The taguba report may 2004 is the common name of an official army regulation 156 military inquiry conducted in 2004 into the abu ghraib prisoner abuse by united states military forces in iraq. Investigation of the 800th military police brigade investigatintt officer mg antonio m. This testimony about a us guard raping an iraqi boy is from the taguba report on torture and other abuses at abu ghraib. Trumps bizarre spectacle isnt working heather digby parton. Army report on iraqi prisoner abuse 542004 msnbc via cryptome continued from part 1 of this post. Army report on iraqi prisoner abuse 542004 msnbc via cryptome the full text of the teguba report, including the section on ghost detainees missing from some public version.
Accountability for abu ghraib torture by private military contractors lawsuits against. The full text of the teguba report, including the section on ghost detainees missing from some public version. Investigations of abu ghraib and other iraqi detention facilities were also conducted and reported by the international red cross in feb. This backgrounder is based on his research for a masters degree in the law. The taguba report may 2004 is the common name of an official army regulation 156 military inquiry conducted in 2004 into the abu ghraib prisoner abuse. The abu ghraib files 279 photographs and 19 videos from the armys internal investigation record a harrowing three months of detainee abuse inside the notorious prison. Ricardo sanchez, commander of joint task force7, the senior u. On november 1, 2003, the associated press presented a special report on the massive human rights abuses at abu ghraib.
For purposes of this report, abuse is defined as treatment of. Bush asserted that the abu ghraib photographs do not represent america. Obama, taguba, and the new abu ghraib photos foreign policy. Accountability for abu ghraib torture by private military. Abu ghraib city article about abu ghraib city by the. See abughraibpic also, there are some more pictures in english wikipedia, and in category. Taguba on alleged abuse of prisoners by members of the 800 th military police brigade at the abu ghraib prison in baghdad it was ordered by lt. Visual culture, embodied spectacle, and abu ghraib nicholas mirzoeff when the photographs taken in the iraqi prison of abu ghraib became public in april 2004, it seemed as if the deployment of the visual media as a weapon by the united states had suffered its inevitable blowback.
Can you tell me the origins of what is now known as the taguba report. Police brigade, april 2004, annex 26 hereinafter taguba report and gen. The confinement facility will be referred to simply as abu ghraib. Article 156 investigation of the 800th military police. Political science abuse of power crimes against the person offenses against the person.
Antonio taguba, who detailed widespread abuses there in a mar. Abu ghraib prison sits in the middle of one of iraqs nastiest patches. Stp 1995b1sm, soldiers manual, mos 95b, military police, skill level 1, 6. Executive summary investigation of intelligence activities. Mg taguba was directed to conduct an informal investigation under ar 156 into the 800th mp brigades detention and internment operations.
Click download or read online button to get abu ghraib book now. What do you think about the recommendations made by mg taguba in his report, following the specific findings he made. In iraqs american detention camps, forbidden talk can earn a prisoner hours bound and stretched out in the sun, and detainees swinging tent poles rise up regularly against their jailers, according to. Passport obama, taguba, and the new abu ghraib photos back in april, u. Convention relative to the treatment of prisoners of war, fm field manual. Many of the documents, newly arriving each week, are heavily redacted but they can be retrieved at. Karpinski, who was criticized for leadership failures in the taguba report, said sanchez refused to provide her with the necessary resources to run abu ghraib and other prisons. Abu ghraib prison baghdad central confinement facility has produced incontrovertible. I will not t jk about whaf happened wr 1 was in jail before, because they dd not. Iraq abu ghraib robin rowland, cbc news online may 6, 2004 robin rowland is a producer with cbc news online. U inquire into all the facts and circumstances surrounding recent allegations of detainee abuse, specifically allegations of maltreatment at the abu ghraib prison.
Two prior external assessments, the report on detention and corrections in iraq mg ryder and. Over three years ago, seymour hersh exposed the torture and abuse at abu ghraib in an article largely based on a leaked report by major general antonio taguba. As shown in the taguba report report on alleged abuse of prisoners by members of the 800th military police brigade at the abu ghraib prison in baghdad2, an investigation by the united states army criminal investigation command had already been underway where soldiers had been charged under the uniform code of military justice with. It is named after major general antonio taguba, the report s principal author. From the wall street journal even before the war in iraq ended a year ago, and well before u. The investigation took place in february of 2004 and concluded that numerous instances of detainee abuse occurred between october and december in 2003. The treatment of detainees at abu ghraib prison in iraq focused worldwide media attention on the us practice of torture. Mg antonio taguba and the department of army inspector general. Abu ghraib torture and prisoner abuse wikimili, the free. This report reflects the findings of an investigation, led by major general antonio taguba, into the allegations of detainee abuse at abu ghraib prison. This note is brought to you for free and open access by the law journals at brooklynworks. According to the military report on abu ghraib, both played an important role at the prison.
United states, the taguba report how does law protect in war. Although a series of reports address the instances of abuse at abu ghraib. Ibrahim alidrissi, spokesman for the free prisoners society, be. Underlying such a practice was not only a selfserving debate in us political circles, academia and entertainment media on how a liberal democracy could justify such methods but also a history of counterinsurgency techniques which owed much to french warfare in algeria. President barack obama said his administration would release photographs of the abuse of. United states, the taguba report how does law protect in. General antonio taguba noted in his report, recent intelligence. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Implications of the events at abu ghraib prison for the pfp. Lynndie england in a corridor in abu ghraib prison, holding a. Actually, the person whothe first time i heard that term, the taguba reportyou know, ill get back to your question herebut i got a phone call around two in the morning in kuwait. The taguba report, officially titled us army 156 report of abuse of prisoners in iraq, is a report published in may 2004 containing the findings from an official military inquiry into the abu ghraib prisoner abuse. U that forward operating base fob abu ghraib bccf provides security of both.
Cheney, rumsfeld and bush sure know how to recruit terrorists. It is named after major general antonio taguba, the reports principal author. Ar 156 investigation of the 800th military police brigade certified copy. Abu ghraib article about abu ghraib by the free dictionary. How antonio taguba, who investigated the abu ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties. Fm 3452, the armys major unclassified manual for intelligence interrogations. Taguba knew his report would make him unpopular if i lie i lose. General taguba, while your report paints a disturbing picture of horrible abuses and leadership failures at abu ghraib, your report reflects an honest and detailed assessment of the situation there and includes sensible recommendations on how to begin fixing those problems.
The taguba report on treatment of abu ghraib prisoners in iraq taguba on. Military at abu ghraib prison the taguba report, released on this day, is the commonly used name of an official military investigation into the abuse of iraqi prisoners at the u. How antonio taguba, who investigated the abu ghraib scandal, became. In his findings of fact, major general taguba wrote. Seymour hersh reveals rumsfeld misled congress over abu.