USA: White House Announces Plan to Close Guantánamo

President Obama is in the final stages of drafting a plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, said White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on Wednesday. One of the first directives issued by Obama in 2008, the closure is in the national security interest of the United States and has elicited a fair amount of bi-partisan support. There must be a better way to spend a US$100 million a year than operating a prison, said the spokesperson. teleSUR