US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, pictured in October 2008, has ordered aides to prepare a plan for closing the Guantanamo prison, a declared priority for president-elect Barack Obama, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Brendan Smialowski)From AFP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered aides to prepare a plan for closing the Guantanamo prison, a declared priority for president-elect Barack Obama, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.
Gates wanted to be prepared in case Obama decides to take action on Guantanamo soon after taking office next month, said Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary.
"The request has been made, his team is working on it so he can be prepared to assist the president-elect should he wish to address this very early in his tenure," Morrell said.
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