to allow the sailors to connect their I-pods to I-tunes on a 24/7 basis
... surely these days jamming of iTunes would be a cruel and unusual tactic contrary to the Rules of War and the Additional Protocols (1997) to the Geneva Convention!
From the ICRC Website (my bold):
The methods and means used in military action must be proportionate to the military objective. Tactics or the excessive use of power or force that cause unnecessary death or destruction among civilians is prohibited. So too are methods and means that cause unnecessary suffering to enemy combatants.