Bush: I'd like to shut down Guantanamo

President George Bush said he would like to close the detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but was waiting for a US Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates could face military tribunals, it emerged today.

“Obviously, the Guantanamo issue is a sensitive issue for people,” Bush told ARD German television. “I very much would like to end Guantanamo. I very much would like to get people to a court.