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Hegseth: Guantanamo Bay prisoners ‘should have been executed’

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2026, 11:54 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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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’

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