John Leguizamo Performs "The General's Report"

In this clip, popular actor and comedian John Leguizamo portrays General Antonio Taguba, author of the U.S. Army report on prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, from journalist Seymour Hersh's adaptation of "The General's Report". This excerpt from Culture Project's special discussion on the "War on Terror", "Blueprint for Accountability: Working the Dark Side", illustrates how Taguba's investigation into abuses at Abu Ghraib was censored by the U.S. government. "I've been in the Army 22 years and this was the first time that I felt like I was in the Mafia," Taguba/Leguizamo says. The clip is introduced by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.

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• John Leguizamo
• Culture Project
• General Taguba
• Seymour Hersh
• Abu Ghraib
• War on Terror
• Abuse
• Rachel Maddow

[DAT573]

Next to DiNiro & Nicholson, Leguizamo looks

bland.

Why would Taguba assume that Rumsfeld

would want to know anything that would

interfere with his plans.

Taguba was naive.

[bull419]

Yeah right, don't you think we've had enough of white actors playing minorities. Deniro and Nicholson have not looked too hefty in their latest movies maybe a little fat though.

[DAT573]

Like to see a Robert DeNiro, Jack  Nicholson

do this piece, instead of Leguizamo.

Leguizamo doesn't have the heft needed to do

this justice.

[JulietsMan]

she tells it in pieces. you have to be smart enough to construct the real story by the truths she mixes in with the main story. shes a fucking bad ass.

[wizkid2000]

Government is mafia... just with better P.R...

Its no different under Obama... its probably worse.

[hawarirahal]

WELL DONE general,and I salute you Sir. 4 America to wak up before the opportunists fascist ruin it for us all. As for the actor,thank you Bro. America,is one of the last nations,with a good constitution,so please lets enforce it! I don't see,why we should support Iseahell in its war crimes against the Palestinians?

Can anybody ps tell me why do we support Arab despots too?And who is responsible for our down fall?Think about it,if you are a true American?Only if you think like these fascists.

[FREEW0RLD2012]

Yes,it is. She only keeps her show on the air by going along with mainstream media and not telling the American people the full truth. I've seen her show...she knows more than what she says.

[jailarson]

Is that Rachel Maddow right at the beginning?