Pentagon To Submit Plan To Close Guantanamo Bay Prison

The secret files include intelligence assessments of nearly 700 Guantanamo Bay detainees. (Reuters: Joe Skipper )

The Hill: Pentagon poised to submit plan for closing Guantanamo Bay

The Pentagon is poised to submit a plan to Congress for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, a spokesman said Monday.

Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said the administration will meet the Tuesday deadline for submitting a proposal for closing the facility and moving its terrorist detainees.

"We understand that the deadline is tomorrow, and it's our intent to meet it," Davis said.

The plan will call for the closure of the detention facility and lay out several options on how to do so, Davis said.
President Obama is pushing to close the prison and fulfill a long-standing campaign promise before leaving office. There are 91 detainees remaining at the prison.

"The plan is to submit to Congress what our thoughts are on the issue and what we see is a way ahead necessary to achieve the closure of Guantanamo and to specifically point out the need for legislative relief," Davis said.

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WNU Editor: This is not going to happen .... especially in an election year. On a side note .... a new problem may be arising .... What to Do If US Begins Capturing More Suspected Terrorists? (Deb Riechmann, AP).