Draft order sees Guantanamo prison shut in a year

President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order Thursday to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center within a year and halt military trials of terror suspects held there, a senior administration official said.

The executive order was one of three expected imminently on how to interrogate and prosecute al-Qaida, Taliban or other foreign fighters believed to be threats to U.S. security.

The official said the president would sign the order Thursday to fulfill his campaign promise to shut down a facility that critics around the world say violates domestic and international human rights. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the event has not …