Regarding his account of Miller’s wish to target migrants with drone-fired missiles, Taylor told Rolling Stone: “The conversation happened. WASHINGTON Newly declassified surveillance footage provides additional insights about the final minutes and aftermath of a botched U.S. Taylor published a book, A Warning, before revealing his identity and endorsing Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Taylor was chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security when he became “Anonymous”, the author of a New York Times column which in September 2018 caused a sensation as an insider’s account of dysfunction under Trump. (Photo AP) By AFP TRIPOLI: Drone strikes early Friday hit an airbase in Libyas east used by mercenaries of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, without causing any casualties, a military.
That revelation came from a book by Mark Esper, Trump’s last permanent secretary of defense, who also described Trump asking if drug labs in Mexico could be hit with US missiles. Miller was a speechwriter and close adviser to Donald Trump, particularly associated with extreme policies on immigration.Īs Rolling Stone pointed out, Miller has often been linked to outlandish policy suggestions, including a 2019 proposal to “secure Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s head, dip it in pig’s blood and parade it around to warn other terrorists”. He added: “To use deadly force to thwart maritime migration would be preposterous and the antithesis of our nation’s vanguard for advancing human rights.” Zukunft told Rolling Stone he had “no recollection” of the exchange as described by Taylor, but “vividly recall having a lengthy conversation with Stephen Miller regarding south-west border security in 2018”. Taylor says Miller argued with Zukunft, telling “the military chief nearly 30 years his senior, ‘I don’t think you understand the limitations of international law.’”Ī spokesperson for Miller told Rolling Stone: “This is a complete fiction that exists only in the mind of Miles Taylor desperate to stay relevant by fabricating material for his new book.” ‘Because, Stephen, it would be against international law.’” The fact that UK forces could be carried into an escalating use of drone strikes by the US in Afghanistan will cause significant, adverse humanitarian ripple. The Defense Department’s independent inspector general began an inquiry, but the report containing. Taylor writes: “Admiral Zukunft looked nonplussed. United States-led coalition forces bulldozed the blast site. Taylor says Miller made his argument to Paul Zukunft, an admiral then commandant of the US Coast Guard.Īccording to Taylor, Miller said: “Tell me why can’t we use a Predator drone to obliterate that boat?” An Israeli drone killed three militant gunmen in the West Bank on Wednesday, in a rare strike that came hours after settlers attacked Palestinian towns, torching cars and buildings in retaliation. The passage was first reported by Rolling Stone, which said it had reviewed documentation that supported the claim. In his new book, Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, Miles Taylor says in April 2018 Miller advocated an attack on a ship heading for the US, saying people onboard were not protected under the constitution as they were in international waters.
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