MAJOR GENERAL ANTONIO M. TAGUBA, US Army, CF

1234567891011General, Lieutenant General David McKiernan, has appointed me as theInvestigating Officer under the provisions of AR 15-6. Also, at thedirection of General John Abizaid who is the Commander of CENTCOM.Our investigation is to gather all facts-- relevant facts andcircumstances surrounding recent allegations of maltreatment ofdetainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison also known as the Baghdad CentralConfinement [sic] Facility. As well as detainee escapes andaccountability lapses as reported by CJTF-7. Our investigation is tofurther look into the training, the standards, employment, commandpolicies, and internal policies concerning the detainees held at theAbu Ghraib Prison. And finally, we were directed to assess the12command climate, the supervisory presence of the 800 thMilitary Police1314151617181920212223Brigade chain of command. That includes everybody that’s organic toyou, to your unit, and those that were tasked organized to you-- yourBrigade during the period of time when you were in command. You’vealready met the members of the investigation team. I want to adviseyou that you have been sworn in by Lieutenant Colonel Kluka. All ofour comments and your responses will be recorded for accuracy. Ofcourse you’ll get a chance to look at them before once again that yousign any of the statements. So before we begin I ask you if you haveany questions on the scope or nature of this inquiry?A. An aggressive undertaking and-- but I don’t have anyquestions, sir.2