MAJOR GENERAL ANTONIO M. TAGUBA, US Army, CF

12345678910111213141516171819202122to the CPA and I could meet the prisons experts down there. Umm, theschedule reversed itself and we went down to CPA first, and JudgeCampbell and Mr. Irvine said, “We’re so glad you’re here. We needthe MP’s in our facilities. They have to be running the correctionsoperations. Ambassador Bremer is depending on you guys to----Q. Up until that time you had not gotten any instructions?A. No.Q. Don’t you think that was rather strange that somebody iswelcoming you knowing full well that you’ve go a commandresponsibility someplace else as opposed to being either directed orbeing influenced by prison officials from CPA?A. Umm----Q. Because remember you belong to a military outfit.A. Correct.Q. And there was an assumption, based on what you mentionedwith General Hill meeting with these people, but I’m trying to see ifthere’s any comment that basically says, “Thank you, but I’ve got togo report to my boss first to see what he want me to do.”A. I-- I believe General Hill said to Bill Irvine, and toJudge Campbell, that we were scheduled to see General Wojdakowski,and General Sanchez before we came to see them.Q. Okay.34