America's Indefinitely Detained January 11, 2013 will mark 11 years since the United States opened the Guantánamo Bay Detention Center. Almost 800 suspected militants have been held at the prison in that time. Despite the White House's refrain that the administration "remains committed to closing the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay," 166 individuals still remain incarcerated. Has the Obama administration de facto embraced a policy of indefinite detention without trial? Participants Andy Worthington Author, The Guantánamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison Co-Director, Outside the Law: Stories from Guantánamo Col. (ret) Morris Davis Executive Director, Crimes of War Education Project Former Chief Prosecutor, U.S. Military Commissions at Guantánamo Thomas Wilner Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP Represented Guantánamo detainees in the Rasul v. Bush and Boumediene v. Bush cases Peter Bergen Director, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation newamerica.net/events/2013/americas_indefinitely_detained

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