The Least Worst Place Guantanamo's First 100 Days [Paperback]

Named one of theWashington Post Book World'sBest Books of 2009,The Least Worst Placeoffers a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo. 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. Peopled with genuine heroes and villains, this narrative of the earliest days of the post-9/11 era centers on the conflicts between Gitmo-based Marine officers intent on upholding the Geneva Accords and an intelligence unit set up under the Pentagon's aegis. The latter ultimately won out, replacing transparency with secrecy, military protocol with violations of basic operation procedures, and humane and legal detainee treatment with harsh interrogation methods and torture. Greenberg's riveting account puts a human face on this little-known story, revealing how America first lost its moral bearings in the wake of 9/11.

Preface
Ch. 1 - World Gone Wrong
Ch. 2- The Wrong Man
Ch. 3 - The Void
Ch. 4 - The Bad Guys First
Ch. 5 - The Petting Zoo
Ch. 6 - The General and the Chaplain
Ch. 7- Missing Pieces
Ch. 8 - A Political Animal
Ch. 9 - Towels into Turbans
Ch. 10 - Buried Alive
Postscript

If you thought Guantanamo held no more surprises, this remarkable and timely book will change your mind. Karen Greenberg has unearthed a history we did not know we had, somehow persuading scores of military and intelligence officer--and their former captives--to break a seven-year silence. Packed with revelations, this vivid story shows exactly how nods and winks from Washington led to lawless abuse. Just at the moment we need it most, with a new president vowing to find a way out, Greenberg gives the best account yet of where and how and why the troubles began. --Barton l#*