The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days
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The Least Worst Place: How Guantanamo Became the World's Most Notorious Prison is a book about the first several months of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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The book's author, Karen J. Greenberg is a Professor at New York University
, and the author or co-author of several books on the George W. Bush
Presidency's captive policies.
The book tracks the camps' opening, the confusion as to whether the captives were to be treated according to the Geneva Conventions
.
Brigadier General
Michael Lehnert
, the commander of the original task force, joint task force 160, had allowed representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross
to meet with the captives, and introduced other policies at odds with the plans of the leadership of the Bush Presidency.
The books chronicles the creation of a second joint task force
-- joint task force 170, to handle the captive's interrogation.
Within a few months the two task forces were amalgamated into Joint Task Force Guantanamo
, commanded by a series of two star officers.
Greenberg describes camp authorities not knowing who the captives were, when they arrived at the camp.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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The book's author, Karen J. Greenberg is a Professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and the author or co-author of several books on the George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
Presidency's captive policies.
The book tracks the camps' opening, the confusion as to whether the captives were to be treated according to the Geneva Conventions
Geneva Conventions
The Geneva Conventions comprise four treaties, and three additional protocols, that establish the standards of international law for the humanitarian treatment of the victims of war...
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Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Michael Lehnert
Michael Lehnert
Major General Michael R. Lehnert currently serves as Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations West.He graduated from Central Michigan University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the Platoon Leader Course program.After...
, the commander of the original task force, joint task force 160, had allowed representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
to meet with the captives, and introduced other policies at odds with the plans of the leadership of the Bush Presidency.
The books chronicles the creation of a second joint task force
Joint Task Force
Joint Task Force is a PC real-time tactics game where players command military forces in combat situations based on modern day conflicts.The game includes officially licensed vehicles and weapons systems from major defense contractors including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop...
-- joint task force 170, to handle the captive's interrogation.
Within a few months the two task forces were amalgamated into Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo
Joint Task Force Guantanamo is a U.S. military joint task force based at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on the southeastern end of the island. JTF-GTMO falls under US Southern Command...
, commanded by a series of two star officers.
Greenberg describes camp authorities not knowing who the captives were, when they arrived at the camp.
External links
- Karen Greenberg talks with Ari Shapiro about her book National Public Radio