Antonio Taguba

Antonio Mario Taguba (born October 31, 1950) is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the United States Army.

Antonio Taguba
Major General Antonio Taguba
Born (1950-10-31) October 31, 1950
Manila, Philippines
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1972–2007
RankMajor General
Commands heldUnited States Army Community and Family Support Center
2nd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division
1st Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)

Taguba is best known for authoring the Taguba Report, an internal United States Army report on abuse of detainees held at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The report was leaked, then published, in 2004. Taguba again made national headlines in June 2008 when he accused the Bush administration of committing war crimes in a preface to a report by Physicians for Human Rights on prisoner abuse and torture in American military prisons.

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