Stephen Miller Demands '60 Minutes' Firing, Forgets History of US Prison Abuses
Stephen Miller, architect of policies that separated children from their parents at the US border (per countless reports from the ACLU and Human Rights Watch), now demands the firing of '60 Minutes' producers. Why? Their segment on El Salvador's CECOT prison, which features a 97% conviction rate and widespread human rights concerns (Amnesty International, 2023). CBS News editor Bari Weiss, who
initially pulled the segment, allegedly (per The Independent) then requested an interview with Miller be included. One might wonder if Miller’s outrage over prison conditions is genuine, or if it's simply a tactic to control narratives that might expose uncomfortable truths about US-backed justice systems. This isn't just about El Salvador; it’s about the broader US foreign policy pattern of
supporting regimes with abysmal human rights records (see Pinochet's Chile, Suharto's Indonesia, and numerous others documented by the National Security Archive). The demand to 'fire them!' sounds less like a call for ethical journalism and more like a censor's whine, particularly from someone instrumental in constructing America’s own widely criticized detention policies. The irony is so thick,
you could build a wall out of it.