A Profile of Gen. Antonio Taguba
Fellow Filipino Americans Proud of Author of Iraqi Prison Report
Listen: Web Extra: Hear Taguba's Nov. 18, 2001, Speech about His Father, Who Fought in the Battle of Bataan in World War II

U.S. Army
Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba
All Things Considered, May 8, 2004 · U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba authored the investigative report about abuses of Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison at the hands of American soldiers. His report has proved embarrassing to the Pentagon and the White House. But Taguba, the second-highest ranking Filipino-American officer in the U.S. Army, is a source of pride to the Filipino-American community. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.
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