US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the prisoners of the US at Guantanamo Bay ‘should have been executed’.
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Hegseth: Guantanamo Bay prisoners ‘should have been executed’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay "should have been executed." The article does not provide a date for this statement or further context regarding the specific prisoners or reasons behind Hegseth's assertion. The content of the article is solely this declaration by the Defense Secretary.
Al JazeeraFiled 2026-06-10 · 23:54 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has stated that prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay "should have been executed." The article does not provide a date for this statement or further context regarding the specific prisoners or reasons behind Hegseth's assertion. The content of the article is solely this declaration by the Defense Secretary.
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The prisoners in question are held at Guantanamo Bay.
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Pete Hegseth is the US Defense Secretary.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that prisoners at Guantanamo Bay should have been executed.
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