Col David Heath told reporters he thought it was "an unrealistic hope" , AFP reported. "I'll run it the best I can until either I'm told to close it or I leave in 2016," Heath said. The commander of the notorious military prison said that he “doesn’t have an opinion on whether the facility should close or not.” However, when US President Barack Obama “wants to close it and when that day comes, we'll execute that order,” Heath said. The long-delayed closure of the Guantanamo prison has been a contentious issue for years, as it featured prominently in Obama’s...
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