Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
The detainee camp at Guantanamo Bay has come under withering fire
recently - from the United Nations, major publications, and several
commentators. Our panelists have been asked to assess what does
indeed lie behind all the recent headlines. Tom Bock, National
Commander of the American Legion, has just completed a tour of the
Guantanamo facilities. Steve Short spent last year in Guantanamo as
CSM for the Joint Task Force, CSM of the Joint Detention Operations
Group and, briefly, Superintendent of Camp Delta. And Jennifer
Daskal of Human Rights Watch will discuss her organization's
concerns about the treatment of detainees.
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The UN's
Guantanamo Folly: Why the United Nations Report is Not
Credible
No Good Reason To Close
Gitmo
More About the Speakers
Thomas L. Bock
National Commander,
The American Legion
Steve Short
Command Sergeant Major (Ret.),
U.S. Army
Jennifer Daskal
Advocacy Director,
U.S. Programs,
Human Rights Watch
Bryan Del Monte
Deputy Director, Policy Development and International Issues,
Office of Detainee Policy,
U.S. Department of Defense