Antonio Taguba | |
|---|---|
 Major General Antonio Taguba | |
| Born | October 31, 1950 Manila, Philippines |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2007 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | United States Army Community and Family Support Center 2nd Brigade, 2nd Armored Division 1st Battalion, 72nd Armored Regiment |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Antonio Mario Taguba[1] (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.[2][3][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.[2] 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.[5]
- ^ "General officer biographies index". United States Army Center of Military History. 2006-11-06. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Laura; David Greene (2004-05-08). "Fil-Am general praised for report". The Baltimore Sun. ABS-CBN news. Archived from the original on 2004-11-24. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ Eljera, Bert (1997-08-01). "Army appoints its second Fil-Am general". AsianWeek. Pan Asia Venture Capital Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-09-10.
- ^ Julius F. Fortuna (23 August 2007). "Yano takes over Philippine Army". The Manila Times. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Froomkin, Dan (2008-06-18). "General Accuses WH of War Crimes". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-06-19.