Forswearing use of vigorous interrogation techniques under all circumstances would be tantamount to unilaterally disarming ourselves of key weapons in the face of adversaries who are trained, if detained, to resist other forms of questioning – and will, in any event, claim to have been tortured by our forces.
– As a terrific new book by Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu, titled “Inside Gitmo: The Truth Behind the Myths of Guantanamo Bay” (www.InsideGitmo.com), makes clear, shuttering Guantanamo Bay will hand our enemies a significant victory insofar as it would eliminate the state-of-the-art, highly secure detention/interrogation facility we need safely to house their captured colleagues, many of whom are among the most dangerous people on the planet.
