Joseph Hickman

I heard about this book on public radio, and was pretty fascinated with the story, so I had to read it. Hickman was deployed at Guantanamo Bay in 2006, guarding prisoners deemed to be terrorists. What he saw and lived there caused him to question many things, especially after the mysterious suicides of three inmates. Upon his return he researched practices at "Gitmo," and specifically the suicides. He said he wanted to learn his suspicions were wrong. Instead, what he found caused him to believe that the military tortured prisoners, and lied about their deaths.
The best chapters are those that cover his time in Cuba, and his search for information upon his return, and those that helped him. The final chapter is a bit dry.… (mehr)