Posted on 02/28/2008 5:43:22 PM PST by pissant
Major General Antonio M. Taguba Deputy Chief in this June 30, 2006 photo, as the Keynote Speaker at the Hmong American Veterans of Minnesota - Military Ball in Oakdale, Minn. Photo by Tom LaVenture.
NEW YORK (February 25, 2008) – The nation’s second Filipino-American to reach the rank of flag officer, U.S. Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba, this week announced his Endorsement of U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for President.
“Senator Clinton’s unequivocal opposition to the use of torture under any circumstances, and her willingness to take a stand for what she believes in is exactly the sort of courage and moral strength that we need in our leaders,” General Taguba said. “I know that, as President, Senator Clinton will hold America to the high moral standards that have made us a leader among nations.”
Gen. Taguba served his country with distinction for 34 years, until retiring in 2007. The son of a Filipino-American who survived the 1942 Bataan Death March, General Taguba led the Army’s investigation into prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib in 2004. His findings came to be known as the “Taguba Report.”
(Excerpt) Read more at aapress.com ...
General says Abu Ghraib scandal will resonate ‘for years to come’
Major Gen. Antonio Taguba’s shattering report on the Abu Ghraib scandal was released in March 2004, effectively ending America’s claim to the moral high ground in its “war on terror” and making him, by all accounts, persona non grata at Donald Rumsfeld’s Pentagon. Notwithstanding his singular perspective from the eye of what became an international hurricane, Taguba waited until June 2007 — nearly six months from the day he retired, under pressure, after 34 years of active duty in the U.S. Army — before giving his first interview, to New Yorker investigative reporter Seymour Hersh.
(Sy Hersh?! - ROFL)
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2008/02/13_taguba.shtml
Always wondered why. Now we know. He's in the Hillary faction ~
A little slow on the draw there General.
He and Weasley Clark make a good pair.
Filipino, eh? Miss Imelda much, General? Here’s your chance for a rerun.
So much for the flag officer screening process.Must have happened under the clintoon watch or non watch.
According to the statutory restrictions in Section 973(b), Title 10, United States Code (10 USC 973(b)), and the policies established in section (d) of DOD Directive 1344.10 and implemented in chapter 5 of AR 600-20, any Soldier on active duty will not—
a. Use official authority or influence to: interfere with an election, affect the course or outcome of an election, solicit votes for a particular candidate (added emphasis) or issue, or require or solicit political contributions from others.
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e. Allow or cause to be published partisan political articles signed or written by the Soldier that solicits votes for or against a partisan political party, candidate, or cause. (added emphasis)
f. Make a campaign contribution to another member of the Armed Forces, or to a civilian officer or employee of the United States, for the purpose of promoting a political objective or cause, including a political campaign.
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i. Speak before a partisan political gathering of any kind for promoting a partisan political party, candidate, or cause.
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never mind. didn’t catch the “retired in 2007” part. Still, appearances matter.
Moderator, please delete #8
thx
Ugh. It only takes a generation to forget the lessons of the past. My great uncle (the younger brother of my maternal grandmother) wasn't as lucky as Taguba's father was (he died on the Bataan Death March).
This first-generation American of Filipino descent (on my father's side) won't vote ever vote for a Clinton, let alone endorse one.
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