The Least Worst Place

The Least Worst Place is a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo. Karen Greenberg, one of America's leading experts on the Bush Administration's policies on terrorism, tells the story through a group of career officers who tried-and ultimately failed-to stymie the Pentagon's desire to implement harsh new policies in Guantanamo and bypass the Geneva Conventions. She sets her story in Camp X-Ray, which underwent a remarkably quick transformation from a sleepy naval outpost in the tropics into a globally infamous holding pen. Decisions made during Guantanamo's first 100 days helped set the course for the Bush administration's overall strategy in the "War on Terror."

On March 27, author Karen Greenberg, will discuss her book and what the past history of Guantanamo means for the Obama administration as it works to close down the detention facility.
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Participants

Featured Speaker
Karen J. Greenberg
Author, The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days
Executive Director, Center on Law and Security, New York University School of Law

Moderator
Patrick Doherty
Deputy Director, American Strategy Program
New America Foundation