC, 'Babylon' by David Gray and the theme tunes from Sesame Street and Barney And Friends.

Gray said of the methods: "What we're talking about here is people in a darkened room, physically inhibited by handcuffs, bags over their heads and music blaring at them.

"That is nothing but torture. It doesn't matter what the music is - it could be Tchaikovsky's finest or it could be Barney the Dinosaur. It really doesn't matter, it's going to drive you completely nuts."