Behind Gitmo Wire: How Our Men and Women in Uniform Defend America at Guantanamo Bay

Since late 2001, Gitmo has been a flash point in the debates about the War on Terror. Allegations of prisoner abuse became front-page news and galvanized the international antiwar community. Major General Paul Vallely and Colonel Gordon Cucullu, both retired special-operations commanders, decided to check out the rumors for themselves. They explored the facility thoroughly, spoke with the prisoners, witnessed interrogations, and interviewed dozens of current and former personnel at the base, both military and civilian. BEHIND GITMO WIRE is their straightforward, balanced, and eye-opening portrait of the controversial facility.

The authors detail every aspect of life at Gitmo and convincingly demonstrate that detainees are treated humanely, receive adequate meals and medical care, and have appropriate access to the American legal system. They also show that intelligence-gathering operations at Gitmo are vital to the continued efforts to uncover and thwart terrorist activities.