US defence officials are working on plans to shut down the
notorious Guanatanamo Bay prison camp.
The Pentagon is preparing a closure strategy that will be
available to President-elect Barack Obama when he takes office
on January 20.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates has asked his staff to come
up with an assessment of what it would take to shutter the
prison camp that has become a blemish on the international
reputation of the US.
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"If this is one of the President-elect's first orders
of business, the secretary wants to be prepared to help him
as soon as possible," said Pentagon press secretary Geoff
Morrell.
"Mr Gates has asked his team for a proposal on how to
shut it down - what would be required specifically to close
it, and move the detainees from that facility, while at the
same time, of course, ensuring that we protect the American
people from some dangerous characters."
