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07ASUNCION82	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JANUARY , [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Dengue Fever Update -- MCA Helps Establish Customs Cooperation -- Senator Against Venezuelan Mercosur Membership DENGUE FEVER UPDATE 2. (U) Paraguay now has some 1,800 cases of Dengue fever, including 12 of the deadly hemorrhagic type, since early January. The outbrea [...]	2007-02-02 14:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA

07ASUNCION820	DUARTE'S POPULARITY SINKS AS ECONOMY REMAINS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Faced with declining poll numbers indicating that he is the least popular president in the Western Hemisphere, President Duarte labors to counter public perceptions that his administration has ineffectively managed Paraguay's economy. Those perceptions reflect Duarte's fiscal [...]	2007-10-03 16:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PA
07ASUNCION829	DUARTE SHUFFLES INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The president of the Paraguayan Communications Company (COPACO),Juan Ramon Ibarra, resigned October 4 in the wake of charges of incompetent management and influence trafficking for the award of several procurements. Over the past two weeks congressional opposition blocked and then cond [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ECPS PREL PA
07ASUNCION830	VICE PRESIDENT RESIGNS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) As expected, Vice President Luis Castiglioni submitted his resignation October 5 in accordance with the constitutional requirement that he vacate public office six months before national elections scheduled for April 20. Despite intial confusion, it appears Castiglioni will remain in offi [...]	2007-10-05 19:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION850	THREE PLUS ONE UPDATE [...] (C) Pol/econ chief met October 11 with the MFA's Director of Special Affairs, Minister Victor Hugo Pena, pursuant to reftel. Pena indicated that the Paraguayan government is open to expanding the 3 plus 1 agenda, but asked that Post formalize its request via diplomatic note. Pena demonstrated [...]	2007-10-11 21:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION861	WHA/BSC OFFICE DIRECTOR DRUCKER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his October 2-4 visit to Asuncion, WHA/BSC Officer Director Drucker met with a wide range of political, economic and social interlocutors. Paraguay's counternarcotics secretariat, its intellectual property operations unit, and several economic crimes prosecutors expressed g [...]	2007-10-15 20:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION894	LUGO GEARS UP, AS DUARTE MOVES TO BLOCK [...] (U) Pre-presidential candidate and former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo officially registered his political organization, the Patriotic Alliance for Change (APC),with the National Electoral Tribunal (TSJE) September 28. The APC includes eight opposition parties and various political and soci [...]	2007-10-25 21:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL PA
07ASUNCION90	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Dengue Fever Update -- MCA Helps Establish Customs Cooperation -- Senator Against Venezuelan Mercosur Membership DENGUE FEVER UPDATE 2. (U) Paraguay now has some 1,800 cases of Dengue fever, including 12 of the deadly hemorrhagic type, since early January. The outbrea [...]	2007-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION908	COLORADO PRE-CANDIDATE OVELAR WANTS GOOD U.S. [...] (C) Pre-presidential Colorado Party candidate Blanca Ovelar told the DCM October 18 that if elected, she wants good relations with the United States. Ovelar was confident that she will win both the Colorado Party nomination and the presidency, but worried that if she is not the Colorado candid [...]	2007-10-30 12:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA
07ASUNCION910	OVIEDO'S CONVICTION OVERTURNED [...] (SBU) After receiving new testimony, Paraguay's Supreme Court voted late October 30 to overturn General Lino Oviedo's conviction and 10-year jail sentence for the 1996 attempted coup. With the conviction overturned, Oviedo has now cleared the highest remaining legal hurdle to his candidacy for [...]	2007-10-31 11:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA
07ASUNCION940	MEETING LINO OVIEDO [...] (C) In the Embassy's first official meeting with Lino Oviedo since 1999, Pol/Econ Chief informed the coup-plotter turned presidential candidate the United States views Paraguay's April 2008 elections an internal matter, and that the USG will work with anyone who is both elected and governs dem [...]	2007-11-08 22:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
07ASUNCION964	PARAGUAY ON "THREE PLUS ONE" AGENDA [...] (U) In response to reftel and pursuant to instructions from WHA/BSC, Embassy sent the Paraguayan government the following diplomatic note on October 24, 2007, proposing expansion of the Three Plus One agenda for the January meeting to be hosted by Paraguay. The text of the Embassy's diplomatic [...]	2007-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL KTFN PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION970	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]	2007-11-20 18:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION974	PAPITO OVIEDO ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Congress elected Colorado Senator Francisco "Papito" Oviedo Britez vice president November 21 by a narrow majority. Election results indicated that 22 of 45 senators and 43 of 80 deputies from both the Colorado Party and the opposition voted for Oviedo. Although he ran unopposed, the p [...]	2007-11-23 16:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PA
07ASUNCION977	OPIC CEO MOSBACHER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mosbacher Jr., CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),visited Asuncion October 31 to November 1 and met with officials from Banco Regional and Citibank to discuss an ongoing credit guarantee transaction. The parties agreed to close the deal in coming m [...]	2007-11-27 20:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION978	STATUS REPORT ON PARAGUAY MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (U) Paraguay was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin implementation of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program. Under a bilateral agreement signed in May 2006 and due to conclude November 30, 2008, Paraguay's Threshold program provides $34.6 million in U.S. assi [...]	2007-11-27 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION98	PARAGUAYAN FIREWORKS OVER CHAVEZ MEDDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The heavy-handed response by Venezuelan President Chavez at the Mercosur Summit in Brazil against Paraguayan Vice President Castiglioni's criticism opened the hornets' nest in Paraguay. President Duarte claimed he challenged Chavez for attacking his VP and for interfering in Para [...]	2007-02-08 21:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PA VE
07ASUNCION986	CODEL REID AFFIRMS U.S. INTEREST IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) During its November 25-27 visit to Asuncion, CODEL Reid met with senior-most leaders of all three branches of government. The CODEL met Foreign Minister Ramirez, who Senator Reid thanked for his role in securing a meeting with President Duarte earlier that morning (septel). Ramirez re [...]	2007-12-03 10:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PGOV PA
07ASUNCION989	CODEL REID: PRESIDENT DUARTE CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At turns charming and caustic, Paraguayan President Duarte held forth before CODEL Reid November 26. In an hour-plus meeting, Duarte expounded on free trade, anti-American sentiment, Chavez,s check-book populism, and the threats to democratic governance if elected leaders do not [...]	2007-12-03 16:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR ECON PGOV OVIP PA
07ASUNCION994	FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT [...] (U) Paraguay is the third most corrupt country in the hemisphere after Haiti and Venezuela, and it has an antiquated and weak legislative framework. Regional Legal Advisor (RLA) Kevin Sundwall arrived in Asuncion in March 2007 and began working with committed Paraguayan counterparts to bring a [...]	2007-12-04 18:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SNAR PGOV PA
07ATHENS1039	GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO UNSC ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 14, Charge delivered reftel demarche on Kosovo UNSC action to Constantine Bitsios, Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor, and on May 16 to Ambassador Fotis Xydas, MFA Director of the D1 Directorate for the United Nations and International Organisations. Bitsios sought furth [...]	2007-05-22 07:44:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR RU
07ATHENS1058	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1059	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1087	GREEK VIEWS ON BEST APPROACH TO SYRIA [...] (C) On May 24, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on Syria's sham presidential referendum to Deputy Director of the Greek MFA A-6 Division for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis promised to inform his superiors of the U.S. position, though he said Greece took another view of the [...]	2007-05-24 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07ATHENS110	TRUST BUT VERIFY: GREEK CHOD CONFIRMS CYPRUS ARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis laid out the GoG's plan for dealing with the Cyprus arms issue in line with U.S. legal requirements, consented to an American inspection team, and promised to consult with the [...]	2007-01-18 15:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS111	GREEK CHOD ON AFGHANISTAN, EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss the Cyprus Arms issue (reported septel),Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis also previewed Greece's plans for contributing to NATO efforts in Afghanistan, his view on the recent RPG attack against the [...]	2007-01-18 15:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1185	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS VISIT TO ATHENS JUNE 9-12 [...] (C) Nick: Welcome back to Athens! The Embassy -- and your many Greek friends -- are delighted to have you as the keynote speaker at our June 11 celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan. In addition to your public speeches and press events, your visit will propel bilater [...]	2007-06-07 08:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP
07ATHENS1225	GREECE ON UPCOMING EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the June 18-19 GAERC to MFA A11 European Cooperation correspondent Penny Douti. Douti observed that the main issue for the GAERC was expected to be institutional reform and, in particular, the way forward in light of the constitutional treaty defeats [...]	2007-06-14 13:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI
07ATHENS123	FOREIGN MINISTRY ON GREEK AID TO IRAN, LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met January 17th with George Pandremenos, Diplomatic Director, Office of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides, to discuss reftels. Regarding the Paris donors' conference for Lebanon (Reftel A),Pandremenos stated that Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis and General Secretary of [...]	2007-01-19 14:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EXIM UNSC OECD GR IR LE
07ATHENS1249	AMCITS IN IRAN: GREEKS SUPPORT EU APPROACH [...] (SBU) On June 12, DepPolcouns delivered reftel demarche on the treatment of Amcits in Iran to MFA A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle East Countries First Counsellor Ioannis Pediotis. Pediotis promised to look into the possibility of Greece's making an approach to the Iranians. 2. (SBU) On [...]	2007-06-18 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN GR
07ATHENS1262	GREECE ENDS M.A.S.H. MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) At the end of May, Greece withdrew its unit of approximately 50 medical personnel serving in Afghanistan. According to Ambassador Ioannis Bourlogiannis, diplomatic advisor to the Minister of Defense, the unit was withdrawn following the end of its mandate and was replaced by a Czech medica [...]	2007-06-19 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER
07ATHENS1314	U/S BURNS REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, U/S Burns reviewed security issues in both the region and within NATO with Minister of Defense Meimarakis and CHOD Chinofotis. Burns pressed the MOD and CHOD to increase Greece's contribution to Alliance efforts in Afghanistan, which both officials contended was dif [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS1315	U/S BURNS' JUNE 10 MEETING WITH FM BAKOYANNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her June 10 meeting with U/S Burns, FM Bakoyannis focused on stability in the Balkans -- particularly G-8 discussion of Kosovo final status and GOG concerns regarding Macedonia's NATO entry. She favored additional negotiating time on Kosovo, adding that Greece sought both a [...]	2007-06-27 15:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR OVIP
07ATHENS1316	U/S BURNS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH PM KARAMANLIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his June 11 meeting with U/S Burns, PM Karamanlis was calm about the latest state-of-play on Kosovo final status. However, the normally relaxed Karamanlis was clearly feeling the domestic political heat over Macedonia's NATO entry. Burns promised that the USG would work wit [...]	2007-06-27 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR OVIP PGOV PREL
07ATHENS1333	GREEK POLL: ND VICTORY BUT SMALLER MAJORITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent opinion poll by authoritative MRB Hellas predicts electoral victory for the incumbent New Democracy (ND) party but with a reduced parliamentary majority. According to the poll, Greek voters continue to show qualified confidence in the governing party and find PM Karama [...]	2007-06-29 09:36:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1340	FM BAKOYANNIS ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a twenty-minute June 28 conversation, Charge and FM Bakoyannis discussed the Greek-Russian handshake on the Blue Stream pipeline deal (reported reftel),her recent trip to the Middle East and the issues of Kosovo and Macedonia. She said she intended to call U/S Burns at the en [...]	2007-06-29 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GRQ
07ATHENS1342	GREECE: FOREST FIRES, BRUTAL HEATWAVE TAKE TOLL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An eight-day heat wave and onslaught of rural fires destroyed the old-growth Mt. Parnitha National Forest in Attica, as well as other swaths of precious forest resources throughout Greece. In the face of at least nine deaths, critics have called the government "confused" and "s [...]	2007-07-02 04:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS1363	SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (S) On July 3, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary General Rocanas. Rocanas noted that the GOG shared SIPDIS U.S. concerns regarding foreign fighters joining the Iraq insurgency; he planned to consult with MFA experts and within the EU before responding in more detail. On [...]	2007-07-03 15:21:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1369	U/S BURNS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with U/S Burns, opposition PASOK leader (and former Foreign Minister) George Papandreou suggested that Kosovo's transition from supervised to full independence should take effect once it became an EU member. That would cement the EU's commitment to the regi [...]	2007-07-05 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1383	GREECE: ND CONGRESS KEEPS 'EM GUESSING ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A carefully orchestrated seventh New Democracy party congress ended Sunday without setting a date for the next elections, though some pundits hinted no later than November. PM Karamanlis defended his administration's record and promised to stick to the path of government reform [...]	2007-07-09 13:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1399	GREEK AMBASSADOR SLATED FOR RECALL OVER FT REMARKS [...] (U) Greek media has given predictably overheated coverage to statements by Greek Ambassador to Skopje Dora Grosomanidou in July 5's Financial Times. In the FT article, Grosomanidou is quoted as saying that "Formally, there is no problem for Skopje to become a member of NATO or the EU under [...]	2007-07-10 15:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1416	GREECE SCORES VICTORY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 8, Greek anti-trafficking police carried out simultaneous raids on 34 different locations in Athens, arresting 11 suspected members of an international trafficking ring and another 62 persons accused of facilitating vice and prostitution. Three women (out of 45 detaine [...]	2007-07-13 08:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG GR
07ATHENS145	READIN', WRITIN', AND 'RASCIBILITY: POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On January 10, Greek Parliament began debate on an amendment of Article XVI of the Constitution which would lift state restrictions on higher education to allow recognition of independent, non-profit universities. The main opposition party, PASOK, is expected to back ruling part [...]	2007-01-23 14:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL PREL GR
07ATHENS1460	GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...]	2007-07-19 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS1487	GREECE URGENTLY REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) On July 25, Greece formally requested U.S. assistance in its efforts to fight forest fires, which have devastated many areas of the country and are overwhelming the Greek fire service. The request was made by Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to Charge D'Affaires, a.i., Tom Countryman and [...]	2007-07-25 22:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1498	GREECE NEEDS AIRCRAFT TO FIGHT FIRES [...] (U) In a meeting with Army Attach, Secretary General for Civil Protection of the Greek Ministry of the Interior Panagiotis Fourlas expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its consideration of Greece's urgent request for assistance in fighting forest fires (reftel) and clarified that Greece's sp [...]	2007-07-26 12:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1521	GREECE: CRETAN GOVERNOR WANTS MORE USN SHIP VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 19 meeting with CDA, Governor (Nomarch) Grigoris Archondakis of the Chania district of Crete (where Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) is located) said it was important to get more U.S. ship visits, not so much for the economic benefits, substantial as they may be, b [...]	2007-07-30 08:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MOPS PGOV PREL
07ATHENS1522	TURKISH ELECTIONS: A VIEW FROM ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the re-election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Sunday's elections, the mainstream Greek political elite breathed a sigh of relief. PM Erdogan's first term was a period of Greek-Turkish stability, offering Greeks a more secure vision of their bilateral rel [...]	2007-07-30 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CYP CY
07ATHENS1528	GREECE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Visiting Greece Desk Officer, Ilan Goodman, delivered reftel points to MFA South Caucusus Desk Officer Stella Bezirtzoglou. Bezirtzoglou thanked the U.S. for its attention to this issue, noting the GOG concurred it is a growing problem. She questioned why the Aliyev government, which she [...]	2007-07-30 14:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ GR
07ATHENS1594	GREECE IS PREPARED TO VETO MACEDONIA NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: With elections widely expected in late September, GOG officials and undeclared political candidates are raising the bar for Macedonia's NATO entry. Distancing themselves from the 1995 Interim Accord, Greece sees the 2008 NATO decision on enlargement as powerful leverage to forc [...]	2007-08-08 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1609	KOSOVO NEXT STEPS: GREEK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Charge delivered reftel update on Kosovo to PM Karamanlis's diplomatic advisor Bitsios on August 9, stressing the need for full engagement by the parties in the weeks ahead. But preparation by the international community to act in December -- even if no agreement h [...]	2007-08-09 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1618	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PM KARAMANLIS' MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY In a one-on-one meeting with Charge on August 9, Constantinos Bitsios, the Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister, conveyed a message from PM Karamanlis. The PM asked the U.S. to convey to Skopje its view of the United Nations-sponsored negotiations on the name issue and [...]	2007-08-10 13:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1619	FURTHER GREEK VIEWS ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an August 10 introductory call on new MFA Secretary General Agathocles, Charge reviewed ref B points on Kosovo next steps. Agathocles reiterated the long-standing Greek concern regarding the legal basis for any future status decision. He also shared two ideas (w [...]	2007-08-10 14:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR KV SR
07ATHENS1621	MINFIN BULLISH ON GOG'S PRE-ELECTION ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Counselor and Econ deputy met with Ministry of Economy and Finance SecGen Ioannis Sidiropoulos August 9 to take his pulse on economic developments in advance of presumptive fall elections, and to see how the GOG is responding to the FATF's very critical report on Greece's p [...]	2007-08-13 04:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KTFN PGOV GR
07ATHENS1639	KARAMANLIS PREPARING FOR EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Former FM Molyviatis told Charge on August 16 "with absolute certainty" that the PM had decided in favor of elections on September 16. PM Karamanlis plans to see President Papoulias on August 17; Parliament will be dissolved on August 18 to allow for the requiste campaign period. 2. [...]	2007-08-16 12:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1659	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ND INSIDER SAYS KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Former FM Petros Molyviatis -- who remains closer to PM Karamanlis than his successor, current FM Dora Bakoyiannis, told Charge August 16 that Karmanlis recognized the diplomatic cost of vetoing Macedonia's NATO membership without resolution of the name issue first. [...]	2007-08-20 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1682	GREEK ELECTIONS: KARAANLIS'S SUMMER "SURPRISE" [...] (C) UMMARY: PM Karamanlis has made it official: general elections will be held on September 16. Karamanlis is running on New Democracy's ecnomic reform record, calculating that criticim of last spring's bond scandal and this summer's forest fires won't affect his small but steady lead in t [...]	2007-08-24 11:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1687	GREECE ABLAZE: KARAMANLIS DECLARES STATE OF [...] (C) SUMMAY: Over the weekend of August 25-26, more tha a hundred simultaneous wildfires led to the worst Greek national disaster since the 1999 earthquakes. PM Karamanlis declared a state o emergency, calling on aerial firefighting resources from EU members and others. Reports indicate mor [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1700	GREECE: FIRES CONTINUE -- WILL KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday August 27, fires continued to burn in southern Greece, although the number had diminished from its weekend high. The death toll stood at 63; no Amcits are reportedly affected. Speculation continues on the cause of the large number of simultaneous blazes. Several in [...]	2007-08-27 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV CASC GR
07ATHENS171	"REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE" MANIFESTO CLAIMS [...] (S) On January 24, the left-wing group "Revolutionary Struggle" officially claimed responsibility for the January 12 RPG attack on the Embassy in a manifesto passed to the weekly Greek newspaper "Pondiki." The statement cites opposition to U.S. foreign policy as the motive for the attack -- [...]	2007-01-25 16:24:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER GR
07ATHENS1714	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) Though apparently fewer in number, wildfires continue to burn, principally in the Peloponnese peninsula and on the island of Evia but also elsewhere. Risk of fire remains high. According to the Fire Service spokesperson, no villages are currently threatened but the winds remain unpre [...]	2007-08-28 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1733	GREEK FIRES: AUGUST 30 UPDATE [...] (C) The Greek Government is increasingly establishing control over the wild fires, although anticipated increases in temperature and wind over the weekend may cause further outbreaks. The government is also aggressively pursuing arson cases, although the extent to which the fires were caused [...]	2007-08-30 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1740	TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou, Director of the MFA's Middle East Department. Papaioannou was aware of the difficulties faced by Riad Seif, whom he had met during an earlier posting. Papaioannou believed that Greece's voice carried more weight as p [...]	2007-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN JA KDEM PHUM SA SY GR
07ATHENS1741	GREE FIRES: AUGUST 31 UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Greek wild fires continue to diminish. The Greek Government's focus is turning to reconstruction and support for victims. There has been prominent coverage of President Bush's message of condolence to PM Karamanlis. The Government of Greece has welcomed U.S. firefighting equipment [...]	2007-08-31 13:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS1761	GREEK FIRES: SEPT. 4 UPDATE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Greek Fire Service has announced that all wild fires are now out. PM Karamanlis presented a recovery plan to the nation over the weekend, as did opposition PASOK's Papandreaou. FM B [...]	2007-09-04 15:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS1768	GREEK RESPONSE TO GYMNICH DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On September 4, A/PolCouns delivered reftel non-paper on U.S. positions on issues to be considered at the September 7-8 EU informal foreign ministers meeting (Gymnich) to MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Her following responses are keyed to the major issues raised in the non-pape [...]	2007-09-05 11:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN GR
07ATHENS1785	GREEK ELECTIONS PART I: MECHANICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: On September 16, Greek voters will go to the polls in snap elections called by Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in mid-August before devastating fires claimed scores of lives, hundreds of thousands of acres of valuable forests, and billions of euros in damaged an [...]	2007-09-06 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GR
07ATHENS1804	GREEK ELECTIONS PART II: NEW DEMOCRACY STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis called elections for September 16 in mid-August before massive wildfires had taken scores of lives and destroyed valuable forests and property. Poll figures are not conclusive on the political impact of the fires; most observers believe ruling N [...]	2007-09-10 11:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1826	PM KARAMANLIS RAISES THE MACEDONIA STAKES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the September 6 pre-election TV debate -- and in a September 7 press conference -- PM Karamanlis publicly took a hard line on the Macedonia name issue, threatening to veto Macedonia's NATO (and EU) accession unless the issue was resolved first. With unofficial polls sho [...]	2007-09-11 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1834	C O R R E C T E D COPY - GREECE: IF ND WINS, WHO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Although the race is tight, conventional wisdom (and unpublished polls) suggest New Democracy will win enough votes in the September 16 elections to maintain a slim parliamentary majority. PM Karamanlis has spoken of his desire to make the next government "smaller [...]	2007-09-12 13:40:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1853	GREECE: SLIGHT ND LEAD AS PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Greek voters set to go to the polls on Sunday, most believe ruling New Democracy is poised to squeeze out a victory. Its parliamentary majority, however, will likely be modest. PASOK leader Papandreou has tried to make the election a referendum on the "right-wing" in power, [...]	2007-09-14 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1861	GREECE: GOVERNING ND'S NARROW VICTORY -- WHAT IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis's ruling New Democracy party achieved a narrow victory in September 16 elections, giving it a slim majority in parliament. Karamanlis will meet with President Papoulias at noon local time to receive his mandate to form a new government. Embassy re [...]	2007-09-17 08:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1864	GREEK "NEW MEDIA" SEEK YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN PRE-ELECTION [...] (SBU) When snap Greek parliamentary elections were announced in August for September 16, three major media outlets attempted to draw young viewers and internet-users into the election through innovative internet and television programs, including the first YouTube debate in Europe. Greece's [...]	2007-09-17 10:23:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS1866	GREECE POSITIVE ON EU MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to the Greek MFA's Penny Douti, Deputy Director of the MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. After reviewing the points, Douti termed them "right," and "fully consistent" with the Greek position on this issue. 2. (C) Douti cautioned that t [...]	2007-09-17 11:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN GR
07ATHENS1886	GREEK PM NAMES NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Naming his new cabinet on September 18, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis avoided major changes that would imply a new policy line. His primary aim appeared to be injecting new, younger blood to re-energize the government for his reform program. Most significantly, Karamanlis fol [...]	2007-09-19 12:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) On September 18, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies meeting on the margins of the UNGA on October 1 to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) Rallis was una [...]	2007-09-19 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07ATHENS1891	GREECE-MACEDONIA: FM BAKOYIANNIS MEETINGS IN NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In their September 19 meeting, Charge and MFA SYG Agathocles focused on the Macedonia name issue. Charge noted that, when it came to Macedonia, FM Bakoyiannis would need to demonstrate that the GOG had a strategy to achieve progress (rather than simply ask for help [...]	2007-09-19 16:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS194	GREEK MP LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR OSCE COMMISSIONER ON [...] (C) On January 23, Greek MP Nikos Georgiadis told DCM that he had received approval from Greek FM Bakoyiannis to present himself as a candidate for the job of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Georgiadis is scheduled to meet with OSCE Secretary General de Brichambault (who will [...]	2007-01-29 15:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE GR
07ATHENS1943	PASOK DISARRY VISIBLE AS NEW GREEK PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a surprise move, embattled PASOK leader George Papandreou pushed PASOK MPs to give him a vote of confidence just as the new Parliament was about to be sworn in on September 26. His ill-timed move caused open dissent among party members, delayed the ceremony, and [...]	2007-09-27 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1971	ND'S NARROW MANDATE ON DISPLAY AS NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Karamanlis kicked off the first session of the new Parliament with a statement emphasizing the need for continued reform, his campaign theme. It immediately became the target for the other parliamentary parties (now four) in a three-day debate. Foreign policy played only a [...]	2007-10-02 04:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1992	GREEK POSITION ON PRESSURING BURMA REGIME [...] (SBU) On October 2, PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on Burma to First Counsellor Adam Adamidis, Asia-Oceania Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Adamidis confirmed the EU and Greece's general condemnation of the tactics used by the Burma regime, noting existing EU [...]	2007-10-04 13:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1994	BIRD-CARRYING BANK ROBBER LINKED TO THE LEFT [...] (SBU) On October 3, Greek media devoted surprising attention to a minor bank robbery. The inept thief apparently stopped by a local open-air market on the way to his crime. Having purchased some groceries and a caged bird, he placed them on his bicycle and proceeded -- with unidentified ac [...]	2007-10-04 14:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1999	GRREK PARTICIPATION IN G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Director for Middle East issues George Aifantis confirmed on October 5 that Greece plans to participate in the upcoming BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. FM Bakoyiannis, who is personally interested in BMENA, was considering attending herself. If s [...]	2007-10-05 12:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM GM EUN
07ATHENS2004	GREECE: VISITING SAAKASHVILI FOCUSES ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 1-2 State visit to Greece, Georgian President Saakashvili focused on regional tensions with Russia (particularly over Abkhazia),Georgia's NATO prospects, and EU assistance. The Greeks reportedly expressed strong support for Georgia's territorial integrity, whil [...]	2007-10-05 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG GR
07ATHENS2030	PASOK LEADERSHIP CRISIS: KNIVES SHARPENED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: PASOK's defeat in the September 16 election has prompted a furious internal debate over the party's leadership. Party president George Papandreou was immediately challenged by former colleague Evangelos Venizelos. A sharp weekend of debate October 6-7 aired grievances and con [...]	2007-10-11 13:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2046	GREEK POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Acting Political Counselor discussed ref a points on U.S. positions with regard to the October 15-16 GAERC with MFA A11 Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Correspondent Penny Douti. A/PolCouns also discussed ref a Iran points with A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle Easte [...]	2007-10-12 15:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL IS GR
07ATHENS2053	GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN [...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...]	2007-10-15 14:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR
07ATHENS2068	GREECE/MACEDONIA: POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO FM [...] (C) Greek focus on the Macedonia name issue continued on October 16 when FM Dora Bakoyannis briefed the Cabinet on developments. In her comments after the meeting, FM Bakoyannis again stressed the importance of finding a mutually acceptable name that is &composite and distinct,8 distinguishi [...]	2007-10-17 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL MK
07ATHENS2075	GREEK POLITICIANS -- RIGHT AND LEFT -- TURN OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek politicians from both government and opposition parties formed part of an overflow crowd at an October 17 event in honor of former Cypriot President Clerides. Two former prime ministers -- Mitsotakis and Simitis -- defended Greece's past handling of the Cyprus problem an [...]	2007-10-18 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY
07ATHENS2078	WHO DOES EVANGELOS VENIZELOS THINK HE IS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vigorous campaigning is underway across Greece as candidates for the leadership of opposition socialist PASOK try to rally support. The real battle is between incumbent George Papandreou and main challenger Evangelis Venizelos (the third candidate, Skandalides, is assumed to h [...]	2007-10-19 09:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2089	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MANAGING A NATO INVITATION [...] (C) Before April, 2008, NATO will take decisions on enlargement; Macedonia's candidacy is complicated by its long-standing difference with Greece over Macedonia's name. We see no possibility of arriving at an agreed, final resolution of the name issue between the two parties prior to the Apri [...]	2007-10-22 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
07ATHENS2095	JOCKEYING BEGINS TO REPLACE AILING GREEK ARCHBISHOP [...] (C) Summary. As the ailing Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos prepares to return to Greece from the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, potential successors have begun to position themselves for what is seen as his likely death within the next six months. The position of Archbi [...]	2007-10-23 14:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
07ATHENS2103	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MACEDONIAN ATHLETES DEPART FROM [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Skopje. 2. (SBU) Emboff met October 23 with Greek MFA Macedonia Desk Officer Nicholas Plexidas to follow-up ref and press reports that the Macedonian 133-member team of youth athletes had walked out on October 20 from the week-long "Southeaste [...]	2007-10-24 10:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2106	GREECE RATIFIES NAZI-ERA ARCHIVE RELEASE DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Athens visit of Special Holocaust Envoy Kennedy, the new Greek Parliament in its first official ratification act approved by unanimous consent the amendment to the International Tracing Service (ITS) agreement, capping off the eleven-nation approval process for releas [...]	2007-10-25 07:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GR PGOV PREL
07ATHENS2117	MACEDONIA'S AMBASSADOR CONVINCED GREECE WILL VETO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting, Macedonia's Ambassador to Greece, Blagoj Handziski, told Charge that he was now convinced Greece would make a name change a precondition for Macedonia's NATO entry. Handziski emphasized that NO Macedonian government could accept that. The only solutio [...]	2007-10-26 07:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
07ATHENS2118	GREEK MFA ON COMBATING PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) On September 28 and October 25, DepPolCouns delivered, respectively, ref a and ref b points on combating PKK terrorism to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (S) On October 25, D1 First Secretary Photis Bourlogiannis pr [...]	2007-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN IZ GR
07ATHENS2120	FRUSTRATED NEW DEMOCRACY PARLIAMENTARIANS BEHAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just weeks after the New Democracy government's re-election, a small nmber of disappointed ND MPs have begun behavig badly. Normally, their verbal pot shots at Karamanlis would make few waves in the media or with the public. But Karamanlis's two-seat prliamentary majority giv [...]	2007-10-26 13:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2132	GREEKS EAGER TO COOPERATE ON BLACK SEA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a readout of the October 25 BSEC FMs' meeting, MFA participant Ambassador Metaxas said it had been a "very tough meeting," which ultimately proved a success. Greece had opposed the proposed admittance of Iran, Japan, and Cyprus as BSEC observers because of the second-class stat [...]	2007-10-30 11:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA ECON EWWT GR
07ATHENS2149	GREEK ROMA: ILLEGAL CAMPS SQUALID -- BUT [...] (C) Roma in Greece -- both citizens and illegal migrants -- face increasing efforts by Greek authorities and businesses to evict them from squalid squatter camps around the country. Most Greeks have little sympathy for what they see either as a "lifestyle choice" or an intractable, unsolvab [...]	2007-11-01 14:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV GR

07ATHENS2159	GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT ARGENTINE REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Following consultations with Argentine Embassy Political Minister Counsellor Laura Bernal, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points supporting Argentina's request for Interpol approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials to MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate Counsellor Photis B [...]	2007-11-02 16:41:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KJUS IR GR
07ATHENS217	CODEL SMITH MEETINGS WITH GREEK POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 28-29 visit to Athens, CODEL SMITH met with Prime Minister (PM) Kostas Karamanlis, Foreign Minister (FM) Dora Bakoyiannis and prominent business leaders and parliamentarians. The PM emphasized the good cooperation between Greek and American authorities investigatin [...]	2007-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2171	GREECE AND RUSSIA: THE GROWING TIES -- THAT BIND? [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic, political, religious, and cultural ties between Greece and Russia have deepened and broadened. Increased economic cooperation -- particularly in the energy field -- has been the most conspicuous area of growth, but [...]	2007-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GR
07ATHENS2177	GREECE/MACEDONIA: WHAT'S IN A NAME? (OR IN THIS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Skopje. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 2, GOG aircraft carrying CHOD Grapsas to Belgrade diverted in flight to avoid overflying Macedonia, due to concerns with the flight designator code assigned by Macedonian authorities. The [...]	2007-11-08 06:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2199	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MFA FINDS NIMETZ PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 9 meeting with MFA Secretary General Agathocles, Charge summarized Ambassador Nuland's message to the GOM: time was short if it planned to meet NATO standards. Nuland had also urged the GOM to participate fully in the Nimetz negotiations (and stop negotiating via [...]	2007-11-09 16:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2204	GREEK ISLANDS: RESOURCES STRETCHED AS ILLEGAL [...] (S) On October 28 and 29, poloff visited the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Samos to discuss how authorities are handling the growing problem of illegal migrants. Officials on both islands (a) expressed concern that potential terrorists may be among the flood of economic migrants; (b) co [...]	2007-11-13 13:03:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2205	PAPANDREOU WINS PASOK LEADERSHIP ELECTION -- AS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou was re-elected on Sunday following a grueling two-month battle against challenger Evangelos Venizelos. His victory has deflected criticism blaming him for PASOK's loss in September's general elections. Venizelos has no inte [...]	2007-11-13 13:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2219	GREECE: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 06:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS GR
07ATHENS2226	G/TIP MESSAGE: MORE WORK NEEDED IN GREECE [...] (C) In a series of meetings in late October with MFA, MOJ, police contacts and NGOs, G/TIP and EUR/PGI representatives discussed the GOG's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The Greeks pushed hard for Greece's inclusion in Tier One in the 2008 TIP Report. U.S. representatives ac [...]	2007-11-15 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM
07ATHENS2234	GREECE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) On November 16, Poloff delivered reftel points on democracy in Venezuela to Counselor Maria Alerta, D4 Directorate on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Alerta agreed that the proposed constitutional amendments of the GoV would create problems. She also noted that the [...]	2007-11-16 14:02:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN VE GR
07ATHENS2236	GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2245	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER TELLS PARLIAMENT [...] On November 16, PM Karamanlis told the Greek Parliament that Macedonia's "access to Euro-Atlantic organizations" depends upon a "definitive and mutually acceptable solution" on the name issue. Meanwhile, FM Bakoyannis publicly repeated the point that "good neighborly relations" requires a "m [...]	2007-11-19 14:54:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2256	OSCE MINISTERIAL - GREECE FOCUSED ON CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) PolMil Chief met with MFA OSCE Department Head Nicolas Patakias 11/20 to review priorities for the November 29 - 30 OSCE Ministerial. Patakias thanked us for the reftel points noting that he had drawn "very extensively" from them in drafting briefing material for FM Bakoyiannis. 2. ( [...]	2007-11-21 10:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE KCFE PREL PGOV PHUM GR
07ATHENS2260	GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS TO A@ [...] (C) On Nove` the Secretary's inv@nis to attend the Anna) to chief of the MinisQplomatic cabinet, Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis. Chalastanis said Bakoyannis was delighted to receive the invitation and accepted. Bakoyannis would like to make an intervention at the conference, and her office wo [...]	2007-11-21 15:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CVIS IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2278	GREECE: U.S.-IRAQ DECLARATION "POSITIVE NEWS" [...] (C) On November 27, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points and text of the declaration on the long-term relationship between the U.S. and Iraq to Giorgos Ayfantis, Deputy Head of the MFA A-6 Directorate for Middle East Issues. 2. (C) Ayfantis regarded the signing of the declaration as a very p [...]	2007-11-28 09:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ GR
07ATHENS2288	MACEDONIA NAME DISPUTE AND NATO ACCESSION: GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 29, Charge delivered ref A points to MFA SecGen Agathocles. Agathocles's response was frank: in his view, the U.S. failed to appreciate Greece's concerns. The GOG was not bluffing; the name issue must be resolved before the 2008 Bucharest Summit, or the [...]	2007-11-29 15:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK NATO
07ATHENS2296	GREK POLICE OPERATION "NEW LIFE" NETS MAJOR EURO [...] In another success story for Greek anti-trafficking efforts, Greek Police on November 28 arrested members of a major European trafficking network in an operation code-named "New Life." Police Major George Vanikiotis, Head of the Athens Anti-Trafficking Unit, told Embassy that his unit moved a [...]	2007-11-30 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GR
07ATHENS2305	FM BAKOYANNIS FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite visits this week by Egyptian President Mubarak, Turkish FM Babacan, and UN mediator Nimetz, FM Bakoyannis focused on two main issues in her December 3 introductory meeting with Ambassador Speckhard: Kosovo and Macedonia. On Kosovo, she "unofficially" urged delaying a s [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2317	GREECE WILL SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PLENARY [...] (SBU) On December 6, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points regarding UNGA votes on country-specific resolutions with MFA D1 International Organizations Deputy Director Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. DepPolCouns expressed appreciation to Greece for its recent votes on the DPRK, Burma, Belarus, and [...]	2007-12-06 14:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL GR UNGA
07ATHENS2320	KOSOVO: GREEKS WILL SUPPORT DECISION ON EU RULE [...] (C) Greek MFA Deputy Director for South East Europe Tsoungas told us 12/7 that Greece will "follow EU consensus" SIPDIS and support a decision to establish a rule of law mission in Kosovo, even should there be a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI). Tsoungas noted, "we still have q [...]	2007-12-07 13:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GR SR YI
07ATHENS2321	GREECE/MACEDONIA: GREEKS WELCOME ACCELERATED [...] (C) The Greek MFA has welcomed UN Mediator Nimetz' acceleration of talks. However, the Greeks are skeptical of Nimetz' most recent proposal and deeply suspicious of Skopje's intentions. The Greeks have agreed to Nimetz' suggestion that the next round be in Skopje, followed by a round in Ath [...]	2007-12-07 13:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2322	GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA [...] (S) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the December 10-11 GAERC to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. Katzourou said the briefing papers for FM Bakoyannis had already been prepared. Nevertheless, she was grateful for the information on U.S. positio [...]	2007-12-07 13:44:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV EUN GR
07ATHENS2324	GREECE/TURKEY: BABACAN VISIT "CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE" [...] (C) GOG officials positively portrayed Turkish FM Babacan's December 3 - 5 visit to Athens as an "important step forward." Although there was no movement "on the core issues," Babacan and FM Bakoyannis announced additional confidence building measures (CBMs) that would require greater mil-to [...]	2007-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PTER CY GR TU
07ATHENS2335	GREECE: STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Political section and LEGATT discussed the status of the Greek ratification process of the 2003 U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with several contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Justice. Greek legal experts were of the opinion that the agreements@o be [...]	2007-12-11 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA PREL KCRM KJUS EUN GR
07ATHENS2336	GREECE EAGER TO HELP AFTER ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece saw Annapolis as a "very positive step," particularly in the commitment shown by both the Israelis and Palestinians, according to top Greek Middle East expert Ambassador Papaioannou, who accompanied FM Bakoyannis to the conference. It was important now to keep up the momen [...]	2007-12-11 15:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT KPAO GR IS LE
07ATHENS2340	KOSOVO: GREECE RECEPTIVE ON RULE OF LAW MISSION, [...] (C) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with Greek MFA Acting Director for South East Europe Tsoungas to deliver ref A points on Kosovo. Tsoungas made the following points in reply: -- EU Rule of Law Mission: Greece has taken a decision "not to block" an EU decision to establish a ESDP Rule of Law [...]	2007-12-12 12:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI GR
07ATHENS2351	GREECE: STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Political section and LEGATT discussed the status of the Greek ratification process of the 2003 U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with several contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Justice. Greek legal experts were of the opinion that the agreements the [...]	2007-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA PREL KCRM KJUS EUN GR
07ATHENS2367	GREECE: VETERAN PETRALIA NAMED EMPLOYMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) On December 14, veteran Greek ruling New Democracy party member and former minister Fani Palli-Petralia was named Minister for Employment and Social Protection as the government faces a tough, uphill fight to reform the ailing state-run pension system. Petralia ) a former Tourism Minist [...]	2007-12-17 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2375	GREEK PM IN MOSCOW: RHETORIC (APPARENTLY) [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 17-18 visit to Moscow, Greek PM Karamanlis signed with Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Parvanov an agreement establishing a company to construct the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline through Bulgaria and Greece. Press reports also indicate Puti [...]	2007-12-19 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET GR KPRV PGOV PREL RS
07ATHENS2386	KARAMANLIS IN MOSCOW: PAR@THENS 2375 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL KPRV GR
07ATHENS2399	MGPK02: GREECE CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION [...] Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, expressing shock at the death of "a leading international personality who struggled steadfastly for democracy, peace, respect for human dignity and reconciliation in her count [...]	2007-12-28 06:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GR PK
07ATHENS255	OPPOSITION PASOK TRIES -- AND FAILS -- TO TOPPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou publicly challenged Prime Minister Karamanlis' government, calling for a censure (i.e., "no confidence") vote in Parliament and immediate elections. After a weekend of debate, his motion was soundly defeated. Most analyst [...]	2007-02-05 14:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS289	ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SECURITY [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Secretary General Rocanas on February 6, underscoring the importance of international community unity on implementation of UNSCR 1737. Outlining the steps the United States was taking, DCM pressed for the GOG to joint with others to ensure that the Ir [...]	2007-02-08 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR GR
07ATHENS291	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: MAYORS OF ATHENS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Municipal elections brought a change of leadership this January in the Greek capital of Athens and the nearby port capital of Piraeus. The two neighbors share common problems, including a mounting trash crisis due to the lack of available landfill. Athens' center-right New De [...]	2007-02-09 05:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS301	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) On February 9, Poloffs delivered GAERC reftel A, B, and C points to Ioannis Vikelidis, responsible for EU-Transatlantic Relations in the MFA's Foreign Relations Directorate. On specific agenda items, he noted the following: -- Kosovo/Serbia: According to Vikelidis, Kosovo would be ad [...]	2007-02-09 14:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR IR IS
07ATHENS334	NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Greg Vassiloconstantakis, acting head of MFA North America directorate, DepPolCouns and ODC officer delivered reftel End-User Agreement texts. Vassiloconstantakis promised to pass the texts immediately to both his political leadership and MFA legal experts. Hazarding a [...]	2007-02-14 16:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPKO KTIA GR
07ATHENS342	BSEC: GREEKS URGE HASTE ON U.S. ENVIRO PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepPolCouns on the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization (BSEC),Greek MFA Bilateral Economic Relations Directorate Counselor Ionnis Metaxas said Greece supported the U.S. proposal for an environmental worksho [...]	2007-02-15 16:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS347	OPPOSITION LEADER PAPANDREOU OUSTS (THE WRONG?) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just a week after its unifying "no confidence" motion against the Karamanlis government (reftel),opposition PASOK is once again roiling with internal dissention. The cause: statements by shadow FM Pangalos questioning policy that prohibits police from entering university camp [...]	2007-02-16 07:34:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS385	DRAFT GREEK LETTER ON CYPRUS ARMS PLAN [...] (C) On February 22, MFA General Secretary Charalambros Rocanas provided Ambassador with a draft copy of a letter outlining GoG plans to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin arms to Cyprus (text of draft letter in para 3 below). Rocanas proposed that, if the draft were acce [...]	2007-02-22 16:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS458	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU
07ATHENS459	AEGEAN MIGRAINE: GREECE REACTS TO NATO EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 decision to withdraw NATO participation from the February 27 Noble Archer exercise over the Aegean island of Agios Efstratios has created an uproar in Greece. The Greek press blasted NATO for being "duped by Turkey" into believing the island's status was under disp [...]	2007-03-02 17:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS462	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-GREEK ECCC MEETING MARCH 12 [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Athens warmly welcomes DAS Bryza, USDOC DAS Dyck and AID DAA Mefford's March 12 visit to participate in the 2007 meeting of the U.S.-Greek Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC). The visit offers an opportunity to strengthen our "strategic partnership," [...]	2007-03-05 09:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ENRG ECON GR
07ATHENS512	OPPOSITION PASOK'S NEW PLATFORM -- READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou's new electoral party platform, introduced March 3-4 at a stadium-sized rally, contains a mix of ambitious proposals ranging from smaller government to 24/7 universal health care. Some press critics have dubbed it the "Sego platform," [...]	2007-03-09 15:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS520	SCENESETTER FOR FM BAKOYANNIS' MARCH 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) FM Dora Bakoyannis arrives in Washington with one item at the top of her agenda: Greek participation in the Visa Waiver Program. Several months ago, she had hoped this could be a March "deliverable" for a visit by PM Karamanlis. We've lowered her expectations (and the Karamanlis visit is [...]	2007-03-12 16:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS533	STRONG GREEK REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, the Greek MFA made a moderate statement in line with German statements noting that the Russian general,s mischaracterizations of the MD program were unhelpful. Greek press reaction to the MFA,s statement was swift and strongly negative. Much of the media followed [...]	2007-03-13 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS534	EDUCATION BILL PASSES AMID VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The education bill passed by the Greek parliament on March 8 is far from the sweeping constitutional reform the Karamanlis government once sought. Rather than providing for a systematic overhaul, it tinkers with the existing state-funded university system. The bill makes no p [...]	2007-03-13 16:40:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS550	PROPOSED U.S. STATEMENT ON GREEK ISLAND OF AGIOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent dispute between Greece and Turkey over the status of the island of Agios Efstratios, which led to NATO's cancellation of its participation in a February 27 exercise, has received major press and government attention here. The GoG instructed its Pemrep to NATO Ambassador [...]	2007-03-15 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS559	FM BAKOYANNIS OUTLINES GOALS FOR HER MARCH 22 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of her March 19-23 visit to the U.S., FM Bakoyannis told the Ambassador of her hope that the visit can result in a clear indication by the Secretary of political support for Greece's entry into the Visa Waiver Program. She also pressed for a U.S. statement supporting [...]	2007-03-16 12:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS644	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 1-2 CODEL HOYER VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome CODEL Hoyer's April 1-2 visit to Athens. We are delighted you will have an opportunity during this stopover to glimpse post-Olympics Athens and learn about our strategic partnership with Greece. Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis -- who has just returned from a v [...]	2007-03-28 15:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CVIS GR
07ATHENS676	DAS BRYZA VISIT TO GREECE: FOCUS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his March 13 meetings with GOG officials EUR DAS Bryza underscored the importance of energy diversity for regional development and Azerbaijan's commitment to provide sufficient gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline. Both the MFA and Development Ministry officials were co [...]	2007-04-03 10:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS685	MY WAY: GREECE AND NATO TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's fulfillment of its commitment to the NATO Alliance in terms of defense transformation has been, at best, mixed. Greece has taken some steps to reform its military doctrine and strategic and tactical thinking. It also has introduced some new institutions and procured new [...]	2007-04-04 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS686	GREEKS STUDYING CYPRUS ARMS COUNTER-DRAFTS [...] (C) On April 4, Ambassador delivered U.S. counter-draft of the Greek letter on a plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus (ref c) and proposed U.S. response letter (ref a) to MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admir [...]	2007-04-04 14:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL NATO CY GR
07ATHENS716	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS VOLKER'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurt: Welcome to Athens! Your expertise on NATO/EU issues will send an important message to GOG officials: that we see Greece as a productive partner on such key issues as Afghanistan, Kosovo, Balkans development, and a stable Middle East. Greece's reflexive anti-Americanis [...]	2007-04-11 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS732	GEORGIA: GREEK OPPOSITION TO PSC PROPOSALS: IT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, DCM met with the MFA PolDir Ambassador Vassilopoulos to discuss reftel Georgia issues in advance of P/DAS Volker's imminent visit to Athens. DCM explained the U.S. desire for EU consensus in the PSC and U.S. concern over Greece's role in opposing consensus. Vassilop [...]	2007-04-12 12:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS763	GREECE WANTS TO ATTEND SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On April 12, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the signing of the International Compact with Iraq to Greek MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis then followed up with acting deputy chief of the A7 Directorate for Arab and Middle East [...]	2007-04-17 09:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS77	ROCKET GRENADE ATTACK ON EMBASSY ATHENS -- MINIMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At 0555 local time January 12, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the front of the Embassy. Damage was limited, there were no casualties. In an anonymous phone call, the anarchist terrorist group "Revolutionary Struggle" appears to have claimed responsibility. The grenade itse [...]	2007-01-12 11:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR
07ATHENS772	CYPRUS ARMS: COMING TO CLOSURE ON EXCHANGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, MFA Secretary General Rocanas presented four suggested changes to the proposed exchange of letters between the U.S. and Greece to resolve the long-standing issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus. Rocanas noted that none of the proposals c [...]	2007-04-18 10:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS787	GOG CONSIDER U.S. REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting, Ambassador met with MFA Secretary General Rocanas to provide reftel answers to GOG SIPDIS questions regarding resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. Ambassador clarified the two categories of detainees, and told Rocanas that we would provide additional personal d [...]	2007-04-19 14:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS788	BALKAN CHODS' MEETING OVERSHADOWED BY TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18-19, Balkan region chiefs of defense (CHODs),as well as U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander Admiral Ulrich, attended the first of what have now been agreed to be annual Balkan CHOD summits. Greek press attention thus far has been focused on Turkish CHOD General Buyuka [...]	2007-04-19 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS79	REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM [...] After initial discussions in November and December on reftel request, on January 9 Greg Vassiloconstandakis (MFA Deputy Director for North America) updated Polcouns on the ministry's internal deliberations. The response from the MFA's legal department was not positive; it emphasized that th [...]	2007-01-12 13:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV GR CU
07ATHENS80	MFA ON AEGEAN ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA and MOD sources deny the Greek and Turkish CHODs ever agreed on fighter jets flying unarmed intercepts over the Aegean. Sources said that such an agreement would be "unwise" and that CHOD Chinofotis had no authority to make such an arrangement. Despite some recent nega [...]	2007-01-12 13:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS864	PM KARAMANLIS OUSTS EMPLOYMENT MINISTER OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to address public unhappiness over mishandling of pension funds, PM Karamanlis fired Employement Minister Tsitourides and replaced him with a party stalwart. Karamanlis' real motive, however, was to put the scandal behind him. His New Democracy government -- likel [...]	2007-04-30 14:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS936	DEFENSE MINISTER MEIMARAKIS: MAN OF MYSTERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Meimarakis -- who generally avoids diplomats -- ventured out for a rare lunch with the Ambassador on May 4. The elusive Meimarakis, accompanied by GDDI Procurement Director Vangelis Vassilakos, International AFfairs Deputy Chief Demosthenies Stoides and Diploma [...]	2007-05-10 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS945	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT: GREECE WILL BACK [...] (C) BASED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH GOG OFFICIALS, IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT GREECE WILL BACK CANDIDACIES BY SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR THE UNHRC. THE GOG RECOGNIZES THE CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING BELARUS ON THE COUNCIL, TERMING IT "OUT OF THE QUESTION" (REF B). BOSNIAS CANDIDACY MEETS THE GOG'S ST [...]	2007-05-11 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS97	FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES RPG ATTACK, KOSOVO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his meeting with FM Bakoyannis on January 17, Ambassador updated FM Bakoyannis on investigations into the January 12 RPG strike on the Embassy, emphasizing that the U.S. was satisfied with the cooperative attitude and thorough approach of Greek authorities to date. Bakoyanni [...]	2007-01-17 13:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO PINS MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS996	GREEK CONCERNS ABOUT ATTENDING GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings on May 16 with MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and the Director of the SIPDIS D1 Directorate for the United Nations and International Organizations Ambassador Fotis Xydas, DCM heard Greek concerns about attending the Global Initiative (GI) to Comb [...]	2007-05-17 10:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR MK
07AUCKLAND118	LOCAL ELECTIONS IN AUCKLAND - LITTLE ADO ABOUT NOTHING [...] (SBU) Summary. Towns and cities across New Zealand are voting for new mayors and council members. The vote - even that in New Zealand's biggest city - will have little impact on national politics. The issues are pedestrian and the voters apathetic. New Zealand's future leadership is not in [...]	2007-10-12 02:15:00	Consulate Auckland	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NZ
07BAGHDAD1	JAM INFLUENCE IN MOJ/IRAQI CORRECTIONS SERVICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has enjoyed a reputation for running safe and humane prisons, Embassy officers have catalogued a number of recent incidents that indicate increased influence and infiltration of Jaysh-al-Mahdi (JAM) elements within the MOJ, specifically in th [...]	2007-01-01 06:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KJUS PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD1000	CHALABI DISCUSSES NEW DIRECTIONS FOR POPULAR [...] (C) Summary: Ahmad Chalabi, chair of the Baghdad Security Plan's popular mobilization committee, told PRToffs March 21 that his latest efforts focus on mosque re-openings, ensuring the distribution of food rations to unstable areas, and detainee inquiries. Chalabi had several guests he said w [...]	2007-03-22 13:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1005	HEWAR LEADER SALIH AL-MOTLOQ ASKS FOR US SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on March 20, Sunni Hewar leader Salih al-Motloq said Iraq needs a new, liberal government now because Iraqis are fed up with religious parties and the government's inability to provide security and services. Motloq said the three years before the next e [...]	2007-03-23 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1006	ACTION REQUEST: PURSUING A GSOMIA WITH IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) The Iraqi military is increasingly buying major U.S. military equipment and technology that includes restricted material. In the absence of a bilateral General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),these procure [...]	2007-03-23 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1009	IRAQI PM DISCUSSES EXPANDED MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 23, PM Nuri al-Maliki confirmed that he wanted the expanded neighbors ministerial conference, which would include Iraq's neighboring countries, the G5, and the P8, to happen in conjunction with the next International Compact for Iraq (ICI) meeting. [...]	2007-03-23 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1012	NINEWA: SCIRI RESISTS KURD EXPANSIONISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a February 20 meeting with Ninewa IPAO Holtsnider, Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) members underscored that provincial must happen as soon as possible and before resolution of Ninewa's 'disputed territories' under the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 to [...]	2007-03-24 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD1035	DIYALA SUPPORT COMMITTEE NAMES MEMBERS, FORMULATES [...] (C) In recent weeks, Baghdad-based Iraqi politicians from Diyala province have banded together to form a cross-sectarian group called the Diyala Support Committee (DSC). Building on efforts started in January and February (ref A and B),this committee aims to decrease violence in Diyala throu [...]	2007-03-26 08:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1036	RAMADI: SIGNS OF PROGRESS ON THE SECURITY FRONT [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C/REL MCFI) SUMMARY. The city of Ramadi has made significant progress on security, economic recovery, and governance since last summer. Attacks are down, ISF recruits are up, and there is a nascent city government. Anbaris themselves are turning increas [...]	2007-03-26 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PTER PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1037	WAFIDAIN ARABS TO BE BLOCKED FROM VOTING IN [...] SUMMARY (C) Concern that the Article 140 Commission's Wafidain relocation program would be involuntary has lessened, but there are new concerns that Wafidain Arabs in Kirkuk may be blocked from voting in the Article 140 referendum. Although proponents of such a plan interpret Article 140 and [...]	2007-03-26 08:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1038	IRAQI KURDISTAN VICE-PRESIDENT ON KIRKUK AND [...] (C) On March 13, Regional Coordinator and RRT Off met with Kosrat Rasoul at his highly secured hilltop residence in Sulaimaniyah. Rasoul is Vice-President of the Kurdistan Region and one of the highest ranking Politburo members in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party. In response to our q [...]	2007-03-26 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD1039	PUK REFORMIST LEADER IN IRAQI KURDISTAN CRITICIZES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The prominent Kurdish politician, Nashirwan Mustafa, co-founder of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Politburo and Peshmerga expressed to RRT Off his support for a strong Iraqi central government, modernization of the Peshmerga and an independent media and think tank to addr [...]	2007-03-26 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1040	BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN DOHUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents along the Dohuk-Turkish border in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region average two to three per month. Local officials claim there are 750 Turkish forces permanently living inside Dohuk Province just inside the border of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They also note there are 700 [...]	2007-03-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1041	SADRISTS TELL LOCAL COUNCILS IN SADR CITY TO SHUT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: According to Sadr City District Council member Ali Swadi, Sadrist leaders put out a directive on March 18 to all local councils in Sadr City to cease operations and not cooperate with MNF units. Not all council members are in agree [...]	2007-03-26 10:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1045	MNF-I AND REGIONAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM MEMBERS [...] (U) RRT Off attended a meeting on March 1 in Sulaimaniyah led by Major General Benjamin Mixon, Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division and Brigadier General Frank Wiercinski, Assistant Division Commander for the US Multi-National Division North in Iraq, with the Governor of Sulaiman [...]	2007-03-26 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1068	IRAQI PALESTINIANS COMPLAIN OF PERSECUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Palestinians in Iraq continue to fear and experience persecution on account of their nationality. A police raid in a Palestinian compound on March 14 resulted in the death of a Palestinian guard, possibly the death of a Palestinian detainee, and allegations of abuse and torture b [...]	2007-03-27 18:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM YE IZ
07BAGHDAD1070	NINEWA AND THE BRINKLEY GROUP -- FUEL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Deputy U/S of Defense Paul Brinkley visited Mosul 10-11 March 2007 in his capacity as Director of the Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations, Iraq. He was briefed by Ninewa PRT Economics Section staff on state- and privately-owned industries in Ninewa suitable for priva [...]	2007-03-27 18:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1071	SADR CITY: NO PLACE FOR A MODERATE [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: The political tension brewing in Sadr City has reached a tipping point, as 19 members of Sadr City local councils have decided to flee to Kurdistan rather than risk being targeted by JAM for their moderate stance on cooperating with [...]	2007-03-27 19:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1075	A CLOSER LOOK AT THE IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leadership is seeking a closer and more strategic relationship with the United States - this was a central theme of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi's trip to Washington, D.C. in December 2006. To better assess a possible USG partnership with the IIP, [...]	2007-03-28 06:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1082	IRAQI PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In mid-March, Fadel Jalal Mohammed, a member of the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) board, which oversees public service broadcasting in Iraq, confirmed to PolOffs that PM Maliki failed to seek Council of Representative's (CoR) approval when he fired the former IMN board and installed [...]	2007-03-28 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1095	DCM ENGAGES SCIRI'S AL HAKIM ON DETENTIONS [...] (S) Summary: On March 22, DCM and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General (DCG) told SCIRI leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim that Coalition Forces (CF) had detained Qais Khazali, a JAM member close to Moqtada al-Sadr, and had evidence Qais was involved in the January attack on the Karbala JPCC that killed [...]	2007-03-28 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1115	POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF DHI QAR PROVINCE: PART III [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable, the third in a series detailing the political landscape of Dhi Qar Province. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Office of the Martyr Al-Sadr (OMS) has a large following in Dhi Qar Province, but no representation on the Provincial Council (PC) or in the Governor's office [...]	2007-03-31 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1117	AMBASSADOR WITH FM ZEBARI DISCUSS RIYADH SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Ambassador Crocker to Iraq, accepted copies of his credentials, and discussed at some length the recent Arab League Summit in Riyadh. The GoI countered Saudi comments about an "illegal occupation" by noting Iraqi concurrence with [...]	2007-03-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1118	SUNNI VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES RECENT TRAVEL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on March 30, Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed his recent travel to Japan, Jordan, and Turkey. He cited Japan's extension of its law authorizing its air force mission in Iraq as a major success of the trip. Hashimi said that he gave Presid [...]	2007-03-31 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO TU JA SA IR
07BAGHDAD1124	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL GOVERNANCE TAKES BIG STEP, APPROVES [...] This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. Sensitive but unclassified, entire text. 3. SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) approved the 2007 provincial capital budget during a special meeting in Tikrit on March 28. After several hours of energetic debate, bu [...]	2007-04-01 06:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1143	Embassy-sponsored "Women for a Unified Iraq" Luncheon Draws [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-02 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD1147	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN FAILING TO HELP IDPS RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad PRT contacts say the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) is failing to improve security conditions enough to allow internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return to their homes. Members of the Baghdad Provincial Council committee for migration and displacement told PRToff March 29 [...]	2007-04-03 04:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1149	: PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR ABDULLAH AJBARAH -- [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Politically savvy, tribally connected, well-educated, and a former General, Deputy Governor Abdullah Hussein Mohammed Ajbarah al Jabouri is Salah ad Din's powerbroker. He is pro-USG and Coalition Forces (CF),but does not have [...]	2007-04-03 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR ECON KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1151	COR PREPARES TO SELECT ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Kahlid Al Attiya announced in the CoR on March 28 that the CoR leadership is moving forward on a process to appoint a new independent high electoral commission (IHEC). The goal is to have the new commission in place by the Ap [...]	2007-04-03 18:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1152	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET HAS MULTIPLYING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At an April 2 PRT/Coalition Forces-initiated press conference, the Salah ad Din Provincial Council (PC) Chair Sheikh Rasheed Ossman and key PC members outlined the 2007 provincial budget and fielded questions from members of t [...]	2007-04-03 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD1154	CHALABI AIDE SAYS POPULAR MOBILIZATION EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of the popular mobilization strand of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff April 1 that Chalabi has been meeting with Sadr City community leaders. These leaders told Chalabi that Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) elements who had fled Baghdad are ret [...]	2007-04-04 07:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1157	TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]	2007-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1158	COR SPEAKER MASHHADANI: THE U.S. MUST BE IRAQ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their March 25 meeting, new USCENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon told Iraqi Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani that security in Iraq must improve rapidly if Iraq hopes to retain U.S. domestic support. Mashadani acknowledged the need for increased political efforts, but [...]	2007-04-04 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1159	USCENTCOM COMMANDER TELLS MOI THAT SECURITY MUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani, Admiral William J. Fallon, the Commander of USCENTCOM, stressed that Iraq's security must improve rapidly for continued U.S. political support. Minister Bolani responded that the initial results of Operation Fardh al- [...]	2007-04-04 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ

07BAGHDAD1161	AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]	2007-04-04 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1162	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: During his introductory meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker emphasized full U.S. support for the PM an his government. Maliki expressed concern about a lack of international support of Iraqi democracy, except from the U.S. He had not decided on a date [...]	2007-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1163	FM RELAYS MALIKI'S APPREHENSION OF THE NEIGHBOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's deep suspicions of the Neighbor's Conference are preventing the selection of venue, stated Foreign Minister Zebari in an April 1 meeting with the DCM. Maliki favors Kuwait over or Istanbul. Zebari noted, however, that the Prime Minister is comfortable wi [...]	2007-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1164	GOI PERSPECTIVES ON NEIGHBORS' CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to his April 1 discussion with the Foreign Minister (septel),the DCM engaged a number of GoI officials on the neighbors' conference. Continued skepticism of the potential gains of the conference, and fears of outside intervention, leave many in the GoI lukewarm about [...]	2007-04-04 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1165	AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]	2007-04-04 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1167	WHAT BAGHDAD'S GOVERNOR THINKS OF RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: Governor of Baghdad Province Hussein al-Tahan told PRTOff that he does not think any kind of outreach to Sunni political parties is worthwhile. Although he said he has met many of Baghdad's various political leaders, he scoffs at t [...]	2007-04-04 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD1168	BAGHDAD'S SADRISTS TOE MOQTADA'S LINE -- NO [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the attempted assassination about three weeks ago of Raheem al-Duraji ) a district administrator or qa'im makam of Sadr City (often referred to as its mayor) ) Sadr City local councils (LC) have been withholding their [...]	2007-04-04 16:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINR PINS
07BAGHDAD1169	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, members of Codel McCain (Sen. John McCain (R-AZ),Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ)) met with Iraqi VP Hashemi, DPM Saleh, FM Zebari, DefMin al-Mufriji, and National Security Advisor Rubai [...]	2007-04-04 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1175	LETTER TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT FROM IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] Following is the text of the letter sent from Jalal Talibani, President of the Republic of Iraq, to Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran referenced in the report on Ambassador Crocker's first meeting with President Talibani. BEGIN QUOTE: His Excellency the P [...]	2007-04-05 05:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1176	IECI HEAD: NAJAF READY FOR 2007 PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The head of the Independent Electoral Commission for Iraq (IECI) in Najaf told PRT IPAOs that the province is ready to hold free and fair provincial elections when called for under controlling legislation. He dismissed fears of logistical compl [...]	2007-04-05 05:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1177	NAJAF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BULLISH ABOUT GROWTH [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with PRT Najaf IPAOs, the President of the Najaf Chamber of Commerce and Provincial Council member, Mr. Zohair Shorba, identified the obstacles to Najaf's economic progress - lack of an investment code, inaccessibility of [...]	2007-04-05 05:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1178	BAGHDAD RESIDENTS EXPRESS EMERGING PESSIMISM OVER [...] (C) Summary: Baghdad residents from various parts of the city have expressed new pessimism over the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) during conversations with PRToffs over the past week. Shia contacts from both east and west Baghdad have said that Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) elements that previously fled [...]	2007-04-05 05:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1183	WASAN MEDIA AND CHALDEAN DETAINEES POSSIBLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 5 human rights inspection at a Ministry of Interior (MoI) detention facility, PolOff located and identified eleven journalists from the Wasan Media Company, whose arrest has been the subject of intense scrutiny by international media organizations, and four Chal [...]	2007-04-05 18:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OPRC PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ JO
07BAGHDAD1184	COR SPEAKER ARGUES GOI MUST TAKE BOLD STEPS TOWARD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani April 1 at the Council of Representatives (CoR). Mashadani said he believed Iraq was making the transition from a country of chaos to one of institutions, but argued that these institutions were sectarian, and lacked capacity and coord [...]	2007-04-06 05:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1185	AMBASSADOR MEETS VP HASHIMI, TAWAFUQ LEADERS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker paid an introductory call on VP Hashimi April 1; Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan Dulaimi, Tawafuq ministers, and CoR members were in attendance. The VP said he was eager to work together on the challenges facing Iraq, and cited reform of security institutions as the [...]	2007-04-06 05:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1188	ADM FALLON'S MARCH 26 MEETING WITH THE PRIME [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the March 26 meeting between Iraqi PM Maliki and CentCom Commander Admiral Fallon, the PM focused on our shared interests and the need to work together to achieve our mutual goals. He reaffirmed his commitment to defeat terrorism and expressed some hope that he was seeing [...]	2007-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1189	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ/EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: Following the Ambassador's intervention with Prime Minister Maliki late afternoon April 4, the Iraqis quickly finalized their internal agreement to pursue back-to-back conferences for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) and Expanded Neighbors meeting, preferably in Egypt. [...]	2007-04-06 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1190	CHALDEAN CHURCH OFFICIAL CONVEYS DECISION ON MNF-I [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 5, Bishop Shlemoon Wardoni, the Vice Patriarch of the Chaldean Church conveyed the Church's decision to PolOff that the Coalition Forces must vacate the Combat Outpost currently located at the Chaldean Seminary in Baghdad's Doura district. Coalition Forces and the outpos [...]	2007-04-06 18:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PGOV IZ VT
07BAGHDAD1191	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEBAATHIFICATION REFORM, [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador paid an introductory call on Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) VP Adel Abdel Mehdi April 2, who had just returned from several weeks outside Iraq, including a visit to Washington where he met with President Bush. The VP described his meeting as [...]	2007-04-06 18:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1192	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH ANBAR LOCAL LEADERS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (SBU) CODEL McCain traveled to Camp Ramadi in Anbar province on Apr 2 to meet with the U.S. Army brigade in Ramadi and with local Anbari leaders. The CODEL consisted of Senator John McCain (R-AZ),Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Representative Mike Pence (R [...]	2007-04-07 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1213	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON DEATH PENALTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon returning to Iraq after a three week trip abroad, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim on March 27 clarified to PolOff her announcement of GOI's intention to eliminate the death penalty (made during a March 14 UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva). She said she believe [...]	2007-04-08 07:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS KWAC IZ
07BAGHDAD1227	POSSIBLE SADR MILITIA TIES TO MUTHANNA PC [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (S) Summary: A Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) member and a provincial judge provided information about the investigation into the February 20, 2007 assassination of former Muthanna Deputy Provincial Council Chairman Mohammad Hanoon. The PC member re [...]	2007-04-09 10:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1228	POLITICAL STATE OF PLAY IN MUTHANNA PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable, drafted to discuss the political state of play in Muthanna province by asking how provincial elections might play out if they occurred today. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Muthanna politics (and politicians) are opportunistic and personal rather t [...]	2007-04-09 10:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1236	CG'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH THE PM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 5, MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and DCM Speckhard met with PM Maliki and discussed the following issues: -- Engagement: Maliki discussed his meeting with the commander of an insurgent group which now wanted to join the fight against Al Qaeda; -- Detentions: Ma [...]	2007-04-10 05:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1244	CREATION OF SUPREME POLITICAL COUNCIL OF KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) Recent Kurdish media reports have announced the creation of the "Supreme Political Council of Kurdistan," under the auspices of KRG President Massoud Barzani and including representatives of a wide range of KRG political parties and ethnic groups. These media reports, however, contained [...]	2007-04-10 12:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1245	KARKH COMMAND: OPERATIONS IMPROVING, DETENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Karkh Area Command (KAC) is one of the Baghdad Operational Command,s two subordinate commands and is responsible for Fardh al Qanoon operations in west Baghdad. It houses Iraqi army and national police, as well as Coalition forces. Unfortunately, EmbOffs found little coordi [...]	2007-04-10 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1253	APRIL 8 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 8 meeting of the Ministerial Council on National Security, ministers discussed the following issues: -- April 9 Security: A ban on cars will be instituted in Baghdad on the 4th anniversary of the toppling of Saddam's statue. The day will also be a holiday (ex [...]	2007-04-11 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1256	AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...]	2007-04-11 19:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1257	GOI SUBMITS NON-PROLIFERATION LAW [...] (SBU) During an April 8 meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Rai'd Fahmi Jahid and Director General of Nuclear Technology Mohammad al-Sharaa told PolMilOffs that the GOI had drafted a non-proliferation law. They said that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had [...]	2007-04-12 01:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD126	AMBASSADOR URGES IRAQI LEADERS TO STEP UP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of January 11, the Ambassador met seriatim with Iraq's parliament (Council of Representatives - CoR) Speaker Mashadani (Sunni),and Vice Presidents Hashemi (Sunni) and al-Mehdi (Shiite) to highlight key aspects of President Bush's speech, urge public statements in [...]	2007-01-12 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1260	ELECTIONS COMMISSION SELECTION OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (SBU) United Nations Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Electoral Advisor Sandra Mitchell told poloff in a April 10 meeting that the selection process for the new Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is "off to a surprisingly good start." The Council of Representatives (COR) is implement [...]	2007-04-12 05:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1261	KURDISTAN OFFICIAL: WE USED THE LANGUAGE OF [...] The below article highlights statements made by Dr. Fouad Hussein, Chief of Staff to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani on April 10, 2007, which was posted in English on the Kurdish news website Peyamner.com. 2. Begin Text: National - Kurdistan Official: We used the [...]	2007-04-12 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1268	TERRORISTS SEEK NEW STRATEGIC TARGETS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD127	SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Iraqi PM Maliki, Senator Brownback gave a sober assessment of the U.S. political atmosphere on Iraq. The PM emphasized the importance of rapidly training and equipping Iraqi forces which, he said, would allow the U.S. to reduce its presence in Iraq i [...]	2007-01-12 13:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1272	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES BOMBING -- INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Post has reached out to political party leaders and other political contacts in the aftermath of the April 12 bombing in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). The CoR is located in the Baghdad Convention Center in the International Zone and takes up virtually the entire building. [...]	2007-04-12 19:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD1278	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: In special session April 13, the Council of Representatives stood together with other GoI notables in defiance of the terrorist attack of the previous day. Many members attended in spite of formidable security hassles which made arrival at the assembly hall problematic. Some wa [...]	2007-04-13 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD128	SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI VP MEHDI [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Senator Brownback conveyed the deteriorating U.S. domestic political sentiment over the war in Iraq and inquired about current Government of Iraq (GOI) strategies to improve the security situation. The Senator noted th [...]	2007-01-12 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1282	BAGHDAD POLICE COLLEGE: MORE THAN THE SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq continues efforts to establish a quality police training facility at the Baghdad Police College by this summer. Ongoing efforts include remedial construction at eight cadet barracks, facilities made infamous last fall because of [...]	2007-04-14 18:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASIG IZ KJUS MCAP MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD1283	NINEWA: TAL'AFAR'S BELEAGUERED SUNNI TURCOMANS [...] (C) Tal'Afar Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) officials met Team Leader Knight 5 April in the aftermath of the widely-reported 27 March Tal'Afar bombings and reprisal killings of Sunni Turcomans which followed. The ITF represents Sunni Turcomans; ITF representatives acknowledge that insurgents b [...]	2007-04-14 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER PBTS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD130	RAMADI RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE: TRIBES WITH [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, the leader of the &Awakening Council of Anbar,8 a group of anti-insurgent tribes in the Ramadi area, hosted an unprecedented meeting at his residence on Jan. 10 to discuss local reconstruction and to urge g [...]	2007-01-13 06:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1302	SARAFIYAH BRIDGE DESTRUCTION WIDENS SHIA/SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The destruction of the Sarafiyah Bridge in central Baghdad represents more than damaged infrastructure; it is a strike against Baghdad's history, harms the city's economic productivity and both physically and symbolically widens the [...]	2007-04-16 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1304	PRT KIRKUK: PC BOYCOTT TALKS START, STOP AGAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Negotiations to end the Arab-Turkoman boycott of the Kirkuk Provincial Council began in earnest in February and March, focusing on division of top provincial positions, security and the return . However, talks have stopped as key players travel outside of Iraq, and several fa [...]	2007-04-16 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1309	SADR ORDERS MINISTERS TO WITHDRAW, BUT TO WHAT END? [...] (U) In a press conference held at the Council of Representatives on April 16, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nasser al-Rubai'e announced the withdrawal of the Sadrist ministers from Prime Minister Maliki's government. (Note: The Sadrist ministers are the Ministers of Health [...]	2007-04-16 18:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD131	ANBAR: DISPLACED SUNNIS LEAVE BAGHDAD FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Internally displaced persons (IDPs),virtually all of them Sunni Arabs from Baghdad, continue to enter the Fallujah area of Anbar province due to sectarian strife in Iraq,s capital. As a group, the IDPs in Anbar comprise only four percent of [...]	2007-01-13 06:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1326	NINEWA: COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES ENERGY CRISIS, [...] (C) Counselor Cohen met Ninewa Vice Governor Khasro Goran and members of Ninewa's Provincial Council at the Governor's guest house in downtown Mosul 28 Mar. Khasro took a surprisingly mild perspective on resolution of disputed territories in Ninewa, but emphasized the overwhelming obstacle t [...]	2007-04-18 06:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PBTS PTER MASS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1333	LOCAL KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES KURDS IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: Sadoon Shafi, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Baghdad, discussed with Poloff April 5 the plight of Kurds living in Baghdad, saying that they find it very difficult to get contracts or find jobs. At the same time, he thought prospects were good for the PUK [...]	2007-04-18 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1339	UNION OF KURDISTAN WOMEN IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The head of the Zhinan Union of Kurdistan Women (ZUKW) told PRTOff that her organization supports the rights of Kurds to self-determination and freedom and the opportunity for women to exercise a broad range of civic and legal rights. ZUKW, which operates at both the regional [...]	2007-04-19 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN IZ
07BAGHDAD134	PRT TIKRIT: PRT-BCT RELATIONS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT),which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. PRT Tikrit and 3 [...]	2007-01-13 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD1348	KURDS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The approval by the Council of Ministers of the GOI Article 140 Committee's resolutions outlining procedures for the normalization of Kirkuk and other disputed areas has attracted renewed attention to an already hot topic. Publicly and in conversations with Poloff, Kurdish offic [...]	2007-04-19 09:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD1349	BARZANI DISCUSSES DE-B'ATHIFICATION, HYDROCARBONS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani, also attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, on April 12 in Erbil, the Ambassador pressed for action on de-Ba'athification, hydrocarbons legislation, and improvements in relations with Turke [...]	2007-04-19 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1355	DE-BAATHIFICATION LEGISLATION UPDATE: CHALABI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 9 meeting, IIP CoR members expressed some dismay that the Higher National De-Baathification (HNDBC) draft law had been accepted by the CoR De-Baathification Committee at the expense of a Tawafuq version. They had insisted on amendments to the HNDBC draft and said the [...]	2007-04-20 12:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KJUS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1356	UIA OFFICIALS DISCUSS POSITION ON DE-BAATH REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 15 meeting, VP Mehdi told A/DCM that the UIA leadership had discussed the PM-President de-Baathification reform draft law at length, and accepted the general principles of the draft. He stressed that the Shia leadership's main concern was security implications of all [...]	2007-04-20 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM KJUS PGOV
07BAGHDAD1357	IIP TELLS AMBASSADOR "THIS WAS NOT THE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: During a three-hour meeting with the Ambassador, VP Hashimi and a number of high ranking IIP officials expressed frustration over Tawafuq's lack of meaningful participation in the GOI. As a result, Hashimi noted, the bloc was considering withdrawal from the government. Hashimi [...]	2007-04-20 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PTER PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1359	APRIL 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers discussed the following issues: -- Reactions to the April 12 Attacks: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus argued that security at the Council of Representatives may have been breached [...]	2007-04-20 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD136	IRAQI ARMY OFFICERS DISCUSS INTERNAL MILITIA [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In several discussions with Anbar PolOff in late December and early January, Iraqi Army (IA) officers based in the Fallujah area expressed concerns about Shia militia influence inside their ranks. If asked to fight the Mahdi Army (JAM) in par [...]	2007-01-14 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1360	INCREASED SECURITY BRINGING DOURA MARKET TO LIFE [...] (S) SUMMARY: The establishment by Coalition Forces of a Combat Outpost in Baghdad's Doura market, as well as initial efforts to harden the market, has significantly reduced violence in the area. No murders have been recorded near the market since the Combat Outpost was created and the area a [...]	2007-04-20 19:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PINS PTER
07BAGHDAD1362	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Salah ad Din provincial leadership, including the former Baathist Deputy Governor, has stated its support for the draft debaathification reform law, as agreed upon by President Talabani and Prime Minister al Maliki (reftel). [...]	2007-04-21 17:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD1364	SUNNI TAWAFUQ VOICES FRUSTRATION WITH GOI, CALLS [...] (C) Summary: Statements by the Sunni Tawafuq bloc in recent weeks have indicated it is considering withdrawing from Iraq's national unity government due to its perception Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is not responding in a meaningful way to Sunni concerns. These concerns include their stro [...]	2007-04-22 04:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1366	SADRIST MINISTER OF HEALTH SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY [...] (S) Minister of Health Dr. Ali al-Shammari detailed to the Ambassador on April 19 his efforts and reasons for wanting to remain Minister of Health, despite a call by Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr for all Sadrist-nominated cabinet ministers to resign (reftel). Al-Shammari said he planned to [...]	2007-04-22 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1377	HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTERIOR MINISTRY; DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior (MoI) Human Rights Director Mazen Kamel Al-Qoraishy (strictly protect) on March 27 complained that he receives little support within his ministry in addressing serious human rights problems in MOI detention facilities. He also reported an assassination attem [...]	2007-04-23 09:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1378	DETAINEES REPORT TORTURE BY NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 5, six Iraqi detainees held at two Iraqi detention facilities located adjacent to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Justice in Khadimiya provided personal accounts of torture and beatings by National Police (NP) and Iraqi Army (IA) forces to PolOff during an unannounced huma [...]	2007-04-23 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1379	CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES PROBLEMS WITH MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff April 5 that the Ministry of Trade is preventing distribution of food rations (known as the Public Distribution System, or PDS) to areas of west Baghdad for apparently secta [...]	2007-04-23 10:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD138	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UK OFFICIALS IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: On January 12 UK Ambassador Asquith, accompanied by Ambassador Simon McDonald, head of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iraq Office, discussed with the Ambassador the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan, the performance of Prime Minister Al-Maliki, the detention of [...]	2007-01-14 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1382	SRSG QAZI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS UNAMI ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting, the Ambassador and UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG),Ashraf Qazi discussed Iraq's regional relations, timing for provincial elections, Iran's regional ambitions, and a possible role for the UN in the Kirkuk Article 140 proc [...]	2007-04-23 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1383	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki stated that political progress is slow, but does exist, in an April 15 meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA). The Prime Minister (PM) expressed pessimism that the de-Ba'athification legislation would have much impact, a [...]	2007-04-23 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1389	PM ADVISOR SEES OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SADRISTS, [...] (C) Sami al-Askari, advisor to Prime Minister Maliki and member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),told the A/DCM on April 18 that the "withdrawal" of the Sadrist ministers was a good step because it would give the Prime Minister freedom to choose new and better ministers. Asked if [...]	2007-04-23 13:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1390	MAYSAN ON THE EVE OF PIC [...] (S) Recent intelligence assessments have described Maysan province as ripe for continued violence, despite the imminence of transition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). Maysan's history of inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare sets the backdrop for this assessment. However, there is a ne [...]	2007-04-23 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1391	ACTION REQUEST: TURKISH SPRING DEPLOYMENT INSIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On April 18, the Turkish Liaison Team Chief passed a letter to Multi-National Corps -Iraq Commanding General informing him of Turkish plans to deploy military forces to five locations inside Iraq within the next [...]	2007-04-23 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PREL TU PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1392	STAFF SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQI PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting on April 11, members of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's staff told PolOffs that Talabani's health continues to improve, but his staff continues to try to limit his activities, including his desire to travel. His staff shared Talabani's techniques for fostering coope [...]	2007-04-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1399	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The small Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) party has established a platform in favor of reform of the political party system in the Kurdistan Region to promote openness, a stronger economy, and broader political participation, according to several of its members. As a marginal par [...]	2007-04-24 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1401	MALIKI BLOCKS MEETING WITH OCINC ADVISOR (S) [...] (S) Prime Minister Maliki has apparently barred employees of the Office of the Commander in Chief from meeting with coalition representatives according to a National Security Council official, Major General Naqshbadne. On April 24, polmiloff arrived for a scheduled meeting with the Director o [...]	2007-04-24 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1417	REMOVING IRAQ'S YELLOW CAKE [...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 7). 2. (S) SUMMARY: We believe that it is time for the US to remove the 550 tons of yellowcake uranium stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. We do not believe that the Iraqi government will be able to sell it to an appropriate buyer in [...]	2007-04-26 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ
07BAGHDAD1424	NINEWA'S PROVINCIAL COUNCIL FULLY FUNCTIONAL [...] (U) The Ninewa Provincial Council (PC) has evolved into a fully-functioning political body that debates and resolves provincial issues of the day. With this maturity, Ninewa PRT has assumed a role with Ninewa's PC that a U.S. Mission office would normally play in a developing democracy. Acco [...]	2007-04-26 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1425	BAGHDAD CHRISTIANS SAY INSURGENTS DISPLACING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During separate meetings with PolOff, three Christian contacts since April 16 have verified April 17 Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) on-line news reports that Sunni insurgents have begun a new campaign to displace Christian residents of Baghdad's Doura district. Having a [...]	2007-04-26 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS KIRF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1426	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN DESPERATE FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) is desperate for reconciliation, especially debaathification reform and reintegration of the former Iraqi Army (IA). In the new PRT Team Leader's round of introductory calls on the Governor, Deputy Governor, [...]	2007-04-26 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1430	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 25 MEETING WITH BULGARIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an April 25 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Valeri Ratchev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, discussed Iraq-related issues that might be raised during President Bush's planned trip to Bulgaria in June and the upcoming International Compact Ministerial meeting at Sharm [...]	2007-04-26 16:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR ECON PTER PREL PGOV IZ BU AF
07BAGHDAD1433	FADHILA LEADER SHARES PLAN FOR CREATING MORE [...] (C) Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari shared with PolCouns on April 24 Fadhila's plan to create a more effective opposition to the Maliki government. Al-Shammari characterized the government as weak and corrupt, but acknowledged that the CoR w [...]	2007-04-27 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1436	DAWA HOLDS PARTY CONFERENCE - BUT WHO IS THE [...] (U) The Dawa party held its first party conference since the fall of Saddam on April 19-21 at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad's International Zone. Between 75 and several hundred party members (depending on whom one asks) from throughout Iraq attended the conference. Conference organizers invite [...]	2007-04-28 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1437	PRT TIKRIT: TRIBES SUBORDINATE TO PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In Salah ad Din (SaD),the provincial government is clearly the leader in policy and security, and the tribal sheikhs follow the government's lead. Representative of this relationship, ranking tribal authority and Sheikhs' Counc [...]	2007-04-28 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1438	FM READOUT OF TRIP TO IRAN, TURKEY [...] (S) Summary. In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, FM Zebari described his April 25-26 meetings in Tehran as producing "good, constructive results," and expressed confidence that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki will attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference. Zebari stated he h [...]	2007-04-28 18:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1439	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERN ABOUT UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed strong concern with UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) SRSG Qazi about content of UNAMI's human rights report released August 25. The report mischaracterized conditions for U.S.-held security detainees, failed to note Iraqi progress in some sectors, and [...]	2007-04-28 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD144	SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING [...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim),and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...]	2007-01-15 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1442	UNION OF KURDISTAN WOMEN IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Zhinan Union of Kurdistan Women (ZUKW) supports the rights of Kurds to self-determination and freedom and the opportunity for women to exercise a broad range of civic and legal rights. ZUKW is supported by Iraqi public and international agencies and Iraqi President Jalal T [...]	2007-04-29 05:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN IZ
07BAGHDAD145	VP MEETS VP ABDEL MEHDI ON THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: PM Maliki and VP Abdel Mehdi met with the Ambassador January 12 to discuss the new Baghdad Security Plan, and the importance of GOI political support to ensuring the plan's success. Maliki asserted that ISF's heightened security operations would target anyone, Sunni or Shia, who [...]	2007-01-15 08:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1451	MUTHANNA-BASED IRAQI ARMY UNITS UNREADY FOR BSP [...] (S) Summary: The Iraqi Army,s Second Battalion, Second Brigade of the Tenth Division, based in Muthanna, is comprised of poorly motivated soldiers who appear ill-prepared for their imminent participation in the Baghdad Security Plan. During six days of training exercises with Australian force [...]	2007-04-29 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PINR PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1452	ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A),he was conc [...]	2007-04-29 19:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD146	DEPUTY PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES TO AMBASSADOR SADDAM'S [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prosecutor Monqith Al-Faroun described Saddam's execution, including the people present, the cell phone video and the verbal taunts from guards at the scene. He stated that he saw two Iraqi officials using their phones and that on [...]	2007-01-15 08:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1463	TWO DAWA LEADERS SAY DEBAATHIFICATION WILL BE HARD [...] (C) In separate conversations with PolCouns April 28 and 29, Dawa leaders and Council of Representatives (CoR) members Ali al-Adeeb and Haider al-Abadi mentioned small signs of Shi'a and Sunni politicians working together but indicated that deBaathification reform would be hard to achieve in t [...]	2007-04-30 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD147	CODEL BAYH/CLINTON/MCHUGH MEETS WITH IRAQI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, 2007 Senator Bayh (D-IN),Senator Clinton (D-NY) and Representative McHugh (R-NY 23) met with the Iraqi government leadership over lunch, and then held separate meetings with Prime Minister Al-Maliki and Vice President Abdul Mehdi. Many of the CODEL's questions foc [...]	2007-01-15 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1479	ADHAMIYA WALL DIVIDES POLITICIANS FROM REALITY IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 05:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD148	IRAQI PM OUTLINES BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, the PM briefed the Ambassador on his plans for implementing the new Baghdad security plan, in the presence of the team he has assembled: Shiite VP Mehdi, who will coordinate political support; Sunni DPM Zawbai, in charge of bringing services to cleared areas; Ku [...]	2007-01-15 08:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1483	MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS EMPLOYEE REPORTS TORTURE, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 22, Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) employee Amar Sabrih (strictly protect) told PolOff Iraqi police tortured him and nine other detainees at a Baghdad police station near the Khadra area of Baghdad (Mahalla 639) during March 21 to 25. According to Sabrih, they conce [...]	2007-05-02 07:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1499	INTERMEDIATE RECONCILIATION MEASURES FOR PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: As intermediate reconciliation measures, PM Maliki could follow up on his March visit to Anbar with further outreach to Sunni areas; take steps to mitigate the effects of de-Ba'athification; appoint a senior Sunni adviser; make a targeted political push for a consensus candidate f [...]	2007-05-04 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD15	PRT TIKRIT: LOCAL POLITICIANS "REJECT IDEA" OF A [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. At a December 26 political roundtable, keyed-in Salah ad Din (SaD) politicians (all Sunni Arabs) "rejected the idea" that a national moderate front - potentially comprising SCIRI, Dawa, KDP, PUK, and IIP - could effectively wor [...]	2007-01-03 10:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD150	KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]	2007-01-15 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1500	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah commented on steps to improve the government's sectarian inclusiveness and the Iraqi perspective on Iranian attempts to exert influence in an April 29 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission. DCM reviewed Section 607 authority as [...]	2007-05-04 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1505	THE KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) members told RRT off that they would like to increase the dialogue on a range of issues between the KIG and USG. They similarly said they wanted to see more USG engagement with moderate Islamic political parties in Kurdistan and more broadly in Ira [...]	2007-05-06 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1506	LOCAL SURVEY SHOWS STRONG OPPOSITION TO ADHAMIYA [...] (C) During an introductory meeting on May 3 convened by Adhamiya-Taji EPRT Team Leader, Adhamiya District Advisory Council (DAC) Deputy Chairman Dawood Aadhmi reported that he conducted a formal survey of 3,000 residents of the Adhamiya neighborhood. The survey offered respondents five optio [...]	2007-05-06 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ

07BAGHDAD1507	PRT TIRKRIT: SALAD AD DIN HAS NO CONFIDENCE IN PM [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with Salah ad Din (SaD) provincial government leaders, politicians, tribal sheikhs, and local imams, all say that meaningful reconciliation is not possible under the al Maliki administration. With their ident [...]	2007-05-06 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1511	ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON INTERMEDIATE RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Reftel identified intermediate measures PM Maliki could take to keep momentum on reconciliation. We offer three additional thoughts. First, the PM's office should focus on making certain all reconciliation efforts are announced publicly and well-publicized when they happen, both in natio [...]	2007-05-06 19:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1513	PM CHIEF OF STAFF TARIQ ABDULLAH VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah discussed his upcoming trip to Washington May 6-10 with the DCM in a series of meetings on April 29 and May 2. Dr. Tariq outlined the concern among Prime Minister Maliki's inner circle that the U.S. views Iraq through a sectarian le [...]	2007-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1521	CODEL BOND EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 meeting with SCIRI chairman Abdelaziz al-Hakim, CODEL Bond--Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO),Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA),Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME),and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)--impressed on al-Hakim the importance of quick progress on key legislative issues related to [...]	2007-05-07 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1525	CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION IN KARKH, [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff May 1 that Chalabi,s staff met this week with Jaysh Al-Mehdi (JAM) and Sunni extremist elements from the Karkh district to promote reconciliation. The aide, Sermad Al-Qaisy, [...]	2007-05-08 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1526	CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES DETAINEES, VIEWS ON GOI [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff May 7 that Chalabi has received permission from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to place four lawyers each in three MOD detention facilities in the greater Baghdad area. He al [...]	2007-05-08 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD153	MINOIL RESPONDING TO PRESSURES TO ADVANCE [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: On January 14, emboffs and USG hydrocarbon legal advisor met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani and senior Ministry of Oil (MinOil) officials to discuss the status of the national hydrocarbon law. Shahristani has stepped-up efforts to produce a draft for presentat [...]	2007-01-15 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS
07BAGHDAD1532	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref),both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...]	2007-05-09 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1536	PART 1 OF 3: HOW SADRISTS TOOK SADR CITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This cable forms the first part of a three-part series on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, tw [...]	2007-05-09 06:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1537	PART 2 OF 3: MODERATES ENDURE IN SADR CITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This is the second of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates [...]	2007-05-09 06:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1538	PART 3 OF 3: WHOEVER RULES SADR CITY, RULES BAGHDAD [...] (C) This is the third of three cables on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, two leading moderates on [...]	2007-05-09 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1540	KIRKUK FACING WORST WATER SHORTAGE IN TEN YEARS [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) Low precipitation in Lake Dokan's watershed means that Dokan Dam's electrical generation this year likely will be 25 percent less than last year's and Kirkuk faces its most serious water shortage in the last ten years, with a significant impact on farmers in Kirkuk's restive A [...]	2007-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ENRG IZ
07BAGHDAD1544	PRT TIKRIT: INCREASED ATTACKS IN SALAH AD DIN WITH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT),which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (S) Since the early February sta [...]	2007-05-10 08:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MCAP PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1550	ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1552	IDENTIFYING MODERATES IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the first of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage and empower moderates. 2. (C) Summary: Baghdad Province is home to many people who reject violence as a means to achieve political ends, respect [...]	2007-05-11 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1562	COR DEPUTY SPEAKER GIVES UPDATE ON KEY LEGISLATION [...] (C) In a May 10 meeting with Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives, PolCouns raised the following USG priorities: -- Provincial powers law. Al-Attiya said that the government had not yet forwarded its comments to the CoR and that he had urged Minister of [...]	2007-05-13 04:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1569	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the first meeting of the US-SCIRI economic dialogue, both sides agreed on the need to coordinate economic activities with local partnership and engagement. Much of the discussion focused on the need to understand economic policy and to implement USG activities within a framew [...]	2007-05-13 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1570	KURDISTAN INTERIOR MINISTER ON MAY 9 TRUCK BOMBING [...] SUMMARY: (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of the Interior Sinjari told us that the May 9 truck bombing of the Ministry of Interior building in Erbil had killed 14 and wounded 123, and was carried out by Al-Kataib Kurdistan, an element of Al-Qaida. He said the organizers of the [...]	2007-05-13 17:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1571	PRT TIKRIT: SAMARRA'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. It has been cleared by the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division (3/82) Brigade Combat Team (BCT),which is the Coalition Forces (CF) task force with responsibility for the province of Salah ad Din (SaD). 2. (C) SUMMARY. Amidst a deteriora [...]	2007-05-13 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1572	MG FASTABEND'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH IRAQI VP HASHEMI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Iraq's Sunni VP Tariq Hashemi, MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations MG Fastabend underscored MNF-I support for Anbar province volunteers to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Coalition efforts to look into problems with recruits' pay; explai [...]	2007-05-13 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1576	CORRECTED COPY: ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Capital budget execution in Iraq is a problem acknowledged by all levels of the Iraqi government. The GOI recognizes that delivering goods and services is a vital aspect of economic governance, and a major element of the GoI's popular reputation. Given the importance of capital [...]	2007-05-14 07:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1577	TURKISH MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG THE IRAQ BORDER: [...] (C) SUMMARY. A well-placed Kurdish security official told IPAO that the level of recent shelling along the Iraqi-Turkish border was not unusual. He confirmed the location of seven Turkish military positions and two Turkish logistical offices inside Dohuk Province. END SUMMARY. ---------- [...]	2007-05-14 07:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PTER MOPS IZ TU
07BAGHDAD1580	THE KURDISTAN ISLAMIC GROUP IN SULAIMANIYAH, IRAQI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) members told RRTOff that they would like to increase the dialogue on a range of issues between the KIG and USG. They similarly said they wanted to see more USG engagement with moderate Islamic political parties in Kurdistan and more broadly in Ira [...]	2007-05-14 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1582	MAY 11 IRAQ-EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The principal purpose of the May 11, 2007, Executive Steering Committee meeting was to obtain the Committee,s assessment of the effectiveness of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon (FAQ) to date. Prime Minister Maliki asked the Committee members whether the public felt that improvements are b [...]	2007-05-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD1583	POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN [...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...]	2007-05-14 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1584	MINDEF AGREES TO DETENTION REFORM AS POPULATION [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At the urging of MNSTC-I Commanding General Lieutenant General Dempsey, Minister of Defense Abd al-Qadir agreed on May 6 to address the abuse and substandard detention conditions discovered recently by an MOD-led inspection team visit to the Baghdad military intelligen [...]	2007-05-14 16:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1587	IRAQ'S SCIRI PARTY HOLDS CONFERENCE, CHANGES ITS [...] (SBU) The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) held a party conference at its Baghdad headquarters on May 10 and 11. According to SCIRI contacts, several hundred people attended, including national and provincial leaders of SCIRI and the organizations under its umbrella [...]	2007-05-15 04:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1588	BAGHDAD MODERATES WANT CHANGES IN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the second of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Baghdad moderates are frustrated with Baghdad's governing elite and the p [...]	2007-05-15 05:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1593	MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...]	2007-05-15 18:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1597	Situation of Internally Displaced Persons in Dohuk [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The majority of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Dohuk Province are from two groups: Iraqi Christians from Mosul who moved for economic reasons or fled sectarian violence; and Iraqis from Baghdad and other parts of Iraq who fled due to the security environment. The off [...]	2007-05-16 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD1601	BAGHDAD RESIDENTS DISAPPOINTED IN SECURITY PLAN [...] (C) Summary: Over the past week, both Shia and Sunni Baghdad residents from all parts of the city have expressed to PRT Baghdad frustration with what they called the disappointing progress of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). On the security front, most said dire security conditions still prec [...]	2007-05-16 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1604	INFORMAL COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITION SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Post obtained a copy of a petition signed by a majority of Iraq's Council of Representative (CoR) members calling for a timeline for the withdrawal of MNF troops, which has been the object of much speculation (translation in para 7). The Sadr Bloc took the lead on rounding up 1 [...]	2007-05-16 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1605	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: PREPARING FINAL [...] (C) Summary. The Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) May 15 deadline to submit its recommendations to the Council of Representatives (CoR) passed with measurable progress on key issues but without final consensus on issues such as resource distribution and power-sharing. The most compreh [...]	2007-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1606	DHI QAR: FIGHTING BETWEEN JAM AND IRAQI SECURITY [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL MNC-I) Summary: This is a situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) and elements of [...]	2007-05-16 16:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1607	CHALDEAN PATRIARCH AGREES TO EXTEND COMBAT OUTPOST [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 14 meeting with MNF-I and Embassy representatives, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly and Vice Patriarch Bishop Shlemoon Wardoni requested that Coalition Forces (CF) continue to maintain Combat Outpost (COP) Amanche at the Chaldean Church's Babel College of Philos [...]	2007-05-17 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT
07BAGHDAD161	IRAQI PRESIDENT MEETS WITH IRANIAN SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and head of the PUK party, told RRToffs on January 11 that he had concluded an agreement with a delegation of Iranian security advisors whereby his home province of Sulaimaniyah would import fuel from Iran and Iran would turn over to Sulaimaniuyah [...]	2007-01-16 08:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1611	VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...]	2007-05-17 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1620	DEPUTY FM ON WORKING GROUPS: PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with PolCouns, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi updated on the status of working groups discussed at the March 10 Neighbors Conference and formalized at the May 4 Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The working groups will focus on border and secur [...]	2007-05-19 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1621	PRT TIKRIT: TIKRIT LAW SCHOOL LEARNS ABOUT U.S. [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (SBU) In a first of its kind May 14 lecture, the PRT's Rule of Law Advisor, a Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutor, gave an overview of the U.S. Justice system to over 40 law school students and faculty from the University of Tikrit's [...]	2007-05-19 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCRM IZ
07BAGHDAD1622	TALABANI DISCUSSES PRESIDENCY-PM MEETING, PCNS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that a May 15 meeting between the Presidency and the Prime Minister (the so-called "Council of Four") had gone well and that Vice President Hashimi had seemed satisfied. He informed the Ambassador tha [...]	2007-05-19 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1625	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for trainin [...]	2007-05-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1626	DHI QAR SITREP: REPORT ON FIGHTING IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL AUS, UK, USA) Summary: This is the second situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) [...]	2007-05-20 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1630	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-05-20 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1632	PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah H. M. Ajabarah al Jabouri called for the GOI to commit to a "reconciliation timeline" in a May 16 meeting with MNC-I CG LTG Odierno and MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Lamb. Saying "the GOI [...]	2007-05-20 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1645	BAGHDAD SADRISTS LIKELY TO WIN NEXT PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Provincial elections in Baghdad, if run as a single-district party-list vote, will most likely result in a Sadrist-dominated provincial government. Baghdad moderates believe Sunni citizens in Baghdad would be better [...]	2007-05-20 14:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1646	ADMIRAL FALLON URGES SIIC LEADER TO FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Abdelaziz al-Hakim, leader of the newly renamed Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC),CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon urged al-Hakim to use his leadership position to work toward reconciliation. Al-Hakim promised to do so, but noted that Iraq' [...]	2007-05-20 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1647	COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI [...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...]	2007-05-20 17:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1648	HOW TO GET A JOB AT THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Young men and women in Baghdad struggle with the challenges of finding jobs, starting families and living in a violent city. Ali Dabbagh, an office manager for the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) Chairman, claims he did not get [...]	2007-05-20 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1650	IRAQ'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SITES COOPERATION DEFICIT [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani relayed the full slate of Sunni Tawafuq bloc complaints to the Ambassador May 19, noting the challenges facing the CoR as pressure builds for it to take on hydrocarbons and de-Ba'athification reform laws, which he stresse [...]	2007-05-21 00:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1662	PRT ANBAR: IMPROVING SECURITY BRINGS PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. The Anbar Provincial Council held its first official meetings in the provincial capital of Ramadi in over a year on May 3 and May 13. Having fled to Baghdad in the face of insurgent threats in March, 2006, council members attribute [...]	2007-05-21 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD1664	FADHILA AWAITS ANSWER FROM SADRISTS, JAFARI, IIP [...] (C) Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs May 20 that he had recently traveled to Najaf to discuss Fadhila's proposal for a "national front" (ref A) with the Sadrists' political bureau. Despite his urging, al-Shammari said, the Sadrists told him they wanted to remain "independe [...]	2007-05-21 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1666	MALIKI SAYS NEIGHBORS AND JAM ARE SERIOUS THREATS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told General Petraeus and the Ambassador May 17 that he was frustrated with his neighbors' continued treachery against him and Iraq. Maliki also expressed distress over Jaysh al-Mahdi and said he intended to act more aggressively against t [...]	2007-05-22 01:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1672	ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: SECOND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: At the second meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-ISCI (formerly SCIRI) strategic dialogue, ISCI members briefly discussed their recent conference. A discussion of a CoR petition calling for a timetable for coalition withdrawal ensued, with PolCouns urging ISCI leade [...]	2007-05-22 08:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1680	MAY 11 IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On May 18 Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) meeting to discuss progress of supporting committees and their achievements over the last week in implementing Fardh Al-Qanoon (FAQ) initiatives and requirements. This week's [...]	2007-05-22 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD169	KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]	2007-01-16 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1696	PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL [...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]	2007-05-23 01:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1697	CHALABI AIDE RELAYS POPULAR COMMITTEE COMPLAINTS [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),gave PRToff a summary May 19 of the weekly meeting of representatives from popular committees from across the city. Popular committee members meet with Chalabi,s staff weekly to discus [...]	2007-05-23 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1699	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We request the release of U.S. sensors and weapons (described in para 3-5) to the Government of Iraq (GOI) for incorporation onboard Iraqi Air Force (IAF) aircraft to advance the GOI's counter-terrorism capability and sec [...]	2007-05-23 08:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1700	KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DCM and Econ Counselor, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, and former DPM Rowsch Shaways discussed the mood in Washington and the need for political progress in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by several KRG [...]	2007-05-23 09:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1702	AMBASSADOR AND VP ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) In a May 21 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed his deep appreciation to the Ambassador for the assistance given by the USG to ISCI leader Abdelaziz al-Hakim. He thanked the USG for its quick facilitation of all steps leading to the diagnosis and treatment of al-Hakim, incl [...]	2007-05-23 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1707	U.S.-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Participants at the second meeting of the U.S.-ISCI economic dialogue discussed U.S. agriculture and micro-credit programs and the need for private sector development. (Note: At a party conference on May 10 and 11, SCIRI decided to change its name to the Supreme Iraq Islamic Cou [...]	2007-05-23 12:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1711	NINEWA'S GOVERNOR FADING [...] (S/NF) Ninewa's Governor Duraid Kashmoula has shown progressively greater mental and physical impairment over the last several weeks. His behavior has become unpredictable and counterproductive; his effectiveness as Governor and PRT and Coalition interlocutor is now questionable. However, h [...]	2007-05-23 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD1712	STATUS OF WOMEN IN SADR CITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadr City District Advisory Council Members Suaad Allami and Hayder S. Zedan told EPRToffs May 22 that educational and employment opportunities for women in Sadr City have diminished significantly since 2003, due to religious doctrine, security concerns and infrastructure problem [...]	2007-05-23 15:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KDEM KWMN PGOV PHUM PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1731	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the release of AN/PVS-7 (Gen 3, 1250 FOM) Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and AN/PEQ-2 Target Pointer Illuminating Aiming Lights (TIAPL) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Mini [...]	2007-05-24 15:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1732	SHI'A OFFICIALS VOICE CONCERN OVER EVENHANDEDNESS [...] (C) CoR members Qassim Daoud and Taha Dera (both Solidarity Bloc, Shi'a coalition) discussed with the Ambassador on May 21 their concerns about the evenhandedness of MNF in Diyala. Daoud told the Ambassador that Ayatollah Sistani's "representative" had recently asserted during Friday prayers [...]	2007-05-24 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1739	IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE SUBMITS [...] (C) Summary. On May 23 the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) submitted its interim report to the Council of Representatives (CoR). CRC Chair Humam Hammoudi (ISIC),and Deputy Chairs Fouad Ma'sum (PUK) and Ayad Sammarai (IIP) addressed the CoR to explain the progress the CRC has made. They [...]	2007-05-25 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD174	MINISTER OF TRADE ON THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY, PDS, [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with Emboffs, the Minister of Trade Abdul Falah al Sudani (Shi'a - Da'wa Tanzim) stated his support for the new security and economic strategy in Iraq. He discussed the Ministry of Trade's plans for a new tracking system of food transport to reduce corru [...]	2007-01-16 15:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1741	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPON RELEASE TO IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the full release of U.S Generation III AN/PVS-7 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to the Government of Iraq for use by the Iraqi Army to enable improved counterterrorism operations and reduction of potentia [...]	2007-05-25 14:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1742	STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE LAUNCHED WITH ISCI [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 20, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard that the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (ISCI) looked forward to developing a "special" security partnership with the United States. Abdel Mehdi recommended advancing the relationship by f [...]	2007-05-25 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1747	CODEL BAIRD VISITS RAMADI, MEETS WTIH LOCAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: CODEL Baird, which consisted of Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT),visited Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi on May 22, where the congressmen met with the Mayor of Ramadi and Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, a Provin [...]	2007-05-26 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OEXC PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1754	PRT TIKRIT: TRIBAL SHEIKHS DISCUSS RECONCILIATION; [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C //REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY. At a May 23 Salah ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs' Council meeting, the thirty plus assembled tribal sheikhs discussed the lack of tangible progress on national reconciliation, recommended a national conference for triba [...]	2007-05-27 13:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1755	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...]	2007-05-27 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1756	UK AMBASSADOR PROPOSES MEDIATION FOR IRAQ'S [...] (S) British Ambassador to Iraq Dominic Asquith described May 23 to the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) a plan to prod Iraq's national party leaders to agree to a joint vision and set of principles. Iraqi leaders would then translate their agreement into a public declaration with a cred [...]	2007-05-27 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1759	IRAQIYYA MP PACHACHI DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) President and cross-sectarian secular Iraqiyya party member Adnan Pachachi met with Ambassador May 22 to discuss Iraqiyya's plans to form a cross-sectarian opposition bloc. Ambassador welcomed Pachachi back to Iraq after long and fr [...]	2007-05-27 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1760	CODEL BAIRD MEETING WITH FADHILA PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met with independent Shia Fadhila party leader Hassan al-Shammari May 22. Discussions centered on the current political and security situation in Baghdad and issues of national reconciliation. Al-Shammari explained [...]	2007-05-27 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1762	CODEL BAIRD MEETS IRAQI PARLIAMENT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Atiya for a review of the situation in Iraq on May 22. The Speaker gave a Sunni perspective, with al-Atiya naturally [...]	2007-05-28 01:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR JO IZ
07BAGHDAD1773	FADHILA LEADERS GIVE AMBASSADOR OVERVIEW OF PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari, Basim al-Sherif, and Karim al-Yacoubi laid out to the Ambassador Fadhila's position on key legislative issues. They said there was political pressure on the Prime Minister to "certify" a vote of no confi [...]	2007-05-28 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1774	25MAY07 IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On May 25 Deputy Prime Minister Zoubai chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) meeting to discuss progress of supporting committees and their achievements over the last week in implementing Fardh Al-Qanoon (FAQ) initiatives and requirements. The meeting for [...]	2007-05-28 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD178	NEW PM POLITICAL ADVISOR LAMENTS WEAK POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, Prime Minister Maliki's new political advisor George Bakoos outlined changes in the PM's office and described the obstacles holding back transfer of provinces to Iraq control (PIC) and cabinet changes: an under-equipped Iraqi military and weak political pa [...]	2007-01-17 07:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1780	UNAMI SRSG QAZI'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ashraf Qazi told the Ambassador that SIPDIS Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani would be publicly adamant about holding the Article 140 referendum this year; privately, he may be amenable to a d [...]	2007-05-28 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1781	A SUNNI PERSPECTIVE: ADNAN AL-DULAIMI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Council of Representatives member and Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan al-Dulaimi (Iraqi People's Conference) discussed the greatest threats Iraq faces - terrorism and sectarianism - and his ideas for solutions. Al-Dulaimi pledged to cooper [...]	2007-05-28 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1787	TUWAITHA SITE SECURITY [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On Sunday, May 27, 2007, Emboffs met with Dr. Srood R. Najib, the head of the International Organization for Multilateral Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A substantial portion of the discussion involved the nuclear materials stored at the Tuwaitha si [...]	2007-05-29 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY
07BAGHDAD1790	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE COR FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Chair of the Finance Committee at the Council of Representatives Ayad Samarai (Tawafuq - Iraqi Islamic Party) discussed building institution capacity with Econoff and USAID representative on May 27. He described efforts to review the Government of Iraq's budget execution process [...]	2007-05-29 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1792	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustafa discussed May 24 Kirkuk's current security situation, economic status, Article 140 implementation, the relationship between the provincial government and the central government, and the boycott of the Provincial Council by the [...]	2007-05-29 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1793	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Envoy Oguz Celikkol said Turkey will propose that the Neighbors Conference energy working group meet June 14-15 in Istanbul. Celikkol and the Ambassador discussed ways to keep participation in the working group from becomin [...]	2007-05-29 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG TU SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1795	VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...]	2007-05-30 01:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1813	VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...]	2007-05-31 05:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1832	FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...]	2007-06-03 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1833	SADRIST COR MEMBER CALLS FOR TRUST-BUILDING [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with the DCM, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Baha al-Araji (protect) said that Muqtada al-Sadr was not in full control of his organization, which was falling prey to "small groups with regional support." Describing the trust between the U.S. and the S [...]	2007-06-03 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1837	STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH ISCI CONTINUES [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a May 27 meeting of the joint Coalition - Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) Security Committee, Badr Organization leader (and CoR Security and Defense Committee Chairman) Hadi al-Amri told MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects MG Winfield Scott that ove [...]	2007-06-03 11:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1839	UNHCR AND ICRC ON MEK: YOU TOOK THEM, YOU OWN THEM [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 26, a MNF-I/U.S. Embassy delegation consulted with ICRC and UNHCR representatives in Amman on the future of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) members who were granted 'protected persons' status by the United States in 2004 and currently reside in Diyala province under C [...]	2007-06-03 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT PTER MARR MACP MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1848	ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON [...] (C) The conversation in the third meeting of the ISCI-U.S. political committee focused on causes of violence in Iraq's central and southern provinces and how to encourage moderates. While recognizing violence in Shi'a-majority areas as a problem, ISCI participants urged the U.S. to focus on [...]	2007-06-04 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1849	NINEWA'S IIP: MORE DEMOCRACY PLEASE! [...] (C) Ninewa's Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) continues to press for early provincial elections prior to referenda scheduled under the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 process to resolve disputed territories, especially as violence in Ninewa directed against the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) e [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1850	NINEWA'S FUEL CRISIS -- EASED BUT STILL SEVERE [...] (C) The Manager of the Northern Oil Distribution Company, Mohammed al-Zibari, reports that up to 40 per cent of Ninewa's fuel needs are now being met by fuel deliveries from Bayji refinery. New fuel contracts with Syria and Turkey are pending; renewed deliveries from those countries are requ [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV SY TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1866	BAGHDAD: SUNNIS IN AMERIYA ATTACK AQI -- WHY [...] (S) SUMMARY: An uprising in the Sunni-predominant Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriya continued June 4, after five days of fighting between Sunni residents and Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). This unexpected uprising offers insight into the process of securing Baghdad, including the nature of Sunni-on-Sun [...]	2007-06-05 17:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1882	BADR HEAD CALLS FOR EMPOWERING LOCALS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: At a 3 June meeting of the joint Coalition - Iraqi Security Committee, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq deputy and Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amri outlined to Embassy and MNF-I officials several issues that he feels are critical for establishing security, including: [...]	2007-06-06 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1888	SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS),Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...]	2007-06-07 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1889	UPDATE ON BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil Reporting Cable 2. (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi military leaders in Dohuk Province request additional resources from the Iraqi central government and the USG to cover the Iraq-Turkey border area in Dohuk Province. They cite 22 instances of Turkish military action in Dohuk [...]	2007-06-07 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PINS PTER IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD1894	BUILDING ON SHARM: WORKING GROUPS HAVE LITTLE [...] (C) The Working Groups formalized during the May 4 Sharm el-Sheikh Conference have moved forward slowly in the past month, despite GOI efforts to organize themselves (Ref A). The status of the three working groups is as follows: -- ENERGY: Turkey responded to a letter from the Ministry [...]	2007-06-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1898	BAGHDAD'S KARADAH DISTRICT IS HAVEN FOR RICH AND [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Local council leaders from the Karadah district of Baghdad told PRTOff that since they began recording the number of displaced persons in their district, 4,000 families have moved into Karadah, and that in the past three weeks th [...]	2007-06-08 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREF IZ

07BAGHDAD190	COR MEMBER QASEM DAOUD DISCUSSES TEHRAN, POTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unified Iraqi Alliance (UIA) independent Qasem Daoud discussed with the Political Counselor on January 12 his recent trip to Tehran and the Iranian reaction to the late December detention of Iranian diplomats in Iraq. Daoud was shocked by how much influence he felt the Iranians d [...]	2007-01-17 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1913	SADR SEEKS TO CONNECT WITH BAGHDAD GOVERNOR [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT Reporting Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad Governor Hussein al-Tahan (Badr) told PRToff on June 7 that he was recently invited to a conference of provincial governors hosted by Moqtada al-Sadr. Governor Tahan's Deputy Governor Qassim N'ima al-Duraji (Sadrist) attend [...]	2007-06-10 14:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1915	NATIONAL POLICE DETAINED FOR SUNNI MOSQUE BOMBING [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. On June 9, Iraqi Security Forces detained two National Police commanders for possible involvement in the June 8 bombing that damaged the Sunni Al Fattah Pasha mosque in Baghdad,s Al Bayya neighborhood. The bombing follows two recent high profile cases of sectarian atta [...]	2007-06-10 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1924	DAWA LEADER HOPEFUL PROVINCIAL ELECTION DATE CAN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with Acting Pol Couns, Dawa leader and deputy Chair of the Shi'a Coalition Ali al-Adeeb said the provincial powers law was "almost done" and that when it was done a date for provincial elections could be set. There was no need to revise the elections law, al-Adeeb con [...]	2007-06-11 07:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1933	DCM URGES VP ABDEL MEHDI NOT TO EXCLUDE SUNNIS AND [...] (S) In a June 10 meeting, the DCM urged Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi not to exclude Sunni moderates from any efforts to re-energize the Iraqi government in the wake of Shi'a and Kurdish concerns over the "Cairo declaration" (reftel). Abdel Mehdi assured the DCM that there was no intention [...]	2007-06-11 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1934	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (C) Summary: An altercation between CoR Speaker Mashadani's security detail and another MP early on June 10 put focus on the long-standing desire of many CoR members to remove him as Speaker. The CoR voted June 11 to consider the Speaker to be on leave until such time as a replacement from [...]	2007-06-12 01:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1942	AYAD ALLAWI RUMORED TO RETURN, MANY IN IRAQIYYA [...] (S) Summary. Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister and chief of the Iraqiyya bloc, is expected to return to Baghdad in the next week following several months traveling in European and Arab Capitals to drum up international support for a secular, cross-sectarian front as an alternative to the Mali [...]	2007-06-12 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1948	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI TO FOCUS ON OIL LAWS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 10, Prime Minister Maliki assured the Ambassador of his commitment to getting the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft laws in front of the Council of Representatives as a package within days. He also pledged to bring de-Baathification and prov [...]	2007-06-13 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1955	IRAQI POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FIGURES CALL FOR [...] (C) The second bombing attack on the Imam Ali al-Hadi "al-Askariya" or golden mosque in Samarra occurred at approximately 0900 local time June 13 resulting in the destruction of two minarets. The first attack in February 2006 set in motion major retaliation against Sunni mosques and an increa [...]	2007-06-14 01:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1956	POTENTIAL NEW COR SPEAKERS [...] (C) Summary: Since the June 11 vote in parliament to send Speaker Mashadani on indefinite leave, his political bloc has been trying to coordinate his graceful departure and a nominee to replace him. Uncertainty may continue until a new speaker gains the vote of an absolute majority of 138 Co [...]	2007-06-14 01:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1960	MEETINGS WITH GOI OFFICIALS REGARDING THE TUWAITHA [...] (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the period between May 30, and June 5, Emboffs met with a number of representatives from the Government of Iraq (GOI) regarding removal of the natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-level radioactive sources stored at the Tuwaitha site. In each meeting, Embo [...]	2007-06-14 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KNNP MOPS PARM PGOV PINS PTER TRGY IZ
07BAGHDAD1964	AMBASSADOR, CG MEET WITH PM FOLLOWING SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki June 13 within hours of the attack on the al-Askari mosque in Samarra to discuss immediate next steps. The PM imposed a curfew beginning at 1500 local time in Baghdad and called for extra security [...]	2007-06-14 11:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD1969	ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) members told RRT Erbil they seek consistent dialogue with the US, recognition and funding from the two dominant political parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),and representation in the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA). Weakened [...]	2007-06-15 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1974	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 13 meeting with PolOff, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim reported that the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 12 decided that Iraq should maintain both a Human Rights Commission, which is constitutionally mandated, and a Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR). The minis [...]	2007-06-15 17:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1977	ADHAMIYA SUNNIS DISCUSS SECURITY, VIEWS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Sunni members of the Adhamiya District Council (DC) told PRToffs June 5 that the Iraqi Army (IA) and both Sunni and Shia extremists are the primary sources of instability in the predominantly Sunni areas of the district. They added that many average Sunni citizens in the district [...]	2007-06-16 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1981	FOURTH ISCI SECURITY MEETING FOCUSES ON POPULAR [...] (C/REL-MNF-I) SUMMARY: During the fourth Coalition-Iraqi Security Committee meeting on 11 June, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard that leveraging the potential of local communities through Popular Committees could fill the intelligence and security v [...]	2007-06-17 06:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1990	SCATTERED PROTESTS AND REPRISALS FOLLOWING SECOND [...] (C) Summary: So far, the response to the second bombing of the holy Shia al-Askariya mosque in Samarra June 13 has been restrained, compared to the first attack in February 2006, which sparked large-scale sectarian violence. However, the violence following the first attack on Samarra did not [...]	2007-06-17 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL IR
07BAGHDAD1993	DEPUTY SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari told the Deputy Secretary June 13 that Baghdad security had deteriorated, and al-Jafari worried about the potential impact of that morning's Samarra bombings. He was not convinced that the Neighbors' Conference in Egypt was bearing [...]	2007-06-17 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1994	DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...]	2007-06-17 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1995	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...]	2007-06-17 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1996	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: During June 13-14 meetings in Erbil with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Secretary Negroponte urged strong and visible KRG action against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to prevent Turkish milita [...]	2007-06-17 18:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD200	LIFE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (U) Summary: Life for the average citizen of Dhi Qar is challenging, but is considered better than in most parts of Iraq. The provincial government has legitimacy in the minds of the average citizen, the rule of law, though nascent and troubled, does pro [...]	2007-01-18 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD201	HASHIMI WARNS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL, ADVOCATES SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi told CODEL Brownback on January 9 that a withdrawal of coalition forces would send the wrong message to Iraqis and to the world. He called for a compact for Sunni engagement and pushed for the call-up of former Iraqi Army reserves as a way to [...]	2007-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2012	SUNNI POLITICIANS SEEK COR INSPECTIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The cross-sectarian Human Rights Committee of the Council of Representatives (CoR) has repeatedly voiced, especially through its Sunni representatives, a desire to conduct independent detention center inspections. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim confirmed to PolOff June 13 [...]	2007-06-18 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2019	SHIA CLERIC BAHR AL-ALOOM DISCUSSES SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary. Highly respected Shia cleric from Najaf and former Iraqi Governing Council member Seyyid Muhammed Bahr al-Aloom met with the Ambassador June 15. Bahr al-Aloom shared the Ambassador's optimism concerning the positive stance taken by Iraqi political and religious leaders following [...]	2007-06-19 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KISL PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD202	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAFARI OFFERS HIS ADVICE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a dinner with the Ambassador on January 15, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari evaluated Iraq's development since 2003 and shared his opinions on future policies the Government of Iraq (GOI) should make. He criticized the Sunni Arabs in government and characterized ma [...]	2007-01-18 17:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2021	DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...]	2007-06-19 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2022	DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...]	2007-06-19 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2025	PM SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR AND COMMANDING GENERAL IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Prime Minister Maliki's June 14 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus, he said that the latest Golden Dome bombing showed Al Qaeda continues to attack holy sites to foment sectarian discord, making it critical to ensure that key shrines will be adequately pro [...]	2007-06-19 17:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD2027	DEPUTY SECRETARY ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: At a luncheon hosted by the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Deputy Secretary emphasized the importance of provincial elections and constitutional review to advance national reconciliation. Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiya (Shia - United [...]	2007-06-19 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAGHDAD203	RUBAIE ON STATE OF EMERGENCY, PORTS OF ENTRY, AND [...] (S/REL MNFI) SUMMARY: During a January 16 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie said that he needed ideas for the political and economic parts of the Baghdad Security Plan, noting that the Japanese Ambassador had expressed an interest in helping with vocational training centers. He said [...]	2007-01-18 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD2034	TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PM INVITATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 17, Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Kanbay told the Ambassador that he had given Prime Minister Maliki an invitation to visit Turkey in late June, but the PM had declined. He said Turkey is preparing for the Neighboring Countries Energy Working Group meeting to be followed by a [...]	2007-06-20 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD204	RRT COORDINATOR LUNCH WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At a lunch with Regional Coordinator and Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Officers on January 11, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the speech by President Bush on the new Iraq strategy. Talabani asked [...]	2007-01-18 17:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV ENRG IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2040	LEGAL AMBIGUITY IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad is ruled by political elements seeking to maximize their influence in an environment of legal and institutional uncertainty. Provincial powers legislation that defines the authority of a provincial government, and legislation that specifically describes Baghdad's status [...]	2007-06-20 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2041	WHY SADR CITY MODERATES REMAIN INDISPENSIBLE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami told poloff June 5 that the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS) rely upon moderate independents to register civil society organizations, write project proposals, draft legal contracts, and [...]	2007-06-20 17:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2044	STRUCTURES AND CONFLICT IN BAGHDAD GOVERNANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Understanding Baghdad's government structure assists in understanding the violence that occurs when political rivalry turns into institutional conflict. Competition over the power to distribute and profit from government services is a major source of instability in the capital. [...]	2007-06-21 06:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2045	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN PROVINCIAL LEADERS SHOW [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The June 13 bombing of the Sammarra Golden Mosque was met by Salah ad Din leaders with calm concern, matched with expressions of public confidence in the ability of Iraqi Security Forces to restore order. After receiving the new [...]	2007-06-21 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2047	TALABANI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HYDROCARBON LAW, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 12 lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, President Talabani said he would engage SIPDIS the Turkish Government in an attempt to reduce tensions along Iraq's northern borders but dismissed the idea of GOI military action against PKK elements in Iraq. President [...]	2007-06-21 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2048	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-06-21 09:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2050	KADHAMIYA DC CHAIR DISCUSSES SECURITY, RUMORS, [...] (C) Summary: The Kadhamiya District Council (DC) Chairman told PRToff June 10 that the residents in his district remain frustrated by the continued activities of militias and terrorists and poor public services. He also said that he and other secular moderates would like U.S. support ahead of [...]	2007-06-21 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2059	MFA ON WORKING GROUPS: NEIGHBORS ONLY FOR ISTANBUL [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Political Counselor, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abbawi, confirmed the Energy Working Group will meet in Istanbul June 28-29. The Arab League and Iran have confirmed their attendance at the meeting, he said. Syria has stated that it will not host the Sec [...]	2007-06-23 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD206	PRT TIKRIT: LOCAL POLITICIANS VIEW PRESIDENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah Ajbarah and other engaged local politicians termed President's Bush "New Way Forward in Iraq," as outlined in his January 10 speech, as a "military solution to a political problem." A [...]	2007-01-19 08:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2073	MEK - FINDING A HOME AND RESTRICTING THEIR [...] SUMMARY (C/REL MNF-I) On June 22, Prime Minister Maliki's political advisor, Sadik al-Rikabi, told the Deputy Chief of Mission that the Government of Iraq (GOI) is committed to finding third-country residences for the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) population residing in Camp Ashraf. He said that [...]	2007-06-25 01:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2099	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI WEARY BUT NOT LETTING GO [...] (C) Summary: Departing PolCouns paid a farewell call on the embattled Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker June 25, hearing his side of a political struggle that continues to threaten his job. The Speaker lamented the loss that his departure would mean for the Sunnis and complained of Ir [...]	2007-06-26 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD210	JANUARY 14 MCNS: HAIFA STREET, BSP, MAYSAN PIC [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: During the January 14 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),participants discussed the ongoing operation in the area around Baghdad's Haifa Street, noting the need to have situational awareness of the humanitarian situation in the area. PM Mal [...]	2007-01-19 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD211	IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...]	2007-01-19 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2116	MALIKI ON OIL, RECONCILIATION, AND HAMID THE MUTE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 24, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador he would do his best to ensure the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft are submitted to the Council of Representatives as a package in the coming days. Maliki said he was pleased with the [...]	2007-06-27 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2117	JUNE 22 I-ESC - FUEL, WATER, AND RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. On 22 June, for the first time in several weeks, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present and chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) whose function is to support the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan ("Fardh Al-Qanoon"). The meeting featured dis [...]	2007-06-27 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD212	SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...]	2007-01-19 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2122	KURDS EXPRESS POSITIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD ANFAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The verdict in the trial of Ali Hassan Al-Majid, aka Chemical Ali, and others accused of crimes related to the so-called "Anfal" read out on June 24 evoked the expected positive reaction from Kurdish contacts in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region, though some felt those who received [...]	2007-06-27 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2123	KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish non-interference in Turkish affairs (see reftels for context). The following is the text of the statement as e-mailed to the Embassy. 2. Begin text: Sent on Wednesday June 27, 2007 [...]	2007-06-27 21:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2125	KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish noninterference in Turkish affairs as he had promised the Ambassador by secure phone, and as requested and referenced in State 87965 and Baghdad 2090. The following is the translated te [...]	2007-06-28 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2140	DDR - TIMING IS NOT YET RIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political and security environment in Iraq among the contending parties does not make it possible to pursue a doctrinal demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) program for militia members at this time. A DDR Proof of Principle Reintegration effort can begin with [...]	2007-06-28 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PARM PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2142	DPM SALEH DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON HYDROCARBONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed the remaining hurdles to passing the hydrocarbons framework and revenue management laws in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. They discussed the current impasse over the removal of Council of [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2153	THE NEW ELECTIONS COMMISSION AT 60 DAYS: SOLID [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq demonstrated solid potential during their first sixty days in office. After a successful training trip to India, the IHEC seized the initiative to begin creating a voter registry, which is a key prerequisite for provincial [...]	2007-06-30 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2154	NINEWA: A POSITIVE NOTE ON ARTICLE 140 IN SINJAR [...] (SBU) Team Leader Knight and other PRT members visited the Ninewa Province Article 140 Office in Sinjar 10 June, to assess current execution of the Iraqi Constitution's Article 140 mandate for resolution of 'disputed territories' targeted for incorporation by the Kurdistan Regional Government [...]	2007-06-30 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS IZ
07BAGHDAD2155	PRT TIKRIT: TRIBES FORM SALAH AD DIN SUPPORT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C//REL TO USA, ACGU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In its June 13 meeting, the Salah ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs' Council established the Salah ad Din Support Council to act as a liaison between the tribes and the provincial government on local security is [...]	2007-06-30 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MCAP PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2156	PRT TIKRIT: SUNNI SAMARRA SECURITY CZAR REPLACED [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) In the wake of the June 13 bombing of the Golden Dome Mosque (AKA Ali al Hadi Shrine, al Askariya Shrine),Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki fired Samarra security czar General Adnan Thabit, a Sunni native of the Sunni city of Samarra, at a [...]	2007-06-30 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD217	IRAQI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq policy speech has been mixed, tending to be mostly but not completely favorable among Embassy contacts, consistently critical among Sadrists and hardline Sunnis. Most Iraqis across the spectrum hope the U.S. troop surge will bri [...]	2007-01-20 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2172	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 28 MEETING WITH IRAQI DEPUTY [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 28, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Al-Attiya offered thoughts on the CoR and the status of key legislation. Al-Attiya stressed the importance of tailoring counterinsurgency methods to [...]	2007-07-01 11:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD218	MIXED SUNNI/SHIA BAGHDAD SUBURB TROUBLED BY JAM [...] (C) Summary. Leading Mada'in resident Kamel al-Samaraii (Sunni Arab) told EmbOffs January 10 that anti-Sunni police aggression was causing large numbers of Mada'in youth to join the insurgency. He alleged that the patrolling MoI forces are infiltrated by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia members [...]	2007-01-20 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2181	TAWAFUQ ON GOVERNMENT BOYCOTT, COR SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary. Sunni Tawafuq leader Ayad al-Samarrai termed the Tawafuq boycott of Council of Ministers meetings a proper response to the political provocation by PM Maliki of attempting to arrest the Sunni Minister of Culture. According to al-Samarrai an objective investigative committee shoul [...]	2007-07-02 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2182	ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: JUNE 30 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: The fifth meeting of the political committee of the USG/Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) strategic dialogue met for two hours on June 30. Embassy Political Counselor headed the USG team, which included Deputy Political Counselor, Embassy Legal Adviser, and ORA representat [...]	2007-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2184	KURDS STILL STANDING BY MALIKI GOVERNMENT - FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari is trying to cultivate support and position himself as an alternative to Prime Minister Maliki. He claims to have assembled an informal group that has backing from some Shi,a and Kurdish Council of Representatives (CoR) members. The extent [...]	2007-07-02 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2189	PRIME MINISTER DIRECTS MINISTER OF PLANNING TO [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on Sunday, July 1, Minister of Planning Ali Baban said that the Prime Minister called him back from a visit with his family in England to help solve "the problem he created," with regard to Tawafuq's denial of support for the [...]	2007-07-02 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET
07BAGHDAD2190	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES THE ARREST WARRANT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 27, DCM Dan Speckhard met with Iraqi Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah, at the latter's request to deliver a message from the Prime Minister. Dr. Tariq relayed that the PM is concerned that the U.S. might assist Minister of Culture Asad Al-Hashimi evade [...]	2007-07-02 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD220	PRT TIKRIT: SHEIKH'S KIDNAPPING DEMONSTRATES [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. The January 8 kidnapping of Sheikh Ahmad "Naji" Hussein Ajabarah al Jabouri, head of the Salad ad Din (SaD) Sheikhs Council, represents what could be a significant shift in al Qaeda (AQIZ) targeting toward legitimate provinci [...]	2007-01-21 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2217	BAGHDAD'S CHANGING BOUNDARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baghdad Governor and Provincial Council (PC) initiated a plan to adjust the city's district boundaries in early May; this plan may exacerbate sectarian tensions if new districts reflect and entrench the recent displacement of people in the city, away from mixed areas and int [...]	2007-07-04 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2218	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: At its June 29 meeting, the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) discussed the Government of Iraq (GOI) rewards program for weapons and information, the GOI's commercial dispute with Kuwait that is preventing delivery of fuel, Baghdad' [...]	2007-07-04 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD2220	IRAQI POLICE PERFORMANCE IN BAGHDAD [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: According to the May assessments from U.S. police transition teams in eleven Baghdad districts and municipalities, the Iraqi police show signs of progress in leadership and operational capability, especially in neighborhoods where Joint Security Stations have been esta [...]	2007-07-05 01:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2228	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-07-05 10:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2229	ANBAR TRIBAL POLITICS: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary. A struggle for tribal leadership is underway in Anbar Province, as Ali Hatem, a young sheikh of prominent lineage seeks to replace Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, the tribal leader responsible for evicting Al-Qaeda from Ramadi. Sattar ha [...]	2007-07-05 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD224	SADRISTS RETURN TO IRAQ'S COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Summary: The Sadrists ended their "temporary withdrawal" from Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 21. Their return coincided with the first quorum since December 10. While the exact circumstances of their return are still unclear, it appears that after a round of negotia [...]	2007-01-21 18:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2241	PRT TIKRIT: BEHIND THE SCENES OF BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. While much work still remains in building transparency and accountability in Salah ad Din's (SaD) budget execution procedures, the provincial government has made significant advances in 2007. The provincial government is slowly [...]	2007-07-06 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON KCOR PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2242	PESHMERGA FORCE UNIFICATION, IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peshmerga forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are scheduled to unify by the end of 2007 (NOTE: The PUK and KDP originally committed that unification would be complete by the end of 2006). This requires ambitious regulatory and [...]	2007-07-06 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2254	TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...]	2007-07-08 06:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2255	KHADHAMIYA WOMEN'S PRISON: NO SIGNS OF ABUSE, BUT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On July 3, PolOff and representatives from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) found no evidence of torture or rape during an unannounced visit to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Khadhamiya Women's Prison. I [...]	2007-07-08 07:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR KJUS KWMN IZ IS
07BAGHDAD2262	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION (KIU) LEADER DENIES [...] (U) This is a Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable 2. (C) Summary. KIU Secretary General Salahaddin Bahaaddin told RRTOFFs that Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani had approved in advance KIU attendance at the April meeting in Cairo where Sun [...]	2007-07-08 13:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EG IZ
07BAGHDAD2277	JUNE 13 ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary. In the fourth session of the ISCI-U.S. political committee on June 13, both sides agreed to review common objectives of the dialogue and at the next meeting come up with practical, concrete steps to achieve these shared goals. Discussions focused on improving communication betwe [...]	2007-07-09 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2282	ISCI SECURITY COMMITTEE STRESSES TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) Security Committee meeting on July 2, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi reemphasized the importance of tribal engagement, popular committees, and detainee issues. Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi al Amer [...]	2007-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2283	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired a more efficient 6 July 2007 Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). Key issues discussed included announcements that the Government of Iraq (GoI) has decided to make necessary payments to resolve [...]	2007-07-10 13:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2285	MALIKI VENTS HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE SADRISTS IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki warned the Sadrists in remarks to the media on July 7 to distance themselves from "Baathist and Saddamist" elements using the Sadrist name to undertake acts of violence. His remarks, apparently prompted by JAM confrontations with ISF in the south, provoked an outraged [...]	2007-07-10 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2286	SUNNIS NOT DELAYING REFORMS, VP HASHIMI TELLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told Senators McCain and Graham that Sunnis are marginalized in the Iraqi government and are increasingly questioning the benefits of political participation. Sunnis are now actively engaged in eliminating al-Qa'ida, yet 95% of detainees in Iraq a [...]	2007-07-10 21:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD229	TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...]	2007-01-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2297	PRT MOSUL: NINEWA'S COUNCIL CHAIR DETAINED ON CPI [...] (C) Ninewa Provincial Council Chair Salim Haji Issa was detained for questioning on financial malfeasance charges 2 July under a Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) warrant. Issa insists his arrest was motivated by his failure to respond to Kurdish Alliance directives; Ninewa Vice Gover [...]	2007-07-11 11:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PBTS KJUS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2298	MAJORITY GOVERNMENT NEEDED, PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: An obdurate Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Senators McCain and Graham on July 3 that the national unity government was to blame for delays in passing much needed reform legislation and called for a majority government instead. He complained that his government partners were [...]	2007-07-11 12:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KCRM KDEM PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD230	JANUARY 17 WEAPONS SEARCH AT MAKHMOUR CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A key step has been taken in restoring civilian status to the Makhmour refugee camp for Kurdish refugees from Turkey: an arms search of the camp and surrounding area carried out by Iraqi Army units with MNF-I support. No weapons were found in the camp. The search was witness [...]	2007-01-22 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2317	PART 1 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts throughout Baghdad. Before February 2006, few areas in Baghdad comprised a clear Sunni or Shia majority; more than half of Baghdad neighborhoods still contained a mixed population. As of July 2007, only about 20 percen [...]	2007-07-12 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2318	PART 2 OF 2: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FORCES MAJOR SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: Sectarian violence has caused significant demographic shifts in Baghdad. Before February 2006, most neighborhoods west of the Tigris River contained mixed populations from two or more of the city's three major religious groupings, Sunnis, Shia, and Christians. Western Baghdad cu [...]	2007-07-12 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2320	MP NAJAFI WARNS- RUSHING THROUGH BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with other Iraqiyya bloc Council of Representative (CoR) members July 8 (septel),Osama al-Najafi warned Ambassador against pushing through key reconciliation legislation just to meet the September benchmark deadline. Acknowledging the domestic American imperative, [...]	2007-07-12 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2329	INDEPENDENT SHI'A MP ON CURRENT POLITICAL [...] (C) Taha Dera, an independent Shi'a CoR member now a member of Qassim Daoud's Solidarity Bloc, expressed skepticism to PolOff on July 11 about prospects for the ISCI-Dawa-KDP-PUK alliance, aka the "group of four." The alliance cannot count on the Ja'fari branch of Dawa, he reasoned, and the [...]	2007-07-13 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2330	IRAQ'S PRESIDENCY COUNCIL CHIEF: OPPORTUNITY OR [...] (C) Summary: The outgoing Secretary General of Iraq's Presidency Council (PC) is pessimistic that the PC can overcome its current dysfunctional, disjointed nature and develop into a professional administrative body. The incoming Secretary General promises develop the PC into a cross-sectari [...]	2007-07-13 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2331	HYDROCARBON LAW'S STATUS AT THE COUNCIL OF [...] (C) Summary: A draft of the framework Hydrocarbon Law was submitted by the Council of Ministers to the Council of Representatives on July 3, and distributed to the Oil and Gas, Economic, and Legal committees for review on July 5. The bill and its supporters have faced criticism from Iraqi pr [...]	2007-07-14 10:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2334	PUK POLITBURO MEMBER DISCUSSES PARTY REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-ranking member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo said the PUK will undergo further internal debate until its next general congress in January 2008. He will head a new committee created to strengthen popular participation and improve the provision of bas [...]	2007-07-15 02:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2340	MINISTER FAWZI HARIRI DESCRIBES SHIA-KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri (Kurdish, KDP) told the Ambassador that four major political parties plan to forge a formal alliance in order to challenge the power of extremists in Iraqi party politics. Hariri said that the Kurdish Democratic Party (K [...]	2007-07-15 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ PGOV PINR PREL
07BAGHDAD2343	PRT TIKRIT: COULD A LIST-BASED ELECTION THREATEN [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) Most residents in the province of Salah ad Din (SaD) want elections to happen as soon as possible. They acknowledge that the boycott of the 2005 poll was a serious political misstep, and they are keen to correct it. In addition to wan [...]	2007-07-15 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2344	PRT TIKRIT: TRIBAL SECURITY INITIATIVES IN SALAH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) Since the Salah ad Din (SaD) Support Council, a grouping of tribal sheikhs fighting al Qaeda in the province, formed in mid-June (reftel),two major differences have emerged which distinguish the SaD efforts from the tribal security ini [...]	2007-07-15 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MCAP IZ
07BAGHDAD2345	PRT TIKRIT: PC BEGINS BUDGET OVERSIGHT, WORKS ON [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After noting the Salah ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council's (PC) shortcomings and questionable legitimacy in the province in a July 2 meeting, Acting PC Chair Nabeel Ismael has reinvigorated the PC. In the PC's first real demonst [...]	2007-07-15 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2346	PRT MOSUL: USAID'S SNOWBALLING PROGRESS IN NINEWA [...] (SBU) Ninewa PRT's robust USAID efforts are making exceptional progress, especially in Ninewa's most difficult areas. New sustainable programs coordinated with Coalition and Iraqi leadership have multiplied our efforts to empower Provincial government and promote economic recovery. USAID an [...]	2007-07-15 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON OIIP PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD236	PM MALIKI ON AL-DARRAJI, BASRAH, ISF EQUIPPING, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting, PM Maliki agreed that senior JAM leader Abdul-Hadi al-Darraji could be held for two days while investigations into his alleged criminal activities are carried out, but asked that this agreement not be publicized. Maliki also said he would support actions [...]	2007-01-22 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PTER PGOV

07BAGHDAD2361	SUNNI INDEPENDENT MP CLAIMS IRAN BEHIND ALL EVLI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Independent Sunni Arab parliamentarian Mithal Alusi told Poloff on July 14 that in his view, Iran was funding all sides in the Iraq conflict, saying a premature U.S. withdrawal will mean the U.S. will have to fight Iran in Bahrain. He alleged that Saudi Arabia and Iran were behin [...]	2007-07-16 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2363	ACTING COR SPEAKER OPTIMISTIC ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 15 Council of Representatives Deputy Speaker al-Attiya told us he was optimistic about making progress on the framework Hydrocarbon Law and Provincial Powers Law before the August recess, provided there was quorum during the next two weeks. He said that in a recent conve [...]	2007-07-16 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2368	COR COMMITTEE HOSTS ECONOMIC REFORM WORKSHOP [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives Member Amirah Al Baldawi reviewed the status of the hydrocarbon law, accession to the WTO and the Economic Committee's workshop on economic reform in a meeting with emboffs on July 15. Dr. Al Baldawi (UIA, independent) also discussed the efforts to organ [...]	2007-07-16 13:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD237	U.N. UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL VANESS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, United Nations Undersecretary General (U/SG) for Safety and Security David C. Vaness and Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi discussed with the Ambassador UNAMI mission staffing, Basrah facilities, oil revenue sharing, and t [...]	2007-01-22 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD238	VP MEHDI'S WHITE PAPER ON POLITICAL PORTFOLIO OF [...] (C) Summary: In meetings January 18 with Political Counselor and January 19 with the Ambassador, Vice President Abdul Mehdi (Shia) discussed a white paper he drafted for the political portfolio portion of the new Baghdad security plan (BSP). (Embassy e-mailed a copy to the Department on Januar [...]	2007-01-22 17:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD239	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATHIFICATION WITH [...] (S) Summary. In a January 20 meeting, the Ambassador urged de-Ba'athification Commission head Ahmed Chalabi to significantly revise the Commission's current de-Ba'athification bill to be more supportive of reconciliation efforts. Though the current draft now incorporates pensions for former [...]	2007-01-22 17:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2395	THIRD US-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING: ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The US-ISCI Economic Dialogue meeting on July 11 focused on addressing energy shortages and maintaining the Nassiriya water plant. Ministry of Finance Advisor Dr. Azez Jafar committed to ensuring greater Ministry of Finance participation in the Energy Fusion Cell, and offered to [...]	2007-07-18 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2396	NINEWA: CPI HARD AT WORK AND AFTER PC CHAIR [...] (SBU) PRT Team Leader Knight and other PRT representatives met the Director of the Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) for Northern Iraq and Judge Mohammad Najim (responsible for pursuing CPI cases) on 10 July for a wide-ranging technical discussion of CPI organization and operations. The [...]	2007-07-18 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2398	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SAYS DETAINEE ABUSE RISING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 14, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim repeated to PolCouns anecdotes of torture cases that Sunni Vice President (VP) Dr. Tareq al-Hashimi, during a July 8 conversation with Ambassador Crocker, had credited her with reporting to him. She noted that the volume of detain [...]	2007-07-18 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD240	RFG: INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY LAW [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 3. 2. (S) National Security Advisor Rubaie provided us with a copy of the draft Intelligence and National Security Law (e-mailed to NEA-I),as approved by the National Intelligence Coordination Committee and relevant agencies. According to [...]	2007-01-22 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PTER MOPS
07BAGHDAD2400	BADR HEAD ACCUSES COALITION OF TARGETING ISCI [...] (C/REL-MNF-I) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The continued detention of persons affiliated with the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) dominated discussion in joint ISCI-US Security Committee meetings (ref). In an effort to bolster our relationship with ISCI, at the 9 July Committee meeting, Genera [...]	2007-07-18 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2403	DPM BARHAM SALIH DISCUSSES ECONOMIC LEGISLATION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 17 introductory meeting with Economic Minister Ries, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih discussed economic reform legislation, budget execution and the International Compact with Iraq. DPM Salih said next week the Prime Minister would name Oil Advisor Thamir Ghadban to [...]	2007-07-19 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD241	VP HASHEMI SEEKS GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN BAGDHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 20, National Security Adviser Mowafaq Rubaie and the Ambassador asked Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to participate in the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) by leading the mobilization committee, a committee designed to invigorate public support for the plan. H [...]	2007-01-22 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2410	FADILA HEAD: CREATION OF NEW FRONT 'IMMINENT' [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 17 meeting Shia Islamist party Fadila's leader Hassan Shemmeri asserted that the creation a new political front that will include Sunni and Shi'a parties was imminent. He hinted that the front will support Ja'afari for prime minister. He criticized the parties that form [...]	2007-07-20 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2411	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI IS BACK -- BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Summary: The cloud hanging over Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani since his June 10 dust-up with a Shi'a MP was temporarily lifted on July 19 when Mashadani again chaired a session of the CoR. His return was accompanied by the return of the Sunni Tawafuq bloc, wh [...]	2007-07-20 10:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2413	JULY 19 MALIKI-PETRAEUS MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus told PM Maliki on July 19 that there were signs of progress on the security front, including the recent death or capture of 12 Al Qaeda leaders in South Baghdad and the clearing of Baqubah. Maliki said he wanted to send a strong signal by traveli [...]	2007-07-20 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2415	DCM BUTENIS' JULY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with DCM, FM Zebari asked for USG assistance in ensuring that the next trilateral meeting between the U.S., Iraq, and Iran be held at the Foreign Ministry rather than the Prime Minister's office (Zebari said he recently told PM Maliki that Maliki's presence at [...]	2007-07-20 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2418	Practical Federalism Seminar Brings Together Kurdistan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A July 10-13 "Practical Federalism in Iraq" seminar held in Erbil was the first such event attended by members of both the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) and the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Discussion was focused on the Oil Law, Article 140, and regional formatio [...]	2007-07-20 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2419	IRAQ TRYING TO CHARM THE TURKS ON PKK [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The Iraqi government's designated anti-PKK coordinator, State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, met on July 16 with PolCouns and the Turkish DCM. Wa'ili said he has an action plan for dealing with the PKK, expressed interest in ho [...]	2007-07-20 16:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD2434	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S JULY 21 MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassasdor pressed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the need to demonstrate meaningful political progress. Maliki agreed, but pointed at the Sunni Tawaffaq bloc as the key obstacle. Maliki said he thought a leadership meeting between himself, Jalal Talabani, Massoud Barzani [...]	2007-07-22 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD2435	PRT TIKRIT: DE-BAATHIFICATION CONTINUES TO PLAGUE [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din's continued receipt of de- Baathification orders to remove individuals with ties to the former regime from their government positions, many of which it has chosen to ignore, is eroding the central GOI's influence [...]	2007-07-23 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2436	AMBASSADOR CONVEYS SENSE OF URGENCY TO TALABANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting July 21, the Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. Congress was out of patience. The Ambassador said the Congress needed short-term success to enable long-term partnership. He urged Talabani to help prepare for a leadership meeting between moderate [...]	2007-07-23 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2437	JULY 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers: -- heard about the poor security situation in Basrah from both the Basrah Operational Commander and the Chief of Police -- discussed the need to move forward quickly with a plan to rem [...]	2007-07-23 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD244	IRAQ'S COR PASSES ELECTORAL COMMISSION LAW AND [...] (C) On January 23 the Council of Representatives (CoR) passed the law establishing the Independent Higher Election Commission (IHEC) and voted to extend the current CoR session until February 10 to give them extra time to consider the 2007 budget, the state of emergency, and the law of gover [...]	2007-01-23 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2442	MINISTER OF PLANNING WARY OF HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) Summary: In a July 22 introductory meeting with Economic Minister Ries, Minister of Planning Ali Baban discussed his opposition to the framework Hydrocarbon Law and the progress towards improving GOI budget execution. He noted that the Japanese and World Bank soft loans were approved by t [...]	2007-07-24 06:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2443	COR OIL AND GAS CHAIR EXPLAINS STATUS OF OIL LAW [...] (C) Summary: Chair of the Oil and Gas Committee at the Council of Representatives Ali Belu discussed the status of the hydrocarbon law with Economic Minister on July 23. Belu, a KDP member of the Kurdish Alliance at the Council of Representatives (CoR),said that differences remain between th [...]	2007-07-24 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2447	PART 1 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ameriya Sunni leader Sayf Sa'ad al-Obaidi (Abu Abid) told poloffs July 15 that his neighborhood's fight against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) continues apace. Abu Abid, who serves as military commander of the group in Baghdad's Ameriya neighborhood that rose against AQI in late May (Re [...]	2007-07-24 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2448	PART 2 OF 2: BAGHDAD'S SUNNIS REQUIRE LOCALLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable is the second in a two-part series examining the broader significance for Baghdad of local uprisings against Sunni and Shia extremists currently taking place in the Ameriya and Ghazaliya neighborhoods. Extremists in both neighborhoods appear to have suffered from physi [...]	2007-07-24 14:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2455	KURDISH PUK RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a close member of Iraqi President Talabani's staff, Talabani and his deputy Kosrat Rasoul are committed to reforming the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and are taking steps to ensure that this process is well underway before the next party congress. The staffer [...]	2007-07-25 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2457	AQI, IRAN ENEMIES OF IRAQ SAYS SUNNI HARDLINER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Hewar Leader Khalaf Allyan told Poloff that fighting Al-Qaeda was the first priority in Iraq and promised to support the Coalition. Fighting Iran and promoting a national unity government was the second priority. The Ministries of Defense and Interior must be cleansed of s [...]	2007-07-25 12:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2463	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 13, in the absence of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, National Security Advisor Dr. Mowafaq Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). Key issues discussed included the preparation of new Government of Iraq (GOI [...]	2007-07-25 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD2464	THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]	2007-07-25 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2465	VP HASHIMI DOWN BUT NOT YET OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discounted the need for a senior leadership meeting to iron out political differences on benchmark legislation, saying the political leaders can resolve all issues within 5-6 days using their advisors. He tasked the Secretary General of [...]	2007-07-25 17:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM MOPS PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2466	BARZANI AGREES TO PUSH FOR NEW GOI ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani spoke passionately about the Kurdish right to Kirkuk and the dangers of failing to hold the referendum on time. Barzani and the Ambassador agreed it would be useful to try [...]	2007-07-25 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2467	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 20, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). The meeting featured a wide ranging discussion of Government of Iraq (GOI) media activities with a common consensus that a major increase in [...]	2007-07-25 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD2468	TAWAFUQ ANNOUNCES GOVERNMENT WALK OUT ULTIMATUM [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Tarik Hashimi on July 25 announced at a press conference that the six Tawafuq ministers would resign their positions in seven days if Sunni security and partnership demands were not met. The Maliki government needs a shock to force a turning point, said Hashimi. [...]	2007-07-25 19:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2473	NINEWA: CHRISTIAN PC MEMBER ARRESTED IN CPI SWEEP [...] (C) Prominent Christian politician and provincial council (PC) member Gevara Zia Youkhana (Assyrian Democratic Movement - ADM) was arrested July 18 by the Iraqi Police (IP) in conjunction with a Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) investigation into misuse of public funds charges. ADM chai [...]	2007-07-26 06:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2476	NINEWA GOVERNOR TELLS AMBASSADOR HE EXPECTS [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with the Ambassador, the Ninewa Governor agreed that the security situation in Ninewa province is good and that security could be transferred to Provincial Iraqi Control soon, provided the Iraqi Police's key equipment needs are met. The Governor said he did not belie [...]	2007-07-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINR PREL KJUS MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2491	FM ZEBARI ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (S) Summary: FM Zebari will travel to Cairo on July 27 to sound out his Arab counterparts on convening a second Neighbors' Conference sometime in September. Zebari suggested to Pol/C that Kuwait might be a good choice to host a Conference Secretariat. Zebari promised to check with participan [...]	2007-07-27 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2494	ANBAR PROVINCE -- THEN AND NOW [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Provincial government officials re-opened parts of the war-damaged Government Center in central Ramadi on July 26 amid signs of continuing security improvements. According to MNF-West records, there were 82 security incidents in th [...]	2007-07-27 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2495	ASSESSING TAWAFUQ'S THREAT [...] (C) Summary: Tawafuq,s threat to quit the government in seven days has created a political crisis at the very moment when we need the CoR and the Iraqi leadership focused on addressing benchmarks. Though Tawafuq has previously backed down from such threats at the last minute, it would be unwis [...]	2007-07-27 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2496	HELPFUL IRAQI VOICES ON CAPITOL HILL [...] (C) Summary: Post requests the Department's support for a proposal to organize, in cooperation with the Council of Representatives (CoR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),a delegation of Iraqi Members of Parliament (MPs) to travel to Washington, DC in late September to conduct meetin [...]	2007-07-28 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2497	DCM MEETINGS WITH KURDISTAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Butenis held separate meetings in Erbil on July 22 with Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Chairman Adnan Mufti and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior (MOI) Karim Sinjari. DCM stressed the need for concrete progress on reconcili [...]	2007-07-28 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KPAL PGOV PREF
07BAGHDAD2498	MUTHANNA VIOLENCE SUBSIDES, BUT CONFLICT REMAINS [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) Fighting in Samawah and Rumaitha between Jaysh Al-Mahdi (JAM) and local security forces has ended for the time being and the curfew has been lifted. Muthanna's Governor Hassani (Badr) claims he did not make a deal with [...]	2007-07-29 05:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2500	COR MEMBER CALLS FOR NEW LEADERSHIP, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Council of Representatives Member Yonadam Kanna (Assyrian Christian - Rafidayn) called for replacing Prime Minister Maliki with Adel Abdul Mehdi and discussed current legislation with Econoffs on July 26. A member of the Council of Representatives' (CoR) economic committee, Kenna spoke he [...]	2007-07-29 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2503	DEPUTY PM ZOWBAIE'S HUMAN RIGHTS STAFF AND TAWAFUQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 23, Sunni Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Salaam Zowbaie's human rights officers Shakur Farhan and Ahmed Faze outlined two distinct sets of Sunni concerns with Iraqi and Coalition detention centers, noting they both hold majority Sunni detainee populations. Farhan and Faze com [...]	2007-07-29 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2511	MUTHANNA SECURITY FORCES CLAIM MOI IMPAIRS FIGHT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) At a conference on 23 July with LTC Ellwood, Australian Commanding Officer for Muthanna, senior leaders of Muthanna's security forces said that the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) in Baghdad was using de-Ba'athification l [...]	2007-07-30 05:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2513	NINEWA'S HERKI KURDS - THIS PROVINCE'S LARGEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurds of the Herki tribe, notorious in Iraq for their role as collaborators with Saddam Hussein, are the largest unresolved IDP issue in the northern province of Ninewa. They face threats from the Kurdish political establishment, which has not forgotten their actions under [...]	2007-07-30 06:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV MARR EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2514	PM MALIKI: WE WILL NOT LET TAWAFUQ STOP THE [...] (S) Summary/comment: In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Maliki harshly condemned Tawafuq's July 25 statement threatening to withdraw from the government (reftel). He accused Tawafuq of seeking to bring down his government, defeat the U.S. in Iraq, and force an internat [...]	2007-07-30 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2515	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AL-HAKIM ON HIS RETURN FROM [...] (C) ISCI chairman Abdulaziz al-Hakim, who returned on July 24 from chemotherapy treatment in Tehran, told the Ambassador on July 26 that he had urged Vice President Tarik al-Hashemi to work with Tawafuq and members of the UIC to find a solution to Tawafuq's potential withdrawal from the gover [...]	2007-07-30 06:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2516	TALABANI DISCUSSES IRAN TALKS, TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador July 25 that Iran was very positive about the talks held the previous day with the Ambassador. Talabani had little to say on the prospect of Tawafuq withdrawing from the government, but he thought that they should handle their c [...]	2007-07-30 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2528	FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR DESCRIBES TAWAFUQ PLANS, [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Economic Minister, Council of Representatives (CoR) Finance Committee Chair Ayad S. Samarrai (Sunni-IIP) discussed the reasons for Tawafuq's decision to withdraw from the government. He complained that PM Nouri al-Maliki's government was paying no heed to [...]	2007-07-30 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2529	TALABANI PROPOSES A WAY FORWARD ON THE TAWAFUQ [...] (C) This is an action message - see paragraph 5. 2. (C) After the Ambassador's meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh July 30, it is clear that Tawafuq and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki are further apart than when the Ambassador spoke with Maliki [...]	2007-07-30 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD253	ANBAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amr Abdulsittar, a Sunni Tawafuq bloc Council of representatives (CoR) member from Anbar, met with Poloffs on January 22 to discuss the situation in Anbar. He claimed Anbaris view Al Qaeda as a tool of Iran and as in cooperation with the United States. Abdulsittar expressed concer [...]	2007-01-24 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2530	CHARGE'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH NSA RUBAIE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 29 introductory call, National Security Advisor Rubaie told Charge Butenis that he expected MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus would have an easier time in September identifying progress on the security-related benchmarks than Ambassador Crocker would have with regard to [...]	2007-07-30 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA SY TU
07BAGHDAD2537	PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN REFINERIES - OPPORTUNITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Council of Representatives (CoR) passed the Private Sector Investment in Oil Refineries law on July 24. As is part of the Iraqi process, this law requires approval from the Presidency Council and then publication in the Official Gazette in order to become law. This law is [...]	2007-07-31 07:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2541	BUDGET EXECUTION UPDATE: ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Several actions undertaken by the Government of Iraq (GOI) in recent months and an increase in data reporting by GOI units underscore the importance with which the GOI now views this issue. The developing creation of a culture of accountability between the GOI and its citizens is [...]	2007-07-31 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ EAID PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD2545	IMPLICATIONS OF A SUNNI WALKOUT [...] (C) Summary: The Sunni Tawafuq party announced on July 25 that its six ministers would resign in seven days if their demands were not met (reftel B). The resignation of Vice President Tarik al-Hashimi might soon follow. Although the Sunnis insist they are not abandoning the political process [...]	2007-07-31 17:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2552	ANBAR FORUM PLANNING MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH [...] (C) Summary: The Anbar Provincial Council Chair, Anbar Governor, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih and Ministry of Finance Director General for Accounts met in Baghdad July 29 with PRT Anbar Team Leader Soriano, Economic Minister Ries, MNF-W Deputy Commanding Brigadier Ge [...]	2007-08-01 07:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2553	GOI REACHES OUT TO NEIGHBORS ON BORDER SECURITY [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to the upcoming Border Security Working Group, met with Pol-Mil Counselor July 30 to provide an update on GOI preparations, to preview their strategy, and to solicit assistance. Abbawi provided the text of a le [...]	2007-08-01 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO KU PGOV PREL PTER SA
07BAGHDAD2563	TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL IMPACT ON COR AND CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1, Tawafuq followed through on its threat to withdraw its six ministers from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government. Maliki has responded to similar situations in the past by appointing "acting ministers" from his own cabinet (i.e., asking sitting ministers to cover [...]	2007-08-01 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2564	TAWAFUQ LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR RETURN TO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice President Tarik Hashimi defended the August 1 Tawafuq decision to withdraw its six Ministers from government. The action was designed to shock the government and rebuild Tawafuq's shattered political base which questioned continued participation in the political process abse [...]	2007-08-01 16:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV
07BAGHDAD2565	TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL IMPACT ON COR AND CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 1, Tawafuq followed through on its threat to withdraw its six ministers from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government. Maliki has responded to similar situations in the past by appointing "acting ministers" from his own cabinet (i.e., asking sitting ministers to cover [...]	2007-08-01 17:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD257	ZEBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MFA STEPS TO FORMALIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayr Zebari told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 18 that he had discussed with the Iranian Ambassador three steps for solving the diplomatic status issue: eliminating liaison offices, reducing and formalizing border entry points, and revamping the [...]	2007-01-24 19:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2572	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETING WITH SRSG QAZI [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi stated that United Nations headquarters in New York has directed him to explore possibilities for a United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) role in resolving Article 140 [...]	2007-08-02 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2579	SUNNI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DEPUTY VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee Deputy Dr. Harith Al-Ubaidy (Tawafuq) told PolOff on July 31 he noted better conditions during his July 26 visit to the Khadimiya 2nd National Police (NP) Division detention center at Forward Operating Base JUSTICE (also kno [...]	2007-08-03 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2582	BORDER SECURITY: U.S. OBSERVER STATUS, GOI [...] (S/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Pol-Mil Counselor August 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi related that Syria was resisting granting observer status to the U.S. at the upcoming Border Security Working Group in Damascus August 8-9. He agreed to continue advocating the matter with his S [...]	2007-08-03 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
07BAGHDAD2583	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Deputy Prime Minister Barhim Salih chaired the 27 July 2007 Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The meeting featured a wide ranging discussion of secu [...]	2007-08-03 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD2585	CAN LOCALS FILL SUNNI POLITICAL VOID? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Tawafuq's withdrawal from the Maliki government on August 1, and the possibility of additional resignations in the near future, a leadership void may result among the Sunnis at the national level. On the local level, major successes in tribal cooperation in Anbar against Al [...]	2007-08-03 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ KDEM PGOV
07BAGHDAD2586	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETENTION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee Deputy Harith al-Ubaidy (Tawafuq),and committee members Hanin al-Qeddo (Eitilaf) and Shatha al-Ebousy (Tawafuq) told PolOff separately in July that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki, in a July 23 meeting with the committee, said t [...]	2007-08-04 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2590	EPRT AL-ASAD: IRAQ'S FAR WEST: AL QA'IM'S SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-05 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2599	PM POLITICAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (C) On August 4, Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, Prime Minister Maliki,s Political Advisor, said that Maliki had not yet received resignation letters from any of the six Tawafuq ministers quitting the cabinet. Once the letters arrive, Maliki will refuse to accept them (thereby playing for time wh [...]	2007-08-05 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2604	COR ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives Member Dr. Amirah Al Baldawi discussed the Economic Committee's activities with EconOffs on August 2. She said that the first workshop on economic reform went well, and included a presentation on the World Trade Organization accession process. Dr. Al B [...]	2007-08-06 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2608	AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 2 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, USAID Mission Director Bambi Arellano, and Rule of Law (RoL) Coordinator Jim Santelle, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim discussed the following subjects: -- problems within the Iraqi detention system (including alleged disappea [...]	2007-08-06 11:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAGHDAD2613	SUNNIS ARE AMERICA'S FRIENDS, SAYS HARD-LINER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni hard-liners Khalaf Allyan and Adan Dulaymi told Ambassador Crocker that it was up to the U.S. to fix Iraq's problems by forcing the Shi'a and Kurds to accept their reconciliation demands, some of which were based on an unsubstantiated view of Iraqi reality (e.g., Sunnis outnu [...]	2007-08-07 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2615	PRT-WASIT: PROVINCIAL COUNCIL VOTES TO DISMISS [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 4 August the Wasit Provincial Council (PC) voted to relieve the Provincial Police Chief. According to the new acting Police Chief, Brigadier General Alawi Hussein Kadhim, the PC's decision will not be final until the Minister of Interior (MOI) agrees and appoints an interim [...]	2007-08-07 04:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2629	ALLAWI'S DECISION TO WITHDRAW MINISTERS: LOTS OF [...] (C) Summary: On August 5, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim from Ayad Allawi's Iraqiyya list informed emboffs that Allawi ordered his ministers to suspend participation in Ministerial cabinet meetings. This would impact four Iraqiyya Ministers ) Salim, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (Minister of [...]	2007-08-07 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2632	FADHILA LEADERS OFFER THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) In an August 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari and Bassim al-Sherif expressed skepticism about the "group of four" (i.e., ISCI, Dawa, KDP, and PUK). While not against new movement on the political front, they argued that the group of four was not offering [...]	2007-08-08 02:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2634	COM SECGEN BLAMES SHAHRISTANI FOR HYDROCARBON [...] (C) On August 7, EMIN made an introductory call on Council of Ministers (CoM) Secretary-General Ali al Alaq. Al Alaq recounted the chain of events that led to the confused July 3 initial introduction of the Framework Hydrocarbon law to the Council of Representatives (CoR). According to al Alaq, [...]	2007-08-08 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2639	BAGHDAD: YAWNING GAP BETWEEN IRAQ'S PARLIAMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three prominent Baghdad-based members of the Council of Representatives (CoR) report that they have no impact on the most important issues facing their neighborhoods, including the provision of security and essential services. Aliah Al-Ubeidi (Iraqiyya - mixed-sect, secular),H [...]	2007-08-08 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD264	IRAQI PM URGES PARLIAMENT TO SUPPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Prime Minister addressed over 200 Council of Representative members on January 25 to garner support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) and stress upon the CoR members the importance of the legislative and executive branches undertaking the "exceptional efforts" needed to [...]	2007-01-25 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2647	PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENMT STRATEGY IN MUTHANNA - A [...] This is a PRT Muthanna cable. 2. Summary: On July 25 and 26, Muthanna Province held the first public meeting in the long process of creating a Muthanna Provincial Development Strategy (MPDS). It was similar to a New England town council meeting, where citizens candidly articulated what they [...]	2007-08-09 04:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD265	IRAQ: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy POC: Allison Monz; monza2@state.gov. Telephone: 914-822-9289. 2. (SBU) Iraq remains at the center in the global war on terror battling al-Qaida and affiliated terrorist organizations; insurgent groups fighting against Coalition Forces (CF); along with militias and death squads inc [...]	2007-01-25 18:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2656	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI OBJECTS TO SOME UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki explained his objections to the proposed text of the UNAMI mandate resolution in an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador. Maliki called for the addition of language guaranteeing that UNAMI could not act unilaterally without the prior approval of the [...]	2007-08-09 14:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL UNSC IZ
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2658	IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) held a shortened session August 3 with a number of key members absent. The Prime Minister asked for follow-up on a number of issues, including the renovation of ministry buildings in Baghdad, coordination of the Baghdad Provincial [...]	2007-08-09 15:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD266	TALABANI REPORTS ON SADR REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 24 that he had met with a Sadrist the day before who told him they were ready to accept indirect communication with the U.S. as well as U.S. troops in Sadr City. Talabani agreed to work on his own version o [...]	2007-01-25 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2665	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim sought his advice on how to respond to Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's order for Iraqiyya ministers to resign from the Maliki government. Minister Wijdan said that she does not want to resign [...]	2007-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2668	NINEWA: DPM SALAH HOSTS BREAKTHROUGH MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih hosted August 1 a breakthrough meeting between senior Iraqi Government ministers and deputy ministers, and Ninewa Governor Kashmoula, his top two technical deputies, and seven Provincial Directors General (PDG) representing key central [...]	2007-08-11 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD267	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES THE COR, IRAN AND SYRIA, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 23, Prime Minister Maliki said he would deliver a speech to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 25 encouraging the members to reduce or delay their recess. (Note: The CoR voted on January 23 to extend their sessions until Feb [...]	2007-01-25 20:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SA
07BAGHDAD2670	SUNNI DIALOGUE RAISES NEEDS OF UNDER-SERVED [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A July 24 meeting, requested by Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, offered an opportunity to hear first-hand about Sunni challenges in each district in the EPRT,s area of operations ) Rusafa, Karad [...]	2007-08-12 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2671	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNIS CONTINUE RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: This July 31 meeting followed one of July 24 (septel); the main thrust was for Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President Al-Jaboori and his team to get to know BCT battalion commanders and thereafter engage with them in we [...]	2007-08-12 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2682	THE NINE JEWS OF BAGHDAD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: One of Baghdad's last remaining Jews, Khalida Kouada Liahu Moualim, described to poloff August 11 the continuing hardships faced by Iraq's now tiny Jewish community. She said that she is one of only nine Jews still living in Baghdad, and that she believes Jews do not live any [...]	2007-08-13 03:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KIRF PREF PGOV IS NL UK IZ
07BAGHDAD2687	BAGHDAD'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM -- OVERTAXED AND [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Judicial investigators and investigative judges, and personnel at the Iraqi Bar Association (IBA),the Iraqi Jurists Union (IJU),local police stations, and provincial courthouses consistently tell the PRT Baghdad Rule (ROL) of La [...]	2007-08-13 07:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KJUS PGOV PINS PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2688	PRT KIRKUK: LOOKING FORWARD TO PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Kirkuk Province elections director asserted that he is ready to conduct Provincial elections on 60-70 days' notice, although the province would clearly require additional GOI and Coalition Forces (CF) support for security and logistics. Leaders from all of Kirkuk's ethnic gr [...]	2007-08-13 08:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2689	ARTICLE 140 MEMBERS TO ATTEND FIRST HIGH COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Article 140 Committee will meet for the first time in six months on August 13. Its newly appointed Chairman, Minister of Science and Technology Raid Jahid Fahmi, plans to concentrate on administrative processes to make progress on implementation, leaving the divi [...]	2007-08-13 08:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD269	IRAQ: NSA RUBAIE LAYS OUT NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) Summary: DCM assisted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafak Al-Rubaie in laying out the organizational structure necessary to implement the Joint Transition Strategy. Rubaie reported that PM Maliki had not allowed two Sadrist ministers, Minister of Health and Minister of T [...]	2007-01-26 03:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2691	NINEWA PROVINCE: HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) The Ninewa (Mosul) PRT Rule of Law section recently met with several key human rights organizations in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa. In an encouraging sign, there is a surprising amount of human rights activity in the province -- given the inherent security risks in Iraq today -- [...]	2007-08-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2692	WHY WE CARE ABOUT THE PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite renewed debate in July, the Council of Representatives (CoR) failed to pass the Provincial Powers Law before the August recess. During CoR's July 17 and 25 sessions parliamentarians shouted comments, demanded changes to the draft text, and questioned the constitutionality [...]	2007-08-13 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2694	SHI'A COR MEMBER DISCUSSES TERRORIST CHALLENGE, [...] (C) Sheikh Mohammed al-Haideri, member of the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the UIC and chair of the CoR's human rights committee, told CODEL Baird on August 11 that terrorism, including Al-Qaeda (AQ) and armed groups operating outside the law, was the biggest challenge to Iraq. (Note [...]	2007-08-13 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ

07BAGHDAD2697	PLANNING FOR KADHIMIYA PILGRIMAGE SHOWS INCREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of sectarian violence at the August 9 annual pilgrimage to the tomb of the 7th Imam Musa Kadhim in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad provided evidence of increased coordination capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),compared to last year, in which some 20 pil [...]	2007-08-14 02:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PHUM MOPS PREL PINR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2700	CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH DEFENSE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ministers of the Interior and Defense on August 11, Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA),Ralph Hall (R-TX),and Christopher Shays (R-CT) asked for the opinions of the ministers regarding the current situation in Iraq and the path ahead. Each minister acknowledg [...]	2007-08-14 08:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2703	PRT-WASIT: GOI'S PROVINCIAL TRIBAL LIAISON MAKES [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 10 August FOB Delta Commander and embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team (ePRT) Iraq Provincial Action Officer (IPAO) met with LTC Falih Hassan Nasir (protect),head of office for the Wasit Directorate of Tribal Affairs. LTC Falih gave his reasons for the security problem [...]	2007-08-15 04:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2713	NINEWA: GETTING HAJJ FLIGHTS OFF THE GROUND AT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Salih and Acting Minister of Transportation verbally committed to ensuring that this year's Hajj flights will leave from Mosul Airport during an August 1 meeting with Ninewa Governor Kashmoula, senior Ministers and Provincial Director Generals (reftel). Thi [...]	2007-08-15 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EAIR ECON KISL PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2714	NINEWA: SUNNI ARAB IIP WORKERS SEE MULTI-ETHNIC [...] (C) On the margins of a lively and productive August 12 meeting with Sunni Arab women,s organizations (septel) at the Ninewa provincial headquarters of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),the party,s working level staff unofficially described the party,s priorities and philosophy. In an informal d [...]	2007-08-15 12:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2722	DIRT EXPECTED TO BE TURNED SOON FOR ANBAR'S FY [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anbar Governor Ma,amoun signed 17 of an expected 131 construction contracts for the province,s $107 million FY 2007 capital expenditure budget on August 13. Six months ago, few if any private contractors would have stepped forward [...]	2007-08-15 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2723	NINEWA: BOMBINGS ROCK YEZIDI COMMUNITY; ONLY [...] (C) Summary. According to the best local estimates, four near-simultaneous VBIEDs August 14 killed at least 200, wounded at least 300 and destroyed dozens of structures in the Yezidi villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa. 4/1 Brigade Combat Team Comman [...]	2007-08-15 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PTER ASEC PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2728	BAGHDAD CITY HALL TAKES INITIATIVE TO EXPAND ITS [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Baghdad Amanat (City Hall) has been independently continuing and improving earlier USG capacity building projects. In particular, a city Training Center is providing technical and management classes to Amanat professional sta [...]	2007-08-16 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2729	NINEWA: FUEL CRISIS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRT TL Hyland along with other PRT members met August 8 with Northern Oil Company Distribution Director Dr. Mohammed al-Zibari in his Dahuk offices for a lengthy discussion of the energy crisis in Ninewa province. He claimed the Bayji Oil Refinery,s current operations are ineffi [...]	2007-08-16 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2730	NINEWA: TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS AND NON-SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: Although Mosul University in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa has operated nearly continuously since 2003, the triple threats of terrorist infiltration, criminal activity and a gutting of the non-Sunni student population and professoriate threaten the institution. During an [...]	2007-08-16 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV SCUL KPAO PINR PHUM EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2736	BAGHDAD IDP STATISTICS SHOW DISPLACEMENTS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Iraq (GoI) statistics indicate that displacements in Baghdad province continue, turning once mixed Sunni/Shia neighborhoods into homogenous areas in which one sect constitutes a clear majority. Statistics provided by the Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) show that abou [...]	2007-08-16 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2737	BAGHDAD IDP STATISTICS SHOW DISPLACEMENTS CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Iraq (GoI) statistics indicate that displacements in Baghdad province continue in spite of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). Ongoing displacements in Baghdad are turning once mixed Sunni/Shia neighborhoods into homogenous areas in which one sect constitutes a clear m [...]	2007-08-16 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD274	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES REVIEWS THE 2007 BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Budget and accompanying law is under review by the Council of Representatives (CoR). Discussion was expected to result in a vote during the week of January 21, but last minute differences between the Kurdish and Shi'a parties delayed release of the CoR report on the bud [...]	2007-01-26 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2744	NINEWA: IRAQI DPM VISITS BOMB SITE, BRINGS USD 1 [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, accompanied by the Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Interior, August 16 visited the site of the August 14 VBIED attacks on the villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the Ninewa province of northern Iraq. With best estimates by the provincial [...]	2007-08-16 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2747	OIL MINISTER UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil al-Sharastani touched on a number of issues in an August 16 meeting. He expressed disappointment that the USG was not providing more aid on the kidnapping case of his Deputy Minister. He was pleased with the results of his trips to Ankara and Moscow. He professe [...]	2007-08-17 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2751	GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...]	2007-08-19 01:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BAGHDAD2753	THE JAFF TRIBE AND THE ROLE OF ITS LEADERSHIP [...] (U) SUMMARY: The largest tribe in Sulaimaniyah Province of Iraqi Kurdistan is the Jaff Tribe. Its members are Kurdish and 95 percent Sunni. Jaff tribe leaders act as arbiters partaking in consultative relationships with the local community and government. The leaders are widely integrated i [...]	2007-08-19 05:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SOCI IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2759	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-08-19 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD276	NINEWA: SHABAK REJECT INCORPORATION INTO KRG [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) efforts to incorporate parts of Ninewa Province continue to fan tension in Ninewa. A number of Shabak leaders in Ninewa's al-Hamdaniya District insist that Shabak will not vote to join the KRG in a disputed territories referendum per Article 140 of Ira [...]	2007-01-27 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD2761	VP HASHIMI AND POLCOUNS DISCUSS LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with PolCouns, Sunni Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi said that he was ready to participate in the upcoming three-plus-one-plus-one leadership conference, regardless of whether a four-party bloc consisting of the PUK, KDP, Dawa, and ISCI forms in the [...]	2007-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2762	DEPUTY SRSG SCHULENBURG WARNS DCM OF THE UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) second quarter human rights report will be as "shocking and heavy handed" as the first quarter report, said Acting Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Schulenburg (protect) in an August 17 meeting wi [...]	2007-08-19 17:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2780	RELIEF EFFORTS IN WAKE OF AUGUST 14 BOMBINGS IN [...] (C) Relief efforts are broadening following the August 14 bombings in Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in Ninewa Province, northern Iraq, with the arrival of additional Iraqi contributions, as well as assistance from international organizations and NGOs - following on the initial relief primarily prov [...]	2007-08-20 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2781	PRT KIRKUK: KDP MAYOR RESIGNS, UN-RESIGNS, ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a mass-casualty VBIED attack in Kirkuk city, its KDP mayor resigned, even though he had little authority over security. He later withdrew his resignation and remains a KDP member, but harshly criticized the KDP's local leadership and plans to start a competing politic [...]	2007-08-20 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2782	NINEWA: CHRISTIANS RELATIVELY SECURE IN BARTALLAH [...] (C) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Leader Hyland and other PRT members, along with the 4-1 Brigade Combat Team Chaplain, August 18 visited Bartallah, a majority Christian town in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa, part of the historic Iraqi Christian heartland. Local Christian polit [...]	2007-08-20 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINR PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2794	ISCI-SADRIST RIVALRY: A COMPLEX MIX OF [...] (S) The often bitter rivalry between the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) and the Sadrists - and their affiliated militias, Badr and JAM - highlights the different histories and structures of each organization. ISCI is more centrally organized; the Sadrist movement is more fragmented. [...]	2007-08-21 08:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2802	FOREIGN MINISTER SCHEDULES EXPERT-LEVEL NEIGHBORS [...] (C) In a letter delivered on August 19, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari invited Ambassador Crocker to an experts-level meeting the GOI plans to host September 8-9 in Baghdad. The gathering is intended to set the groundwork for the expanded Neighbors ministerial scheduled for October in [...]	2007-08-21 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2803	BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...]	2007-08-21 17:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2804	BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...]	2007-08-21 17:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2805	BAGHDAD EPRT ENGAGES SHIA SHEIKHS ON FIGHTING JAM, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia tribal leaders in the 9 Nissan district of Baghdad told EPRT Team Leader and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Leader that Jaish al-Mahdi (JAM) threatened many of the district's residents, and the people needed protection by Co [...]	2007-08-21 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2807	BAGHDAD EPRT REPORTS THAT SHIA SHEIKHS FEEL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shia Sheikhs in Baghdad's 9 Nissan district regard themselves as capable of resolving conflict, despite their stated belief that they have been ignored by the Iraqi government, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),and Coalition Force [...]	2007-08-21 17:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2809	CODEL VOINOVICH STRESSES POLITICAL PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, CODEL Voinovich -- Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TENN),Sen. David Vitter (R-LA),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TENN) -- stressed with VP al-Hashimi concern regarding the withdrawal of the Tawafuq party and [...]	2007-08-21 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2816	AFTERMATH OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR,S ASSASSINATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Since the the August 20 killing of Muthanna Governor Hassani, local officials have tightened security and there have been few reports of violence. After the three day period of mourning, the Provincial Council will select the ne [...]	2007-08-22 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD2817	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER VISITS RULE OF LAW COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights (MOHR) Wijdan Salim stressed on August 13 that the jurisdiction of judges at the Rule of Law Complex (ROLC) in Baghdad's Rusafa district should be expanded to include processing of all detainees held onsite at the Rusafa detention center to prevent indefi [...]	2007-08-22 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2818	BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES EXACERBATED BY FUEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad residents get an average of about two hours per day of electricity from the national grid and an additional 16.3 hours per day of electricity from neighborhood and personal generators, at a total cost of about USD 171.00 per month, according to local contacts and a recent [...]	2007-08-22 12:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ EAID EAIR PREL
07BAGHDAD2819	GOI RECEIVES U.S./UK COMMENTS TO CWC INITIAL [...] (C) PolMilOff and other EmbOffs met with Minister of Science and Technology Raid Fahmi Jahid, Director General Mohammed Jawad Al Sharaa (Head of the National Monitoring Directorate),Dr. Muhaned Kareem Al-Hilli (Chief, Chemical Department, NMD),and other MOST officials August 20 to discuss pr [...]	2007-08-23 06:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	CW IZ PARM PGOV PREL OPCW
07BAGHDAD2820	GOI AUCTIONS TELECOMS LICENSES FOR USD 3.75 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI auctioned three 15-year mobile telecommunications licenses, each one fetching USD 1.25 billion up front, plus 18.5 percent of monthly gross revenues and 15 percent of net profits. Two of three incumbents--Asiacell and MTC Atheer--won new licenses, and Korek Telecom won th [...]	2007-08-23 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ANET ECPS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2821	MUTHANNA: SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR ASSASSINATION OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C) On 22 August Brigadier Khadim Abulheel, Muthanna,s Chief of Police, announced to Muthanna TV that security forces in the province had arrested perpetrators of Governor Hassani,s assassination. In the statement, he did not share the names, [...]	2007-08-23 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2827	ARTICLE 140: NINEWA FACES SERIOUS DOWNSIDE RISKS [...] (S/NF) Ninewa borders the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and has a substantial Kurdish population. Because of a Sunni Arab boycott of provincial elections in 2005, the Kurdish Alliance (KDP/PUK combined list) has complete control over provincial government with a three quarters majority in [...]	2007-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL MARR PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2828	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 21 MEETING WITH SHEIKH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Abdul Sattar, the leading tribal figure in Anbar province, stressed the importance of Anbar tribal leaders in improving security and unifying the local citizens of Anbar. Sattar lauded the separation of politics and religion, spe [...]	2007-08-23 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2829	U.K. CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DISCUSSES BASRA, LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: U.K. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Matthew Lodge alerted the Ambassador to negative publicity in the British press over the U.K. withdrawal from Basra, and stated that the PIC process was on track for August 29. The Ambassador then shared with Lodge his impressions to date of the leader [...]	2007-08-23 14:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK IZ
07BAGHDAD2830	PENSION REFORM UPDATE: WILL COOLER HEADS PREVAIL? [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The future of pension benefits for Iraqi retirees remains in doubt as debate on the first amendment to the Unified Retirement Law (#27/2006) will not resume until the Council of Representatives (CoR) reconvenes in September following its summer recess. The Pension Reform S [...]	2007-08-23 14:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2833	NINEWA: IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE NEEDS BEING MET IN [...] (C) Given the recovery efforts on the ground in Qahtaniya and Al-Jazeera after the massive August 14 attacks (reftels),local Iraqi officials are still trying to set a final, accurate number of casualties. The latest numbers provided by Coalition Forces are 345 killed, 725 wounded (about 320 [...]	2007-08-23 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL PTER KDEM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2834	BAGHDAD: MILITANTS TAKE OVER WHERE GOVERNMENT FAILS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Militant groups in Baghdad employ a complex mixture of violent and non-violent tactics to win control of the political prerogatives usually reserved for civilian governance institutions, including the delivery of essential services, the distribution of city resources, the collecti [...]	2007-08-23 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2835	BAGHDAD: SEVEN TACTICS MILITANTS USE TO SEIZE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Extra-legal governance institutions created by Shia and Sunni militants repeatedly use the same tactics to seize and maintain control of Baghdad's neighborhoods. In almost all areas of the city, militants initially found a role and a purpose in forcibly displacing people from the [...]	2007-08-24 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2836	FOURTH US-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING: PRT [...] (C) Summary: The US-ISCI economic dialogue meeting on August 15 focused on discussing USG economic initiatives in southern Iraq through Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and what ISCI believes comprises a free trade zone. ISCI officials highlighted a business and investment conference fo [...]	2007-08-24 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2837	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISORS BLAME EVERYTHING ON VP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, a senior political advisor to PM Maliki, complained on August 23 about U.S. criticism of Maliki. "We are partners, you must treat us as such," said Rikabi, who argued that Maliki was constitutionally "powerless" and therefore not responsible for any go [...]	2007-08-24 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2838	VP ABDEL MEHDI TO CODEL VOINOVICH: PATIENCE, PLEASE [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told CODEL Voinovich (Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)) August 20 that an improved security environment and a change in the Sunni "mood" indicate that Iraq is making slow b [...]	2007-08-24 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2847	A BAGHDAD COMMUNIST BECOMES A SUNNI CHAMPION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A key figure has emerged on the Baghdad political scene in Subhi al-Meshadani, the lone Sunni on the Baghdad Provincial Council. Subhi, a member of the Iraqi Communist Party, has recently vaulted from the backbenches of provincial [...]	2007-08-25 17:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PTER
07BAGHDAD2848	FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: On August 21, during his visit to Baghdad, FM Kouchner asked the Ambassador how France could be helpful on Iraq. The Ambassador suggested that an active French role on economic development -- including bilateral and EU assistance -- would be helpful, as would French support for th [...]	2007-08-25 17:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR IZ
07BAGHDAD2849	MALIKI URGED TO LEAD PARTIES TOWARD POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker strongly urged Prime Minister Maliki to take advantage of an improving security situation and lead Iraq towards political reconciliation, emphasizing that Iraqi political factions were extremely close to agreement on two key sticking points: [...]	2007-08-25 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2854	VP HASHIMI'S HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR AND TASK FORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sheikh Omar Jabouri, Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi's human rights advisor, proposed August 14 that tribal sheikhs should act as guarantors for the release of Coalition detainees. In his conversation with Task Force 134 (TF-134) Commanding General Major General (MG) Douglas [...]	2007-08-26 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM MOPS PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2859	UNAMI DSRSG SCHULENBURG SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) second quarter human rights report has been sent to New York for clearance, said Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) and Charge d'Affaires Michael SIPDIS Schulenburg in an August 23 meeting with the Ambassad [...]	2007-08-26 10:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UN IZ
07BAGHDAD286	BAGHDAD SUNNI NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Three neighborhood council members representing the Sunni-dominant Doura sub-district in South Baghdad told Emboffs January 24 that Ministry of Interior abuse against residents was a common occurrence and included alleged torture, extortion, and killings. Representatives Hashim M [...]	2007-01-28 14:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2860	NINEWA: PRT SUPPORTS FARMERS' ASSOCIATION IN [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ninewa is supporting the formation of grassroots farmers' organizations in the religiously and ethnically diverse towns of Bartallah & Al Qosh in northeastern Ninewa P [...]	2007-08-26 10:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2867	MALIKI'S STAFF -- INSIDE THE PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: The professional staff of the Prime Minister's Office is dominated by a small circle of trusted advisors, who travel with the Prime Minister and are often present at major meetings. The remaining advisors struggle with lack of information, infrastructure constraints, and movemen [...]	2007-08-26 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD288	JUDICIAL EFFECTIVENESS RETURNS TO NINEWA [...] (C) Major Crimes Court (MCC) judges TDY from MCC-Baghdad have begun trials of insurgent cases in Ninewa Province. This visiting judges program was proposed and facilitated by our PRT in partnership with our Coalition maneuver commands, the Chief of Police and Governor of Ninewa Province, and [...]	2007-01-28 15:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KJUS PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2884	CODEL TAUSCHER AUGUST 26 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) Congresswoman Tauscher and accompanying CODEL members/staff met separately during their August 25-26 visit to Baghdad with Kurdish Regional President Barzani, Vice President Abdulmehdi, and National Security Advisor Al Rubaie. In each meeting, Representatives Tauscher (D-CA),Moran (D- [...]	2007-08-28 06:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP KBIO IZ
07BAGHDAD2888	THEFT, EXTORTION, KIDNAPPING -- HOW BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 13:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD2894	SHI'A PARLIAMENTARY MALCONTENTS VENT ABOUT GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Separate discussions with former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, nominally a member of PM al-Maliki's Da'wa party, and senior legislators from the Fadhila party revealed deep skepticism over the current government's ability to achieve meaningful progress and interest in formi [...]	2007-08-29 04:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD29	AL ANBAR: FALLUJAH AND IRAQI ARMY LEADERS [...] (U) This is a PRT Al Anbar cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah leaders told Al Anbar PolOff January 1 that the city remained quiet following Saddam Hussein's December 30 execution. They criticized, however, the timing of the execution, which coincided with the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. [...]	2007-01-04 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD290	BUDGET DISPUTE DELAYS VOTE, COR ADJOURNS UNTIL [...] (C) Summary: In an unusual Saturday session at the CoR on January 27, a dispute over the 55.5 million USD 'social benefits' allocation of the Presidency Council derailed the discussion, resulting in a walk out of the Kurdish and Tawafuq CoR members. Negotiations were unable to immediately r [...]	2007-01-28 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2900	SELCTION OF MUTHANNA'S NEXT GOVERNOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: On 27 August the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) met to nominate PC members to fill the position vacated by Governor Hassani's assassination on 20 August. There were three nominees, all of whom are current PC members: PC Chair [...]	2007-08-29 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2906	JAM CREATES CRISIS IN KARBALA, HITS BADR IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad - PRT Karbala report. 2. (C) Summary: Three days of internecine Shi'a violence that began August 27 with a thwarted attempt by elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia to seize one of Shi'a Islam's holiest shrines in Karbala and morphed [...]	2007-08-29 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2907	IMPLICATIONS OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR'S ASSASSINATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary: It is not yet known who is responsible for the assassination of Muthanna Governor Hassani. Members of his Jalabtah branch of the Albu Hassan tribe have taken tribal retribution, but the violence has been constrained [...]	2007-08-29 18:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2908	PRT-WASIT: AL KUT REPORTER KIDNAPPED, BEATEN, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. On 6 August, Hassan Shaheed Al-Azzawi, a journalist for Iraqi national newspaper Al-Sabab and Al Kut TV, was kidnapped, beaten and held for approximately 36 hours. Al-Azzawi believes the Wasit Governor directed the abduction, but there is an absence of substantial evidence to [...]	2007-08-30 05:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD291	ANBAR LEADERS ASK GOI MINISTERS FOR SUPPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon which brought Anbar provincial leadership together with GOI national level officials to discuss security issues of concern to the province. Anbar officials raised a number of "unanswered requests" with the Ministers of Interior, Def [...]	2007-01-28 17:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2910	EPRT-WASIT: STRONG SUPPORT FOR WASIT POLICE CHIEF [...] (S/NF) Summary: As the Wasit security situation deteriorates, the selection of a new provincial police chief will have a major impact on the future of the province. In a series of meetings 17-24 August, ePRT and 214th BDE gathered unanimously positive input - if not always direct support - on [...]	2007-08-30 06:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2911	IRAQI EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. On August 24, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The previous two weekly I-ESC meetings had been canceled due to religious celebration and absentee officials, [...]	2007-08-30 07:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2922	DCM'S AUGUST 28 MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told the DCM on August 28 that she will remain in the Maliki government as an independent, despite Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's reported plan to return to Baghdad. The Minister noted she has not yet received a pre-publication copy of th [...]	2007-08-31 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2925	AL-SADR REINS IN JAM: PR RUSE OR STRATEGIC MOVE? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Moqtada al-Sadr's much publicized August 29 statement calling for his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) to suspend operations for six months and ordering its restructure was well-received by Prime Minister al-Maliki and welcomed by a leader of a main target of recent JAM violence, the Iraqi [...]	2007-08-31 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2927	SULAIMANIYAH: YOUTH GROUPS STIFFLED BY PUK [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-01 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2928	RRT ERBIL: PUK POLITBURO MEMBERS ON KIRKUK AND USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are committed to completing the provisions of Article 140 which addresses the status of the city of Kirkuk. They will not negotiate on changing the 2007 deadline for Article 140 implementation but hinted that they will allow for [...]	2007-09-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2930	MALIKI PREDICTS IMPROVED SECURITY CONDITIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: An optimistic Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki predicted improved security conditions in Iraq due to Moqtada al-Sadr,s pledge to stand down his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia and to very positive signals from his trips to Iran and Syria where he claimed to secure agreements to stop in [...]	2007-09-01 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2933	WHERE IS BAGHDAD HEADED? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad at the end of the summer of 2007 remains a divided city. Since January, the troop surge has helped to create islands of safety and contributed to a reduction in sectarian violence in some areas. However, militant leaders and their cadres who profit from conflict have la [...]	2007-09-02 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREF PTER PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD294	LEADING IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN ON SYRIA, THE [...] (C) Summary: Ali al-Adeeb, one the leaders of the Dawa party and the deputy leader of the Shi'a coalition in the Council of Representatives (CoR),gave the Ambassador a positive readout of his recent trip to Syria as part of President Talabani's delegation. He said that Shi'a coalition nego [...]	2007-01-29 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2942	ANBAR PROVINCE SECURITY UPDATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. MNF-West leadership has commented on it. 2. (C) Summary. There were 421 security incidents throughout Anbar Province in August, marking the eighth consecutive monthly decline. The improvement around Ramadi is more dramatic than in the province a [...]	2007-09-03 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2943	RAMADI MARKET FLORISHES AMID DECREASING VIOLENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Ramadi's central market has seen an upsurge in commercial activity as a result of decreasing violence in the city. Goods are flowing into the market from Syria, Turkey and Baghdad, according to an unscientific inquiry made by member [...]	2007-09-03 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD295	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 24 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie and the Ambassador discussed the Prime Minister's decision not to have Vice President al-Hashimi head the committee to mobilize support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),as well as plans for the first meeting of the [...]	2007-01-29 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2958	PM MALIKI: GOI SEEKS TO BUILD ON JAM'S STAND-DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister al-Maliki told the Ambassador SeptemQr 2 that a recent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh alQahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in Karbala last week had alienated Iraq,s Shi,a masses, and that al-Sadr,s order for the JAM to stand-down [...]	2007-09-04 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2959	ISCI'S AMAR AL-HAKEEM TO CODEL COLEMAN: WE'RE [...] (C) Summary: Shi,a leader Amar al-Hakeem, groomed to replace his ailing father as head of the Islamic Supreme Council (ISCI),told Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) on September 1 that a violent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh al-Mahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in [...]	2007-09-04 10:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD296	SUNNI VP HASHIMI NOT BRIEFED ON BAGHDAD SECURITY [...] (C) During a January 25 meeting, VP Hashimi told the Ambassador he preferred to appoint a Tawafuq representative to head the Baghdad Security Mobilization Committee to working with Ahmed Chalabi. Hashimi observed that he was not in a position to "mobilize anyone", because no one had briefed [...]	2007-01-29 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2975	SADIQ RIKABI DISCUSSES SADRIST CEASEFIRE, PREDICTS [...] (C) Summary: On Sept. 4, Sadiq Rikabi, a senior advisor to PM Maliki urged us to "send a message" to mainstream Sadrists by announcing a willingness to fund reconstruction projects in Sadr City if the putative ceasefire ordered by Muqtada al-Sadr sticks. Rikabi also stressed the importance of [...]	2007-09-05 04:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2977	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, AUGUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions of the August 31 Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) centered upon the Government of Iraq's (GoI) capability to address potential winter fuel shortages. The Prime Minister decided to assign a greater role to the Baghdad Provincial Council in the supervision of [...]	2007-09-05 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2979	NINEWA: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKING THE FIRST [...] (SBU) The chairman and two other representatives from the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the Ninewa Provincial Council, northern Iraq, told the Rule of Law Section of the Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in August that the committee was committed to protecting the dignity and human [...]	2007-09-05 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2980	PRT KIRKUK: ITF MONOPOLIZES TURKMAN VOICES, BLOCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though claiming to speak for all of Kirkuk's Turkman community, the Iraqi Turkman Front (ITF) represents only a hardline minority and itself suffers internally due to the ideological inflexibility of its leadership. Despite this, the ITF enforces among the members of the Kirkuk [...]	2007-09-05 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2981	NINEWA: SUNNI WOMEN'S GROUPS ACTIVE AND READY TO [...] (SBU) Women's group leaders associated with the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),a Sunni Arab political party, in Ninewa Province told the PRT August 12 that they were dedicated to making Mosul, Iraq,s second-largest city, a better place to live for women and children. This cable outlines the activ [...]	2007-09-05 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2994	NATIONAL JOCKEYING FOR MUTHANNA'S NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: National political parties intervened in the selection of the replacement to the assassinated Governor of Muthanna. Their motives differed, but all agreed on the need to choose a new leader quickly, to mitigate any instability [...]	2007-09-06 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3007	CORRECTED COPY--SULAIMANIYAH: YOUTH GROUPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Youth groups in Sulaimaniyah Province, Iraqi Kurdistan, complain of wide-spread political party interference in the leadership and day to day operations of their activities. They expected greater freedom after 2003 but are still unable to act independently or discuss reform pr [...]	2007-09-08 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD301	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LAW, FUEL ISSUES [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad met January 28 with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih, Oil Minister Shahristani and the PM's oil adviser Thamir Ghadhban to discuss how to resolve final differences in the draft Hydrocarbon (HC) Law, as well as fuel supply issues and the IMF's r [...]	2007-01-29 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET IZ KJUS KCOR PGOV EINV PBTS
07BAGHDAD3011	BAGHDAD EPRT: PALESTINIANS SEEK SERVICES, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During an August 20 meeting with Baghdad E-PRT and 2BCT/2ID, Palestinians from the Beladiat neighborhood of Baghdad's 9 Nissan district raised several concerns: poor basic services, insecurity, and the status of detainees. [...]	2007-09-09 08:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM ECON PTER SOCI SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD3012	BAGHDAD EPRT: LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KARADA DISTRICT A [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Three neighborhood council elections took place in Baghdad's Karada district during June and July, with 13 members elected to represent Muhallahs 950, 952, 954, 956, 958, 962, 964, 966, 950, 952, 953, 954, 955, and 963. Kara [...]	2007-09-09 08:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD3013	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI RECONCILIATION DIALOGUES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On 28 Aug, Baghdad E-PRT, 2/2 ID CDR, and battalion commanders met with Human Rights Advisor to the VP Omar Al-Jaboori and Dr. Kheder Shukur to provide updates on the six battalion-level local reconciliation processes (reft [...]	2007-09-09 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3023	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING, 7 SEPT [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) observed the six-month anniversary of Operation Fardh al-Qanoon with a performance review of the six supporting committees of the IESC. The Joint Planning Subcommittee of the IESC presented a report that made recommendations for refo [...]	2007-09-10 12:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3024	ANBARI, GOI LEADERS GATHER FOR ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a joint PRT Anbar/Embassy ECON reporting cable. SUMMARY: 2. (C) Over 200 Anbari notables attended the Anbar Forum II on September 6, a gathering that showed a new face to Iraqi governance -- that of National and Provincial officials cooperating in a public and transparent mann [...]	2007-09-10 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3026	IRAQI MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION DISCUSSES SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PolOffs on September 8, Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili said that he has technically resigned from his duties as Minister of Higher Education as part of the August 1 Tawafuq bloc withdrawal, but still advises his staff on ministry issues. He believes Tawafuq's withdrawal was [...]	2007-09-10 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3027	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHADANI CITES FAILURES OF [...] (C) Summary: Mahmoud Mashadani, the ever-prickly Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker, told PolCouns September 6 that he felt slighted at not being invited with other GOI leaders to join President Bush's September 2 visit to Anbar. Mashadani complained about what he called the failure of PM [...]	2007-09-10 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3038	PROSPECTS FOR HYDROCARBON LAW PASSAGE - NOT SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders are pessimistic about the speed at which Iraq can pass the framework hydrocarbon and revenue management laws, but believe the GOI already has the parliamentary majority needed to ultimately enact the laws. END SUMMARY. VP thinks passage likely, but not soon ----- [...]	2007-09-11 04:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3044	NINEWA: YEZIDI LEADERSHIP FEARS FURTHER TERRORIST [...] (C/REL TO ACGU) On August 29, TL Hyland traveled to Ayn Sifni in northeastern Ninewa to discuss the political and security situation with Emir Teshin Beg, secular leader of the Yezidi minority, in the wake of the terrorist attacks August 14 on two Yezidi villages (reftels C, D, E). Teshin Be [...]	2007-09-11 06:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3045	JOINT RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS SUPPORT BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Joint Planning Commission (JPC) and the Joint Reconstruction Operations Center (JROC) in Baghdad are fast becoming Iraqi-driven institutions. Created to coordinate and synchronize Baghdad reconstruction efforts in support [...]	2007-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3060	FOLLOWING GOI "CONCESSIONS," NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Dr. Mustapha Al Hiti, a senior parliamentarian in the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue Bloc (or, Hewar party led by Sunni politician Salah al Mutlaq),confirmed to poloffs on September 10 that Hewar had ended its two-month boycott of the Council of Representatives (CoR) after the governme [...]	2007-09-11 17:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PINR KBIO IZ

07BAGHDAD3061	GOI RELUCTANTLY AGREEING TO POSTPONE EXECUTION OF [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on September 10, Charge conveyed to the PM's Chief of Staff, Tariq Abdullah, and to President Talabani the need to delay action on executing Ali Hassan Al Majid ("Chemical Ali"),Sultan Hashim, and Hussain Rashid Muhammed -- all sentenced to death in the Anfal [...]	2007-09-11 17:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3062	CDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSS SULTAN [...] (S) Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told CDA Butenis and PolCouns September 8 that there would be significant public outrage if Sultan Hashim, formerly Saddam Hussein's Minister of Defense, were executed -- especially without the approval of the Presidency Council. The Iraqi people, she no [...]	2007-09-11 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PINS PREL PGOV KJUS KAWC IZ
07BAGHDAD3063	SEPTEMBER 9 MCNS MEETING -- MALIKI URGES COALITION [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki strongly urged Coalition Forces (CF) and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) to use restraint and proportional force when searching for rank-and-file militia members and insurgents. He deplored the death of innocent civilians killed during a recent CF operation and [...]	2007-09-12 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3064	EXPANDED NEIGHBORS PREPCON [...] C) SUMMARY. At the September 9 Expanded Neighbors preparatory conference in Baghdad, participants agreed to hold the next Neighbors Ministerial October 31-November 1 in Istanbul. Arab neighbors greeted the GOI proposal to establish a standing secretariat with skepticism, but with supportiv [...]	2007-09-12 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3074	SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER--FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION--NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Immigration Minister Tobias Billstrom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Bjorn Lyrvall, and Swedish Ambassador to Iraq (stationed in Jordan) Niclas Trouve discussed a wide range of political issues with Ambassador Crocker and suggested Sw [...]	2007-09-12 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SW
07BAGHDAD3075	FALLUJAH,S VERSION OF THE ANBAR MODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Citizens Watch (ICW) and the Provincial Security Forces (PSF) have become the Fallujah area,s most visible sign of tribal buy-in on security matters. Although not originally conceived as a tribal outreach tool, field commanders quickly recognized its potential and cr [...]	2007-09-12 09:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3082	PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA [...] As requested in reftel, Post is submitting input for the President's September 25 Human Rights Roundtable at 2007 UNGA. --------------- POST ACTIVITIES --------------- 2. Post supports human rights development in Iraq by maintaining dialogues with key Iraqi officials on human rights [...]	2007-09-12 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3084	FURTHER IRAQI REACTIONS TO AMB CROCKER, GEN [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy and PRTs have continued to gather reactions to the joint testimony of the Ambassador and General Petraeus. In general, Shi'a leaders remain pleased with the testimony, while some Kurds criticized the focus on Anbar. The Baghdad PRT collected reactions from a dozen Ir [...]	2007-09-12 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3088	INITIAL 2008 BUDGET OFFERING SEEKS TO MINIMIZE [...] (C) Summary: The 2008 central budget negotiating season has begun. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) started the process in July with an austere first offer. Based on a very pessimistic oil export revenue forecast, the MoF's budget straight-lines security ministries and sharply cuts elsewhere, inc [...]	2007-09-13 07:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3094	RRT ERBIL: KRG PM ON RECONCILIATION, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Regional Coordinator Jess Baily made an introductory call on Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani August 28. The KRG PM encouraged a more visible US presence in the Kurdish region. Regarding cooperation among the various Iraqi factions, he expressed the op [...]	2007-09-13 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3095	DEPUTY OIL MINISTER HAS SECTARIAN WORRIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official warned EMIN about Iranian influence within the Oil Ministry, and conveyed his fear that the Ministry is falling apart due to sectarian tension. If left unchecked, he warned that USG officials in 4-5 months would no longer find it safe to visit or even be we [...]	2007-09-13 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3096	WHITHER IRAQI HYDROCARBONS FRAMEWORK? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Charge and EMIN September 13 that implication of that day's New York Times article on the hydrocarbon law ("Compromise on Oil Law Seems to be Collapsing") was wrong. In fact, he said, discussion the previous day of the hydrocarbon framework [...]	2007-09-13 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD3097	ASSASSINATION OF ANBARI SHEIKH SATTAR BEZIA [...] (S) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Sattar Bezia al-Rishawi was killed on September 13 by an IED which exploded by his vehicle close to his compound in Ramadi. Sattar's father and three brothers died at the hands of al-Qaeda and it is unclear who will now lead the Anbar Awakening movement or the al-Ris [...]	2007-09-13 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3104	NINEWA: 2007 HAJJ FLIGHTS: PROGRESS TO DATE, [...] (SBU) PRT Ninewa organized a September 5 meeting of the Mosul Airport Hajj Operations Committee for Iraqi Prime Ministerial Advisor on Airports and Seaports Ahmed Al-Saadawi and Ninewa Governor Kashmoula. Both reported the Hajj Committee had approved Mosul as a point of embarkation for 2007 [...]	2007-09-15 05:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD3115	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informati [...]	2007-09-16 09:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3119	SADRISTS ABANDON SHIA ALLIANCE, SEEK TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: Senior Sadrist CoR member Baha al-Araji told us September 16 that Moqtada al-Sadr (MAS) had ordered the 28-seat Sadrist legislative bloc to leave the Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) and team with disaffected Shia and Sunni elements to form a new alliance to counter the Shia/Kurdi [...]	2007-09-17 04:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD312	IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF ABDULLAH DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on January 24, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah said he learned new processes for his office during his trip to Washington. He explained that decision making in the PM's office varied according to the issue, but outlined different ways [...]	2007-01-30 11:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3124	PRT TIKRIT: MAJOR CRIMES COURT OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) Summary. On September 9, the Salah ad Din Province Major Crimes Court (MCC) was opened pursuant to an order signed by the Chief Justice of Iraq. The key question is whether local judges will effectively carry out their duties or if inti [...]	2007-09-17 10:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRS KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD3125	DAWA LEGISLATOR: JAM IS "THE NEW BA'ATH," MORE [...] (C) Summary: Senior Da'wa Party CoR member Haider al-Abadi told us September 13 that non-Sadrist Shi'a increasingly refer to Moqtada al-Sadr's followers as "The New Ba'athists" due to their use of violence and intimidation. Al-Abadi maintained that "moderate" Sadrists are afraid to speak out [...]	2007-09-17 11:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3128	FOLLOWING UP ON PM MALIKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3129	STATUS REPORT ON THE ENERGY FUSION CELL [...] SUMMARY: The Energy Fusion Cell has revised its original strategy on infrastructure integrity in Iraq, and is helping Iraq maximize its petroleum export revenue; meet domestic fuel needs; meet domestic power needs; transition to market-based energy policy decisions; and transition to self-capa [...]	2007-09-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD313	IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF PROVIDES HIS THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah provided his thoughts on changing the composition of the Cabinet to the Mission's PM Office Liaison on January 24. Abdullah said the Prime Minister is considering either forming a new government or replacing about half of his min [...]	2007-01-30 11:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3130	FOLLOWING UP ON PM MALIKI'S VISIT TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3132	NO CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR PM? VOTE COUNTING IN THE COR [...] (C) On September 16th Muqtada al-Sadr ordered the 28 members of the Sadr Trend bloc in Iraqi's Council of Representatives (COR) to withdraw from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) and form a national alliance with Sunni or Shi'a members. According to Sadrist COR Member Baha al-Araji, Sadr hopes [...]	2007-09-17 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3133	CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with Codel Baucus, President Talabani said that while Maliki is not the ideal Prime Minister for Iraq, the August 26 Leaders' Agreement and creation of the "three plus one mechanism" and an inner Cabinet are genuine steps forward. He acknowledged, howeve [...]	2007-09-17 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3134	SEPTEMBER 16 MCNS -- REINSTITUTING CENTRALIZED [...] (S) SUMMARY: The September 16 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) was dominated by discussions about partially reinstituting centralized governmental control over provincial security organizations and increasing governmental control over disparate security units like Facility Prot [...]	2007-09-17 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD314	CODEL PELOSI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador before a luncheon with Iraqi President Talabani, and at the luncheon, CODEL Pelosi members expressed concern that Iraqi PM Maliki had not proposed and did not support a U.S. troop surge. They also expressed doubts about the GOI's political will to ma [...]	2007-01-30 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3146	RRT ERBIL: CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani told a Congressional delegation that he supported a federal Iraq. He did not believe national reconciliation was possible if Sunni and Shiia Islamic extremists remained in control and favored the idea of a U.S. residual troop [...]	2007-09-19 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PGOV IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3148	RRT ERBIL: PUK-PJAK CONFRONTATION IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: With approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Deputy Commander for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga said he recently deployed 200 PUK Peshmerga soldiers to take military action against members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan Party (PJAK) in the [...]	2007-09-19 09:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ IR TU
07BAGHDAD3150	CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting with Prime Minister Maliki, the members of Codel Baucus delivered a tough message to PM Maliki, underscoring the frustration in Congress with the slow progress on political reconciliation and the need for Maliki personally to do more. The PM defended his [...]	2007-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3152	SHIA COR DEPUTIES: DE-BAATH LAW MOVING FORWARD, [...] (C) Summary: ISCI Deputy Humam Hamudi and Da'wa Deputy Ali al-Adib told us September 18 in separate meetings that the De-Baathification Law is on track for CoR presentation and approval. A CoR source later told us the draft law could reach the CoR Legal Committee as early as September 20, wit [...]	2007-09-19 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3155	IRAQIYA COR MEMBER DISCUSSES MINISTRY WITHDRAWALS, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqiya Party Secretary and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Maysoon al-Damluji told PolOff on September 13 the two ministers (Science and Technology, Human Rights) that refused go to along with Ayad Allawi's decision to pull his party from the Council of Ministers (CoM) a [...]	2007-09-19 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3158	PRT TIKRIT: NOTES FROM VILLAGE OF TUZ [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In a recent visit to ethnically-mixed Tuz, PRTOFF found a community increasingly distant both psychologically and politically from the Provincial Government in Salah ad Din. END SUMMARY. Where are the PC Members? ----------- [...]	2007-09-20 05:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3159	MEETING WITH MFA ON IRAQ-IRAN BORDER NEGOTIATIONS. [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At a meeting with Deputy PolMil Counselor, Ambassador Taha Al-Abassi, head of the Neighboring Countries Department of the Iraqi MFA, made it clear that Iraq did not recognize the validity of the Algiers Accord with respect to the Iran-Iraq border, and that Iraq had refused to di [...]	2007-09-20 06:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBTS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3160	PROVINCIAL ASSESSMENT OF JAM CEASEFIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PRT reporting Muqtada al-Sadr's August 30th declaration "freezing" Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) operations has had no real impact on JAM-associated violence in the south. This lack of impact highlights the fragmentary nature of JAM and raises questions about Sadr,s relevancy. [...]	2007-09-20 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3161	CODEL BAUCUS DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Codel Baucus on September 16, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told the delegation that he does not think there will be true national reconciliation until the Shia and Kurds decide to compromise, particularly regarding power-sharing on security issues. He said he [...]	2007-09-20 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3162	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI WELCOMES PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] (C) During a September 19 meeting with Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi, Embassy Political Counselor and poloffs delivered reftel letter from President Bush, emphasizing the USG commitment to progress on benchmark legislation and to an enduring bilateral relationship with the government and pe [...]	2007-09-20 11:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3163	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (S/NF) Mr. President: Your meetings with Prime Minister (PM) Maliki and President Talabani on the margins of the UNGA present an opportunity to build upon the outcome of the Benchmarks Report, and to focus both Iraqi leaders on making maximum use of the surge between now and next spring. You [...]	2007-09-20 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNGA IZ
07BAGHDAD3175	EPRT WASIT: WASIT GOVERNOR [...] (S/ REL to USA, ACGU) Summary. Wasit Governor Abd al Latif Hamad Turfa is a self-proclaimed political independent who meets regularly with ePRT. In a 16 September meeting in his office in Al Kut, the Governor, dressed as usual in a western business suit, discussed his views on Iraqi politics, [...]	2007-09-21 13:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD318	IRAQI PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL PELOSI 50,000 U.S. [...] (S) Summary: During a January 26 meeting with a Congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that 50,000-60,000 U.S. troops could withdraw in three to six months as Iraqi forces improved in capacity. He urged greater U.S. support for train [...]	2007-01-30 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3180	MALIKI CAUTIOUS ABOUT BASRAH AND MOSUL SECURITY; [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge d,Affaires Patricia Butenis that he was cautious about the security conditions in Basrah and Mosul, but contended that Basrah could come under Iraqi Provincial Control (PIC) by December. He was [...]	2007-09-22 07:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3182	SURGE-RELATED DETENTIONS STRAIN IRAQI JUDICIAL [...] (C) Summary: The detainee population at the GOI's Rusafa Detention Facility (RDF) is growing at a steady pace due to security operations and detainee transfers from other facilities. With very few cases reaching the trial stage, the population is approaching maximum capacity. The conditions [...]	2007-09-22 10:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3188	MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3189	NSA RUBAIE DISCUSSES UNSCR RENEWAL AND WASHINGTON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: In a September 18 meeting with Political-Military Minister Counselor Marcie Ries, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafak al-Rubaie reiterated the Iraqi position on UN Security Council Resol [...]	2007-09-23 01:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PINS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3193	CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach ou [...]	2007-09-23 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3195	CHARITABLE EVENT SETS THE STAGE FOR ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The PRT's Ramadan distribution of wheelchairs to needy citizens of Muthanna successfully advertised how we hope to use Quick Response Funds to make a positive difference in people's lives. We also used the event to reach [...]	2007-09-23 13:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI KISL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3196	DR. MEHDI HAFEDH PROMOTES HIMSELF AS ALTERNATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a Sept. 20 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Shi'a/Independent) said it was time for the USG to "initiate" the replacement of PM Maliki. Poloffs pushed back, leaving no doubt that the USG supports Maliki as the head of Iraq's constitutio [...]	2007-09-23 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3197	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 14 [...] (C) Summary. On 14 September, National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). In response to the critical 6-month review of the I-ESC committees by the NSA I-ESC Secretar [...]	2007-09-23 15:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3198	PRT ANBAR: SATTAR'S BROTHER ASSUMES CONTROL OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The new leader of the Anbar-based anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),Ahmad Bezia Ftaykhan al-Rishawi, told poloff that his brother,s assassination would not slow efforts to [...]	2007-09-23 16:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3199	ADVANCED MISSILES USED AGAINST U.S. AIRCRAFT [...] (S) According to DIA and the U.S. Army Aircraft Shoot Down Assessment Team, insurgents recently targeted U.S. military helicopters in Iraq with advanced missiles that have some capability to defeat current U.S. countermeasures. The missiles are likely of Iranian origin. While military intelli [...]	2007-09-24 01:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3201	MINISTER OF PLANNING ALI BABAN RETURNS TO GOI, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Ali Baban told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 19 he is an "independent" and no longer part of the Tawafuq bloc because it "lacks vision." He believes the resignation of the Tawafuq ministers is paralyzing the GOI at a time when Iraq needs a strong central g [...]	2007-09-24 05:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3219	DPM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS PREPARATORY COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed on September 23 ways to improve the political and security situation in Iraq in the wake of the Ambassador's testimony in Washington. The DPM said deputies to the leaders were continuing to make progress on foll [...]	2007-09-25 13:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3221	MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. A survey of leading security officials in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna indicates widespread belief that Iran was behind the August 20 assassination of Governor al-Hassani. Quick Response Funds to reinforce [...]	2007-09-25 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3222	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting, the Ambassador and Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi discussed detainee issues, political developments, pending executions, recent violence in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad, Hashimi's draft "Social Contract," and Mosul Province. Hashimi was please [...]	2007-09-25 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3227	VIEW ON SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND OTHER ISSUES FROM [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) member Yonadam Kanna (Rafidayn) told PolOff on September 18 that former PM Allawi is the best candidate to succeed PM Maliki should a no confidence vote occur. He mentioned Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, an independent CoR member (once aligned with Iraqiyya),[...]	2007-09-25 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD323	FADHILA BLOC LEADER HIGHLIGHTS DIFFERENCES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs on January 29 that the Shiite Fadhila party was not functionally a part of the Shi'a coalition. He claimed that Fadhila stood for a strong, unified Iraq, contrasting this position to that of the Kurds and SCIRI. The Kurds, he [...]	2007-01-30 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3237	JUVENILE JUSTICE IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRT Baghdad Rule of Law (ROL) Team meetings with Juvenile Police, Juvenile Judges and Investigators, Rehabilitation School personnel, the High Juridicial Council (HJC),and officials in the Mini [...]	2007-09-26 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3248	DE-BAATH LAW REPRESENTS COMPROMISES BUT NO RADICAL [...] (C REL USA GBR CAN AUS) Summary: On September 19, the Council of Ministers approved the Law of Accountability and Justice (the "de-Ba'ath Law") and passed it to the CoR where it is currently being reviewed by the Legal and de-Ba'athificaton Committees. It could be voted into law by the end of [...]	2007-09-27 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3249	AYAD ALLAWI RETURNS TO BAGHDAD, UNCERTAIN FOR HOW [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ayad Allawi, joined by CoR and Iraqiyya member Adnan Pachachi and his cousin Muhammad Tawif Allawi (the "resigned" Minister of Communications),told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 25 he is working to build a non-sectarian, moderate coalition among many parties, to include al [...]	2007-09-27 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3252	RRT ERBIL: MEETING WITH ALI BAPIR, LEADER OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) claims to be a moderate Islamic party operating throughout the Kurdistan region. It actively recruits youth and students and supports the rule of Sharia law. The KIG leader blames the secular mass media, regional government, and party structur [...]	2007-09-28 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3255	PRT KIRKUK: OPPOSITION TO JOINING THE KRG AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Many independent and moderate Kurds in Kirkuk city, frustrated with what they see as poor governance and rampant corruption in Kirkuk since 2003 by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),have come to oppose Kirkuk,s accession to the Kurdista [...]	2007-09-28 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3256	Electricity in Erbil: Operating on Private Generators. [...] (U) The city of Erbil established a system of government-subsidized private generators to provide electricity to meet the region's power shortages after Saddam cut power in 1998. While dangerous, noisy and crudely wired, these generators provide most consumers reliable power for an average of [...]	2007-09-28 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EINV EFIN ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3259	CG MEETING WITH SADRIST COR MEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Sadrist Deputy Baha Al-Araji told CG Petraeus 9/23 that Sadrist leaders in Najaf have begun to advocate dialogue with coalition forces, though Muqtada himself has not made a decision. Al-Araji said JAM is collecting lists of "bad" JAM commanders, which they may eventually turn [...]	2007-09-29 08:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3260	PRT KIRKUK: PUK CLEANS HOUSE IN KIRKUK FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the recent "Strategic Agreement" between Iraq,s two dominant Kurdish parties, the PUK removed several prominent and troublesome members of its "Reform" faction, particularly those who favor "special status" for Kirkuk under Iraqi Constitution Article 140. In conjunctio [...]	2007-09-29 09:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3261	JAAFARI AND QASSIM COOKING UP NEW COALITION TO [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and senior Shia Independent CoR legislator Qassim Daoud told us of their ongoing efforts to form a non-sectarian coalition with the aim of unseating Prime Minister al-Maliki. They claimed they have received the blessi [...]	2007-09-29 13:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3262	AQI BEGINS ANTICIPATED RAMADAN ATTACK SURGE [...] (S) Summary: After a relatively quiet first ten days of Ramadan, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) began its anticipated surge of high-profile attacks on September 23 with a four-fold increase in the rate of attacks. Analysis suggests that AQI is primarily targeting two groups: the ISF and Sunni tribal m [...]	2007-09-29 16:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3264	SEPTEMBER 25 MCNS FOCUSES ON BASRAH SECURITY, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih led focused discussions at the September 25 Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) on Basrah security issues, the cholera outbreak, national reconciliation, and a proposed intelligence exchange on al-Qaeda operations with Algeria and Mo [...]	2007-09-30 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3273	IRAQ'S ISLAMIC PARTY NEGOTIATES WITH KURDS ON A [...] (S) Following up on a discussion with IIP Deputy Secretary General Dr. Ayad Al Samaraie (Ref A),poloff spoke SIPDIS with senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) member and Parliamentarian Dr. Alaa Mekki on September 27 about the IIP's ongoing negotiations with the KDP and PUK on a Memorandum of [...]	2007-09-30 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3277	PRT NINEWA: IIP READY TO WORK WITH THE KURDS - AT [...] (C) September 26, Dr. Mohammad Shakir, head of the Ninewa branch of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) and politburo member hosted PRT and 4-1 Brigade Combat Team members for an iftar at his party's provincial headquarters, during which the security situation of Ninewa, including a potential tribal [...]	2007-10-01 03:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3281	IRAQIS DENOUNCE SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-01 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3283	IRAQIS DENOUNCE SENSE OF CONGRESS RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Many Iraqi politicians have denounced the U.S. Senate's adoption on September 26 of a non-binding resolution calling for an Iraqi political settlement based on federalism. In comments to journalists two days later, Prime Minister Maliki termed the resolution a "catastrophe" and called for [...]	2007-10-01 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3286	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI UNVEILS SOCIAL COMPACT [...] (C) During a Baghdad press conference on September 26, Vice President Tariq al Hashimi unveiled his draft "Iraqi National Compact" document, aimed at creating a new "vision" for Iraq. One day after its public circulation, Hashimi made a highly publicized trip to meet Grand Ayatollah Sistani i [...]	2007-10-01 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3287	AMBASSADOR AND AMAR AL-HAKIM DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Amar al-Hakim, heir apparent to the leadership position of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told the Ambassador on September 29 that his recent visit to Kuwait and discussions with other Gulf state officials revealed a new and reasonable attitude toward Iraq from Kuwait [...]	2007-10-01 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD329	REGIONAL COORDINATOR MEETS WITH SULAIMANIYAH [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla told us that the provincial government plans to end fuel [...]	2007-01-31 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3293	NINEWA: TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT MAY WORK IN LIMITED AREAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the wake of Anbar-based anti-insurgency leader Sattar al-Rishawi's assassination on September 13, Sattar's brother and successor Ahmad al-Rishawi has stressed his dedication to confronting Sunni extremists and foreign fighters both in Anbar Province and beyond, particularly i [...]	2007-10-02 06:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3294	EU AMBASSADORS QUERY THE AMBASSADOR ON TESTIMONY [...] (C) On September 26, 2007 the Ambassador provided an overview of his congressional testimony to a roundtable of European Union (EU) ambassadors. The Ambassador emphasized that in his testimony he not only attempted to assess the progress of developments, but to also fully apprise listeners to [...]	2007-10-02 08:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD330	DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYAH DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: Khalid al-Attiyah (Shi'a coalition, Independent),First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR),told Dep PolCouns on January 31 that he was pleased with the roll-out of the Baghdad security plan (BSP) to date, particularly the government's insistence that i [...]	2007-01-31 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3308	TAWAFUQ BOYCOTT POLICY COMES UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (C/NF) Deputy Prime Minister Salam Al Zoubai's recent meeting with Prime Minister Maliki set off alarm bells within the Tawafuq Coalition and highlighted internal wrangling among Sunni leaders over maintenance of its boycott of the Maliki government. Explanations for Zoubai's uncoordinated m [...]	2007-10-04 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3311	PRT ANBAR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANBAR TRIBAL [...] (C) On October 1 the Ambassador met with Sheikh Ahmad Bezia Ftaykhan al-Rishawi, the new leader of the Anbar-based anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI). Ahmad urged a continued U.S. military presence in Anbar Province, saying that AQI could still make a [...]	2007-10-05 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3314	SEPTEMBER 30 MCNS CONSIDERS BASRAH COMMANDER [...] (S) SUMMARY: The September 30 Ministerial Council on National Security was dominated by discussion on the future of the Basrah military commander, General Mohan, who was appointed to a three-month term. Many Iraqi government ministers, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors, and MNF-I Commanding General [...]	2007-10-05 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3316	NEXT STEPS ON COUNTERING PKK [...] (C) Summary: The signed September 28 bilateral agreement on combating terrorism provides an opening for increased GOI-GOT cooperation and action against the PKK. Given the moribund trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process, we should encourage the Iraqi and Turkish governments to continue taking po [...]	2007-10-05 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3317	AMBASSADOR TO VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI: SERVICE [...] (S/NF) During an October 4 meeting with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of GOI service delivery over the next six months in order to sustain progress achieved by the "surge" and local/provincial security arrangements. The absence of the Tawafuq bloc f [...]	2007-10-05 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3320	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-06 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3323	THE AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 4 MEETING WITH COR DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador used his Oct. 4 meeting with Sheikh Khalid Attiya, Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR),to underscore the need for political progress and for the 3 1 mechanism to work. Sheikh Khalid agreed, and said the de-Baathification reform law might receive [...]	2007-10-06 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3324	BERLIN SEEKS PERMANENT PRESENCE IN IRBIL [...] (C) Summary: In an October 1 meeting with the Ambassador, German Ambassador Dr. Hanns-Heinrich Schumacher revealed a plan to establish a permanent presence in Irbil, and relayed Kurdish frustration with the detention of the latest Iranian. Schumacher also asked "what does the U.S. expect Germ [...]	2007-10-06 16:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3325	ANBAR PRT: ANBAR PROVINCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. The transition between the FY 2007 and FY 2008 capital expenditure budgets presents the occasion to take stock on where Anbar Province stands on public expenditure issues, and on those areas where the PRT is engaged. The province i [...]	2007-10-06 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3330	MUTHANNA: TRIBAL STRATEGY IN A PIC PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The province of Muthanna offers an example of a coherent tribal strategy the Coalition can pursue in Shiite southern Iraq to combat militias and promote stability. In Muthanna, there are four key partners who can help us ac [...]	2007-10-07 08:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3342	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 28 [...] (C) Summary. On 28 September, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). Discussions included Maliki,s positive recent trip to the UN; GoI efforts to fight the ongoing cholera [...]	2007-10-08 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3349	NINEWA: FUEL DELIVERIES UP, BUT IMPORTS NEEDED TO [...] (C) Ninewa's fuel supplies have increased since the end of last winter but remain critically short of the province's needs. Despite improvements in kerosene, diesel and gasoline deliveries from the Baiji Oil Refinery, Northern Oil Distribution Company (NODC) General Director Mohammed al-Zib [...]	2007-10-08 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENGR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3353	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-08 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3354	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-08 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3366	ANBAR SHEIKHS MEET WITH PM MALIKI [...] (U) This is a Anbar PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 1 a delegation of Anbari leaders from the anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),met with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad to discuss security and other Anbar-related issues. During t [...]	2007-10-08 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3367	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON LONG-TERM STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Just back from an extended visit to neighboring Arab states and Iran, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on October 6 that his soundings among Iraq's political leaders provide grounds for optimism that a bilateral long-term strategic relationship agreement can be [...]	2007-10-08 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3372	MALIKI OPTIMISTIC ON SECURITY; DISCUSSES IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki described himself as optimistic on security because of a decrease in sectarianism and increase in confidence by Iraqis in their own security forces. Thi [...]	2007-10-08 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3375	SADR AND BADR KISS AND MAKE-UP, BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Summary: Iraq's two most powerful Shia political entities, the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (ISCI) and the Sadr Movement, have entered into a formal written agreement that seeks to avoid armed conflict between their respective militias, ISCI's Badr and Sadr's Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM). (Note: [...]	2007-10-09 07:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3377	CODEL BOYD'S OCT 7 MEETING WITH PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: In an Oct. 7 meeting with Codel Boyd, Prime Minister (PM) Maliki said that while the picture in Iraq was "not entirely rosey," discernible political and security progress has nevertheless been made. He credited his government with having pulled the country back from the edge of t [...]	2007-10-09 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3383	UK RELENTS ON BASRAH GOVERNOR; OUTLINES FUTURE [...] (S) UK Ambassador Prentice told Ambassador Crocker October 8 that the UK would stop boycotting Basrah Governor Wa,eli following the decision of the local administrative court that Wa,eli could not be removed from office by the Provincial Council. Prentice had informed PM Maliki, who was reporte [...]	2007-10-09 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EINV MOPS PGOV PINR PTER UK IZ
07BAGHDAD3391	PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW: NOT QUITE THERE YET [...] (C) Summary and comment: More than a month after the August 26 leaders agreement on the provincial powers law, the Council of Representatives (CoR) last week sent the latest draft to the Shura Council for further revision. CoR members tell us disputed areas remain even in this version. The Pr [...]	2007-10-10 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3396	MAYSANIS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH PRT [...] (SBU) This is a PRT Maysan report. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: We have seen a dramatic turnaround in the willingness of Maysan officials to engage with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),beginning in late May. On September 13, we hosted a substantive meeting with the PRDC Chairm [...]	2007-10-10 17:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3414	KEEPING THE MOMENTUM IN MAYSAN: KEY AREAS FOR [...] (U) This is PRT Maysan report. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Despite four years and over USD 200 Million of consent-winning projects in rural and urban Maysan, the province remains solidly allergic to any Coalition military activity. That said, the recent burst of engagement opens the d [...]	2007-10-12 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ

07BAGHDAD3415	EPRT-WASIT: IP CHIEF KEY TO TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (S//REL TO USA, ACGU) Summary. On 25 September ePRT met with recently-appointed IP Chief Major General (MG) Hannin Abd Al Haninn Hamud Faysal Al Amir, Third Georgian BDE (3GB) CDR Major Shavlago Tabatadze, and fourteen influential Wasit shayikhs (selected by MG Haninn). Executive Officer of [...]	2007-10-12 14:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3416	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Adviser to Ambassador pressed KDP Leader Barzani on need for cooperation on key national issues like hydrocarbons and national political accommodation. He also laid down a marker on Kurdish expansion in the Sinjar area south of Mosul. Barzani struck a pessimistic note abo [...]	2007-10-12 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ SY
07BAGHDAD3417	OCTOBER 7 MCNS: MALIKI CALLS FOR RESTRAINED USE OF [...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for U.S. forces to exercise restraint when engaged in military operations; General Petraeus vigorously defended the actions of U.S. forces and said that GoI is being unduly influenced by militia and terrorist [...]	2007-10-13 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3422	IRAQIYYA COR MEMBERS DISCUSS MOI ACCUSATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqiyya Council of Representatives (CoR) members Husam Abd Karim al-Azzawi, Sheikh Khairallah al-Basri, and Alia Nasif Jasim al-Ubeidi told PolCouns and PolOff in a meeting October 9 the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has falsely accused Ayad Allawi of having links to Jund al-Sama [...]	2007-10-14 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3430	FADHILA PARTY LEADER ON FEDERALISM, GOI INERTIA, [...] (C) Summary: Fadhila Party CoR bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told the Ambassador on October 9 that his party supports the broad concept of federalism but opposes formation of sect-based regions as favored by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). Complaining at length about GOI "stagna [...]	2007-10-15 09:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3432	CONFESSIONS OF AN ANTI-MALIKI COR CONSPIRATOR [...] (C) Summary: Prominent independent Shia CoR legislator Qassim Daoud told us October 10 that he is working overtime to build a coalition to oust and replace Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Claiming he was acting with the full support of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani to save Iraq from "further tr [...]	2007-10-15 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3435	COR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE IN INFANCY [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Council of Representatives (CoR) National Reconciliation Committee, established by CoR order on July 30, 2007, is comprised of twelve members drawn from each of the sects (Sunni, Shia, Kurd, and Christian),and Chaired by Sheikh Wathab Shakir al-Dulaimi. It meets bi-weekl [...]	2007-10-16 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3438	DIYALA PRT: SUNNIS CALL FOR SHIITE POLICE CHIEF [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On September 17, approximately 400 residents of Baqubah in the Diyala province gathered in front of the Government Center (GC) to peacefully demonstrate for the removal of Shiite Iraq Police (IP) Chief Staff Major Ghanem A [...]	2007-10-16 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3441	PRT TIKRIT: MCC HOLDS FIRST TRIALS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din reporting cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The key concern during the initial cases heard by the new ad Din Province Major Crimes Court was whether local judges would have the courage to carry out their duties or whether they would succumb t [...]	2007-10-16 18:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRS KCRM KJUS SNAR KWMN OTRA ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3442	ELECTIONS COMMISSION PART 1: ANTICIPATED 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary: Although discussion has focused on the need for new provincial elections, in fact the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is facing as many as five distinct electoral events in 2008: a voter registration exercise, an Article 140 referendum, a constitutional referendum, [...]	2007-10-16 19:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3451	ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SUPPORTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) The Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) will name Sunni candidates to fill the vacancies created by the August 1 walkout of the Cabinet by the Tawafuq Bloc if the latter cannot find common ground with the Maliki government, SAI leader Sheikh Ahmed [...]	2007-10-17 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3459	ELECTIONS COMMISSION PART 2: BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF [...] (C) Summary: During September and the first half of October 2007 there was a surge in complaints directed at the International High Electoral Commission (IHEC),accusing it of political bias. These complaints are best understood in the context of the political parties battling for control of [...]	2007-10-17 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3465	MALIKI WORRIED ABOUT KIRKUK AND MOSUL SECURITY; [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki expressed continued concern over the security situation in northern Iraq particularly Kirkuk and Mosul, where he cited increasing ethnic tensions between Arabs and Kurds. Maliki agreed with the Ambassador about successes in turning around many Baghdad neighb [...]	2007-10-18 09:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3472	TURKISH AND U.S. AMBASSADORS URGE IRAQ'S [...] (C) Summary: One day after PM Maliki's October 16 emergency national security meeting on Turkey (septel),Iraqi envoy for countering the PKK Wa'ili hosted the Ambassador and Turkish Ambassador Kanbay to discuss re-activating the trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process to counter the PKK. Wa'ili ou [...]	2007-10-18 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3478	GOI SEEKS TO FORESTALL TURKISH INCURSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: At a hastily called meeting October 16, the Crisis Management Cell outlined steps to deal with the Turkish threat to attack PKK bases in Iraq. Noting that he would be speaking with PM Erdogan soon, PM Maliki emphasized the need to calm the GOT and to make sure the Kurdistan Regi [...]	2007-10-20 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3481	IRAQ-IRAN RESUMING BORDER NEGOTIATIONS [...] (S) At the Deputy Ministerial Council for National Security (DMCNS) on October 8, Deputy FonMin Abbawi reported that Iraq would resume border negotiations with Iran in November. Abbawi said he hoped the outcome would be a clearly-defined demarcation of the border based on previously negotiated [...]	2007-10-21 03:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PBTS PGOV PHUM PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3482	RRT ERBIL: KRG ACCUSES TURKEY OF RESTRICTING [...] (C) The top customs official at Iraq's second most important transnational crossing for consumer and commercial goods - the Ibrahim Khalil (IK) gate on the border with Turkey - recently told RRTOff that the Turkish military is severely restricting the flow of goods in both directions through I [...]	2007-10-21 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3488	PRT NINEWA: KURDISH ENCROACHMENT: TRYING TO CHANGE [...] (C/REL ACGU) Western Ninewa is one of the key disputed areas in the Article 140 debate. Recent Kurdish actions there, such as a KDP chief's order to remove 113 Arab families who have moved to the area since 2004, and the Ninewa Provincial Council's decision to move the Qahtaniya subdistrict [...]	2007-10-21 10:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3498	ZEBARI DOUBTS TURKISH MILITARY MOVE IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Zebari acknowledged the seriousness of border tensions with Turkey, but thought it unlikely that a Turkish cross-border operation (CBO) was imminent. Zebari confirmed that the GOI had authorized Iran to establish con [...]	2007-10-22 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD35	MALIKI'S GROWING WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON JAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: PM Maliki is increasingly willing to allow targeted military action against elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaish al-Mahdi militia and other Sadr organizations involved in illegal activities, even in his Sadr City stronghold. Evidence for this shift can be seen in the increased num [...]	2007-01-05 21:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD350	PM MEDIA ADVISOR TALKS ABOUT TV STATION SHUTDOWNS, [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting Janaury 29, the Prime Minister's advisor on Media Affairs Yasseen Majid told Emboffs that the Prime Minister's Office had not been involved in the decision to close down al Sharqiya TV station in Baghdad (ref),saying instead that the decision had been taken solely by [...]	2007-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD351	DISPLACEMENTS IN THE RASHEED DISTRICT OF BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Neighborhood leaders from two areas of the Rasheed district of Baghdad report that internally displaced persons (IDPs) are both departing and settling in their neighborhoods due to sectarian violence or threats of violence and that [...]	2007-02-02 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PTER
07BAGHDAD3521	OCTOBER 21 MCNS: AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR GOI ACTION [...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for Coalition Forces to exercise restraint in military operations to avoid civilian casualties, noting that the Council of Representatives (COR) was questioning the sovereignty and purpose of the government. [...]	2007-10-23 21:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3522	PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS HOST YET ANOTHER SUNNI-SHI'A [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar/Karbala joint reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Anbar Governor Ma,amoun and Karbala Governor Aqeel al-Kahazali met at the Ramadi residence of Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, head of the Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI),on October 20 along with 80 tribal sheikhs from their respec [...]	2007-10-24 05:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3524	KRG MESSAGE ON ALLEGED TURKISH BORDER OPERATION [...] (S) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) communicated to us October 14 information regarding alleged Turkish and PKK intentions as noted in reftel. The text of that communication is contained in para 2. In response to the KRG message, Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commander General Petraeu [...]	2007-10-24 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3526	BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONNECTS NATIONAL AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The Baghdad Provincial Council passed a major milestone October 10 when it completed a Provincial Development Strategy and presented it to the Ministry of Planning. Provincial officials describe the Provincial Development Stra [...]	2007-10-24 09:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3528	IRAQ 2008 OIL PRODUCTION LIKELY TO GROW MARGINALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq oil production and export levels (in volume) for the first half of this year were below forecast levels, but assuming no major interdictions, should grow marginally over the next year, from 1.6 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2007 to around 1.8 mmbd in 2008, mainly thanks [...]	2007-10-24 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3531	BAGHDAD: SURGE IMPROVES SECURITY BUT CITY REMAINS [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: The focused efforts of the surge Brigades and ePRTs to dampen violence in Baghdad and to build relationships with local leaders have improved the security situation in many Baghdad neighborhoods. Baghdad, however, rema [...]	2007-10-25 03:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3532	ABDUL AZIZ AL-HAKIM ON IRAN, SADR AGREEMENT, AND [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdul Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador on October 22 that an improved security climate has helped Iraqis and their regional neighbors accept "the reality of democracy in Iraq." Back temporarily from cancer treatment in Iran and lo [...]	2007-10-25 03:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3534	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3535	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3536	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3538	ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SAYS SUNNI TRIBAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The leader of the anti-insurgency Sunni tribal movement, Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),Ahmed Abu Risha, told us October 24 that his organization will offer PM Maliki a list of SAI-backed candidates to fill the gap left [...]	2007-10-25 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3539	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3540	BAGHDAD: EXPLOITING SURGE SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Improvement in service provision by the Government of Iraq (GoI) can play a critical role in converting the security gains of the Baghdad Security Plan into progress toward political unity in Baghdad. A focus on servic [...]	2007-10-25 11:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3543	BAGHDAD: EPRT SEEKS LINK TO SADR THROUGH LOCAL [...] (S) On September 28, the EPRT and Brigade covering Baghdad's most populous district, Sadr City, met with local tribal leaders with close ties to representatives of Muqtadar Al-Sadr (MAS). Months of engagements designed to gain trust among less influential Sadr City leaders culminated in a se [...]	2007-10-25 20:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3545	BAGHDAD: BUILDING GOI CAPACITY TO DELIVER SERVICES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT/Embassy POL reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: PRT Baghdad hosted a major inter-agency meeting September 26 to coordinate, at the working level, numerous initiatives launched to capitalize on the opportunities created by the troop and civilian surge in Baghdad. Thes [...]	2007-10-26 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3546	IRAQI PRESIDENT CALLS ACTION AGAINST PKK "FUTILE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting October 22 that he thought fighting the PKK was futile and airstrikes against PKK camps would be ineffective, but thought strikes would cause little backlash in Baghdad. The Ambassador impressed on Talabani that the [...]	2007-10-26 09:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3547	COR MEMBER MEHDI HAFEDH DISCUSSES POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Independent, former Iraqiyya) told the Ambassador on October 23 the political situation in Iraq is "alarming." He highlighted the endemic corruption, infighting within many political parties, and the lack of transparency [...]	2007-10-26 09:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3555	BAGHDAD-BASED FAYLI KURDS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Samia Aziz Muhammad, Fayli Kurd and PUK member of the Kurdish Alliance in the Council of Representatives, told Poloff October 11 that the Faylis have been struggling since 2003 to regain what was stolen from them under Saddam and to punish those that subjected Iraq,s Fayli Kurd [...]	2007-10-26 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3557	COR APPROVES SENSIBLE PENSION REFORM [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) on 3 October had the third and final reading of the First Amendment to the Unified Retirement Law (#27/2006) and arguably passed the first significant piece of legislation toward achieving national reconciliation. While some technic [...]	2007-10-26 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3563	MALIKI ON DIPLOMACY WITH TURKEY, STRATEGIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki told the Ambassador and General Petraeus that the door remains open to dialogue with Turkey concerning the recent attacks by the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) on Turkish Army units. He said it was important to include members of the Kurdish Regional Government ( [...]	2007-10-27 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3567	COR LEGAL COMMITTEE DEPUTY DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATH, [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Salim Jeboori (IIP/Tawafuq) and Deputy Chair of the Legal Committee told EmbOffs on October 24 the De-Ba'athification law is "stalled" in the De-Ba'athification Committee because the Chair disagrees with the privileges the legislation would [...]	2007-10-28 06:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3572	NINEWA: TERRORISM COURT AT A TIPPING POINT - [...] (C/REL ACGU) The Ninewa Major Crimes Court, which tries the most difficult terrorism and corruption cases, is failing due to Chief Justice (CJ) Medhat's September 13 decision to abruptly end the province's "traveling judges" program. While the overall justice system in Ninewa functions effect [...]	2007-10-28 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD3573	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 26 [...] (C) Summary. On 26 October, in the absence of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, National Security Advisor Dr. Muwfak Rubai chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The Meeting featured a reading of the propo [...]	2007-10-28 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3574	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 19 [...] (C) Summary. On 19 October, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The Meeting featured the surprise announcement that Ahmed Chalabi would be the new head of the Services C [...]	2007-10-28 13:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3578	NINEWA: TURKISH-IRAQI BORDER CRISIS HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Our political interlocutors in Ninewa told PRT that the current crisis along the Turkish-Iraqi border has had little impact so far on this northern province. Leaders of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) told the P [...]	2007-10-29 02:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD358	TOP FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN IRAQ [...] In response to Department's request for a list of the top five influential women in Iraq, post submits the following names: Wijdan Mikael Salim Minister of Human Rights Tel: 914-822-5076 Maysoon Al-Damluji CoR Member, Iraqiyya List Secretary, Iraqiyya Party SIPDIS Publisher, Noon Mag [...]	2007-02-03 13:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN IZ
07BAGHDAD3590	SAMARRA MOSQUE RECONSTRUCTION: PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues, Engineer Haq al Hakim, told poloffs and UNAMI staff during an October 24 meeting that the assessment phase of the Samarra Mosque reconstruction project in Salah ad Din Province is set to commence soon, pending finalization of [...]	2007-10-29 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3591	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION LAW DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee is seeking the Presidency Council's support for its draft of the High Commission for Human Rights (HCHR) law, which CoR Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiyah (Eitilaf) blocked from moving forward during its second reading (Oc [...]	2007-10-29 09:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3597	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 02:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3598	PRT TIKRIT: SALAH AD DIN APPROVES 2008 PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY. With an enthusiasm and pride not normally seen at its meetings, the Salah ad din Provincial Council (PC) approved its 2008 budget and toasted this achievement as a group after its meeting. END SUMMARY. ------------------------ [...]	2007-10-30 07:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV KCRS IZ
07BAGHDAD3599	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Welcome to Iraq. The time is ripe for senior level economic engagement with Iraqis, as security improves in areas like Anbar and Baghdad. It is vital that security gains be cemented in place with jobs and investment. This will only happen if Government of Iraq (GOI) decision makers make the [...]	2007-10-30 07:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD36	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 5 MEETING WITH IRAQI PM [...] (S) Summary: In a January 5 meeting, Iraqi PM Maliki advisor (and Council of Representatives (CoR) member) Sami al-Askari, who is point on the team writing the speech, previewed PM Maliki's speech about the new Baghdad security plan, in which the PM would say he would need more coalition for [...]	2007-01-05 21:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3600	IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION: FORWARD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial budget execution in 2007 remains one of Iraq's major accomplishments in good governance. At 60 percent, current commitment rates for 2007 remain impressive. USG programs in training and capacity building, administered nationally and through PRTs, have played an important [...]	2007-10-30 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3601	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3605	GOI TO REACH OUT TO ARAB LEAGUE AND EU TO COUNTER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a September 29 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Marcie Ries and A/Pol Ellen Germain, a harried Foreign Minister Zebari outlined the GOI's response to the threat of a Turkish cross border operation (CBO.) Emphasizing that the GOI considers the PKK and a CBO separate iss [...]	2007-10-30 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3607	DEPUTY COR SPEAKER BLOWS HOT AND COLD ON PENDING [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiyah told us October 30 that he is guardedly optimistic that the CoR will approve a 2008 national budget and the De-Baathification Law before it adjourns for a two-month recess in late December. He stated that Ku [...]	2007-10-30 16:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3608	IRAQI DFM VIEWS ON TURKEY/PKK [...] (S) SUMMARY: At an October 30 meeting with Political-Military Minister-Counselor, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi related his concerns regarding the current PKK crisis and addressed items including Syria, Iran, and the Neighbors Process. He suspected that the Turkish military intended [...]	2007-10-31 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SY
07BAGHDAD361	IRAQI FEMALE POLITICIANS SPEAK ABOUT ANBAR, GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Tawafuq Council of Representatives (CoR) members representing Anbar, Dr. Asma Adnan Muhammad al-Dulaymi and Nadira Ayef Habib al-Ani, told Poloffs on January 31 about their frustrations with Anbar and the GOI. The women expressed concerns about Anbar,s poor economic situation [...]	2007-02-03 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3610	NEW COR MEMBER FOCUSES ON ROLE OF SPORTS IN [...] (C) The newest member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),Ahmed Rathi (IIP/Tawafuq),was installed by the Tawafuq bloc after one of its own, Abdul Nasir al-Janabi (Sunni, National Dialogue Conference) bolted from the CoR, saying he was leaving to "join the insurgency." Rathi, a popular a [...]	2007-10-31 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3611	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DEFLECTS PRESSURE TO BACK [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolOff October 28 she has deflected multiple requests by Iranian-linked officials to guarantee the release of Ministry of Interior (MoI) Colonel (COL) Thamir Mohammad (Isma'il) Sinah Al-Husayni, in Coalition custody since his arrest on [...]	2007-10-31 05:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINS PINR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3615	KURDS IN BAGHDAD ON THE CRISIS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish view in Baghdad on the conflict with Turkey over the PKK has largely been unified and concentrated on several main themes. In multiple conversations with Poloff since the October 20-21 PKK attack on Turkish soldiers, the Kurdistan Democratic Party in particular has as [...]	2007-10-31 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3616	DIYALA PRT: POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Directly challenging Governor Ra'ad's authority, the Diyala Provincial Council (PC) voted unanimously October 23 to pass a resolution that calls for the dismissal of two assistant governors and demands Coalition Forces (C [...]	2007-10-31 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3617	KURDS: PKK IS PRETEXT FOR DEEPER TURKISH AIMS [...] (S) Conversations with senior Kurdish leaders indicate that they view Turkey's recent public statements and military action against the PKK as a pretext to forward Turkey's "true" strategic goals of undermining the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),delaying a referendum vote on Article 140, [...]	2007-10-31 20:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD362	IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]	2007-02-03 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD3622	ANBAR PARLIAMENTARIANS OPPOSED TO ACCEPTANCE OF [...] (U) This is a joint Anbar PRT/POL reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Six of the nine Anbari members of the Council of Representatives (CoR),all members of parties in the (Sunni) Tawafuq bloc, told Poloffs during October 30 and 31 meetings that they do not believe Awakening Council [...]	2007-11-01 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3623	PM ADVISOR ON ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL, UNSCR RENEWAL, [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister,s Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah took on board the necessity that the PM attend the Istanbul Neighbors, conference and said the PM had not decided whether to attend, at an October 30 meeting with Charge and POLMIL Minister-Counselor. Passed a draft letter on th [...]	2007-11-01 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3626	BILLETS, BULLETS AND BENZENE: THE BLACK MARKET IN [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Corruption has flourished in Muthanna since 1990, leading to bustling black markets in billets with the security services, guns and ammunition pilfered from official sources, and fuel. The Commission on Public Integrity (CPI [...]	2007-11-01 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3628	FM SUMMONS DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO DISCUSS PKK CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Baghdad's Diplomatic Corps that if dialogue did not de-escalate current tensions, there would be a "serious crisis" between Iraq and Turkey. In a private sidebar with the Charge d'Affaires before the meeting, Zebari said that Prime Min [...]	2007-11-01 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD363	CODEL BROWNBACK DISCUSSES TROOP LEVELS WITH KRG [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: At a lunch with CODEL Brownback on January 10, Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said that he favored a reduction in Coalition Forces to as little as 50,000 and a reorientation of their mandate [...]	2007-02-03 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3630	BARZANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE [...] (C) In an October 30 meeting with RRT officers, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Barzani's Chief of Staff Fuad Hussein emphasized "dialogue, dialogue, dialogue" to solve the crisis over the PKK. He asserted that Turkey's refusal to negotiate with the Iraqi delegation in Ankara o [...]	2007-11-01 20:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3631	SNAPSHOTS OF IRAQI ARAB REACTION TO TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) Anecdotal soundings taken among Iraqi Arabs of various walks of life reveal Iraqi Arab suspicion of Kurdish nationalist intentions and a feeling that Kurdish arrogance and aggression toward Turkey have landed the Kurds -- and Iraq -- in the current predicament; with a Shia CoR member even [...]	2007-11-01 22:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3633	BAGHDAD'S SCENESETTER FOR THE ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Secretary Rice: After Ambassador Crocker's September testimony, the widespread feeling within the GOI was that the Maliki government had shown just enough political progress to ensure 3-6 additional months of United States support. We are now close to the two-month anniversary of the h [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3634	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON SPD, TURKEY, ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Charge on November 1 that Prime Minister Maliki had yet to complete his review of a draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and predicted that Maliki's proposed revisions would not differ significantly from the original text. On the [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3638	PM MALIKI MEETING WITH CDA AND GEN PETRAEUS [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and CDA held their weekly meeting with Prime Minister Maliki November Â [...]	2007-11-02 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER BA IR IZ
07BAGHDAD364	PUK PLENUM LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR PARTY CONGRESS, [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Iraqi President and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Secretary General Jalal Talabani told RRToffs on January 11 that he had convened a plenum of 808 members of his party on January 7 and 8, and that [...]	2007-02-03 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3648	ANBAR PRT: FROM HEMATOLOGIST TO POLITICIAN, ANBAR [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) The past year has been a turbulent one for Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah al-Ani. While he began the year presiding over an absentee Provincial Council (PC) that met in Baghdad due to insurgent threat [...]	2007-11-03 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3649	DEPUTY SHIA COALITION LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chairman of the Shia United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) Ali al-Adib told us November 1 that the draft De-Baathification law faced only minor opposition and would likely be enacted before the Council of Representatives (CoR) adjourns in late December. After we urged Adib, who func [...]	2007-11-03 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD365	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting January 29, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikha'il Salim told PolOff that she was disturbed by what she perceived to be a lack of action on the part of GOI to address overcrowding and detainee abuse issues, particularly in the face of a potential influx of detainees [...]	2007-02-03 14:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3652	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION AND UNSCR RENEWAL [...] (S) Summary. In separate November 1 meetings with National Security Advisor Mowaffak al Rubaie and Prime Minister's Political Advisor Sadiq al Rikabi, Political-Military Minister-Counselor Marcie Ries discussed the draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and United Nations Security Coun [...]	2007-11-04 03:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3653	NINEWA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NOW INTERESTED IN AN [...] (C/REL USA, ACGU) Khasro Goran, Ninewa's powerful Vice Governor, provincial head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),and provincial chief of the Article 140 committee, told PRT Leader October 24 that the Ninewa Provincial Government planned to work with Sheik Fawaz al Jarba to conduct an [...]	2007-11-04 03:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD366	SULAIMANIYAH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS FUEL [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla said that the provincial government plans to end fuel-price [...]	2007-02-04 03:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3660	EPRT: SUNNIS IN EAST BAGHDAD STRESS RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT EPRT reporting cable. 2. (C) A series of six large iftar dinners hosted by Sunni mosques during October emphasized the theme of reconciliation. The dinners took place in the eastern Baghdad district of 9 Nissan. Almost 300 guests attended one of the dinners i [...]	2007-11-04 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3663	KRG RAMPS UP CHECK POINTS AROUND QANDIL; IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: On November 4, RRT Erbil DTL visited five Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) checkpoints leading toward known PKK areas in the Qandil Mountains. Local security officials have reinforced efforts to control the flow of goods and people to the PKK by adding new checkpoints and in [...]	2007-11-05 09:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3665	DRAFT 2008 BUDGET NEARING CABINET APPROVAL [...] (C) Begin Summary: Budget negotiations continue in the Council of Ministers (CoM). DPM Barham Salih told EMIN in a 3 November telcon that the Economic Committee recommended that the Ministry of Finance (MoF) raise the budget's oil price from 50 to 55 USD/barrel, translating into a 3.1 billion U [...]	2007-11-05 14:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3667	SADR REPRESENTATIVES MODERATE RHETORIC AND POLICY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Despite an immediate, angry response from Sadrists in the Council of Representatives to an October 21 raid in Sadr City by Coalition Forces, the raid did not trigger notable reactions anywhere in Baghdad, including Sadr City, according to post's local contacts, Baghdad PRT, and [...]	2007-11-05 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3669	KURDISH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION ON TURKEY/PKK [...] (C) Adnan Mufti (PUK),Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA),led a hastily-assembled delegation to Baghdad October 31 ) November 4 to meet with the Council of Representatives (CoR) and the GOI leadership to discuss the Turkey/PKK crisis. At a dinner for the delegation on October [...]	2007-11-05 18:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3671	PRT TIKRIT: PROVINCIAL BUDGET EXECUTION - SLOGGING [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Uneven management skill among provincial and local Directors General (DGs),lack of qualified contractors, and a complex bureaucracy are among the key factors inhibiting the province from spending its capital budget allocations [...]	2007-11-06 03:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3674	PRT NINEWA: LOCAL FARMERS LAUNCH MULTISECTARIAN, [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) In a region of eastern Ninewa, northern Iraq, more often known for confrontation and competition over scarce land resources, six Al Hamdaniya District farmers - with strong PRT Ninewa support (see reftel) - established Oc [...]	2007-11-06 03:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON IZ PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD3675	PRT NINEWA:LENDING MARKET IS DRY BUT SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-06 03:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID EINV IZ PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD3679	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ - [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the immediate release of ANV-20/20 NVD Infinity Focus System (NSN: 6625-01-431-8615) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Command [...]	2007-11-06 11:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3680	ACTION REQUEST: U.S. WEAPONS RELEASE TO IRAQ - [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Country Team requests the immediate release of AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) to the Government of Iraq. The system will be used by the Iraqi Air Force, the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Command and Coalition Forces t [...]	2007-11-06 11:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3681	IRAQ: TALK AROUND BAGHDAD ON THE KRG PM QUESTION, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings during October-November, Kurdish contacts in Baghdad provided useful insight into who might replace the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister, though none could provide a clear answer. Additionally, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's advisor Aram Yarweissi [...]	2007-11-06 11:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3684	DIYALA PRT: IDPS CONTINUE TO FACE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Management challenges continue to constrain the Diyala provincial government's capacity to address issues confronting the estimated 52,000 internally displace persons (IDPs) currently living in Diyala. Housing, [...]	2007-11-06 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3690	Letter from President Talabani to POTUS [...] (U) Post received a letter from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 5, addressed to President Bush. The following is the English text. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States of America The White House Washington DC. November 4, 2007 [...]	2007-11-07 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3691	ABDUCTORS RELEASE RADIO FREE LIBERTY-IRAQ [...] (SBU) Jumana Take was released by her captors on October 31, 2007 after 9 days in captivity. Ms. Take is an Iraqi citizen freelance journalist employed at times by Radio Free Liberty-Iraq (RFL-I). 2. (SBU) According to Bill Key, Director of Corporate Security for RFL, Ms. Take called the R [...]	2007-11-07 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KCRM PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD3692	AMB. SATTERFIELD PRESSES COR LEADERS ON PENDING [...] (C) Summary: In November 6 meetings, CoR Deputy Speakers Khalid al-Attiyah and Arif Tayfur and influential CoR member Humam Hamoudi told Amb. Satterfield that progress on key pending legislation remained possible during the current CoR session. Attiyah and Hamoudi agreed that, among pending [...]	2007-11-07 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3693	KIRKUK REFERENDUM: PROBLEMS WITH KURDISH FOCUS ON [...] (C) One obstacle of many to holding a referendum on the status of Kirkuk, as required by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution (the Article 140 Referendum),is the lack of a credible voter registry. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is currently working to develop a national vo [...]	2007-11-07 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3694	MALIKI ADVISOR SAYS CHRISTIAN LEADERS ACCEPT PM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PM's advisor George Bakoos, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly on October 27 accepted assistance to the Iraqi Christian community that Maliki had offered when they met three months earlier. Bakoos said the offer consisted of hiring Christian security personnel th [...]	2007-11-08 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT

07BAGHDAD3697	DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]	2007-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD37	IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: At a dinner December 20, in honor of Secretary of Defense Gates, Iraqi political leaders SIPDIS underscored the fundamental importance of the new plan for Baghdad Security as well as steps to forge a new moderate political front to allow the government to marginalize and attac [...]	2007-01-05 21:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3703	NINE IRANIAN DETAINEES RELEASED NOVEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) BAGHDAD ) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) released nine Iranian detainees at approximately 0900 (local) Friday, November 9 to the custody of the Government of Iraq (GOI). Two of the nine were part of the five suspected Qods force members detained January 11 by Coalition Forces in Erbi [...]	2007-11-09 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3710	BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI ON SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, told E-PRT Team Leader September 11 that Shia assistance to Sunnis fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq forms the essence of reconciliation. As part of an on-going discussio [...]	2007-11-12 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3711	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI VOLUNTEERS PROTECT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Dr. Kheder Shukur, assistant to Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told E-PRT Team Leader September 25 that local Sunni security volunteers will play a "major role" in protectin [...]	2007-11-12 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI SCUL ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3712	BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI OUTLINES SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told the E-PRT October 9 that the priorities for Sunnis in Baghdad are to re-open mosques and activate the Iraqi Security Volunteer (ISV) p [...]	2007-11-12 06:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3713	LEGISLATIVE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH INFLUENTIAL COR [...] (C) Dawa Party Deputy Bloc leader Ali al-Adib told S/I Satterfield on November 10 that his party and Prime Minister al-Maliki favor submission of the Council of Ministers draft of the De-Baathification law for Council of Representatives (CoR) debate, with the possibility that amendments could [...]	2007-11-12 07:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3716	AL-HAKIM IDENTIFIES PROGRESS, OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 talk with Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk, ISCI defacto leader Ammar al-Hakim identified recent positive developments but cautioned that true reconciliation required more political progress. He express [...]	2007-11-12 14:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3719	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR LETTER TO NATO [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU). The Office of the Iraqi National Security Advisor requests the assistance of Embassy Baghdad and USNATO in forwarding the letter in paragraph 3 to the NATO Secretary General. Embassy Baghdad POLMIL has already provided a facsi [...]	2007-11-12 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PINS PNAT
07BAGHDAD3721	MALIKI ON CONCERNED LOCAL CITIZENS, STRATEGIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting, Prime Minister Maliki emphasized the primacy of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and local police in maintaining law-and-order. He expressed concern about the sectarian composition of many Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) groups and urged future CLC expa [...]	2007-11-13 02:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD3726	DIYALA PRT: EDUCATION SYSTEM UPDATE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (U) The education system in Diyala continues to face severe challenges. Pre-OIF infrastructure shortcomings combined with the effects of recent kinetic activity in the province and general neglect have left only a skeleton of a [...]	2007-11-13 08:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3727	DIYALA PRT: COMPENSATION PAYMENTS-STILL WAITING [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (U) In August 2007, as operation Arrowhead Ripper came to a close in Diyala, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salah visited the province. After surveying the damage he promised that USD 50 million would be made available to r [...]	2007-11-13 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3728	DIYALA PRT: BRING BACK THE BA'ATHISTS? IT COULD WORK [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Several senior provincial executives in Diyala Province, both Sunni and Shia, believe that controlled conditions allowing former Ba'ath party members to return to public life would accelerate the stalled reconcil [...]	2007-11-13 08:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3729	TALABANI ON THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, DE-BAATH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 7 that Maliki wanted to delay the strategic partnership and was negatively affecting the possibility of reconciliation by his dismissal of the Tawafuq ministers. The PM was willing to submit the leaders' [...]	2007-11-13 08:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3731	TALABANI REITERATES STANCE ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 9 that he would agree to whatever changes the Embassy wanted to Vice President Mahdi's draft of the strategic partnership paper. He said the Presidency would send the leaders' draft of the de-Baat [...]	2007-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3732	DPM BARHAM SALEH DISCUSSES LEGISLATION, TURKEY, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, DPM Barham Saleh told the Ambassador, U/S Jeffery, and S/I Satterfield that passage of the de-Ba'athification law is possible, but he is not as confident on the oil law. He noted the Council of Ministers (CoM) signed on to the de-Ba'athification law and [...]	2007-11-13 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3733	BARZANI ANNOUNCES KDP/PUK EFFORT TO RESOLVE LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK, DISCUSSES KRG EFFORTS TO END PKK CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG President Masoud Barzani told the Ambassador November 8 that he and President Talabani would meet to review and find a solution to end the current deadlock on pending GOI legislation. He proposed a national reconciliation conference in Kurdistan to move the political process [...]	2007-11-13 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER ECON TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3734	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, NOV 9 [...] (C) Summary: The return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to Baghdad was the primary topic of conversation at the 9 November Iraq Executive Steering Committee (IESC) meeting. The Minister of Displacement and Migration spoke about the lack of capacity within his ministry to handle the r [...]	2007-11-13 11:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3735	SAMARRA RECONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTION ON GOLDEN [...] (U) This is a joint POL/Salah ad Din PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues Haq al-Hakim told Poloff and MNF-I representatives during a November 7 meeting he will soon sign a contract with the Turkish contractor to begi [...]	2007-11-13 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3736	MALIKI'S ADVISORS PRESSED ON DE-BA'ATH, EXPRESS [...] (C) Sadiq Rikabi and Gorges Bakous, both advisors to PM Maliki, met with Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador David Satterfield, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk, and Political Counselor Matthew [...]	2007-11-13 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD3737	SADRISTS PLOT OUSTER OF KEY MUTHANNA COMMANDER [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Sadrists and Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) leaders in Baghdad have nearly succeeded in pressuring Prime Minister Maliki and Interior Minister Bolani to fire Colonel Ali Najm [...]	2007-11-14 02:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3749	PRESIDENCY COUNCIL VETOES PENSION REFORM [...] (C) Begin Summary: Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi's recent veto will delay implementation of sensible pension reform legislation that would potentially benefit all public sector employees, including members of the military, regardless of sect. Discussions between the Pension Reform Steering C [...]	2007-11-14 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD375	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIR SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Political Counselor and Shiite Chairman of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (and SCIRI member) Humam Hammoudi discussed constitutional review, the Baghdad security plan, regional elections, and de-Ba'athification February 3, with Hammoudi [...]	2007-02-04 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3750	KURDISTAN REGION PRIME MINISTER ON PKK AND OIL [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker told Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on November 8 in Erbil that violent acts by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) must now be permanently stopped, and that the KRG must take strong, visible and effective actions against the PKK throu [...]	2007-11-14 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER EPET ENRG TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3752	NORTHWEST BAGHDAD SUMMIT SHOWCASES SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) This is a Baghdad EPRT-5 reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. A distinctive reconciliation movement has taken hold north of Baghdad's city center, spanning the qadas (counties) of Taji and Abu Ghraib. On November 8, 1/1 CAV Brigade Combat Team Commander and Embedded Provincial Reconst [...]	2007-11-14 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3753	DPM BARHAM SALEH OPTIMISITIC ABOUT THE BUDGET, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 12 meeting, DPM Barham Saleh told the Ambassador and S/I Satterfield the budget is almost ready and will go to the "core" cabinet November 13 for approval. He is optimistic the Presidency Council will support sending the de-Ba'athification law (leadership version [...]	2007-11-14 19:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EPET PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3754	MOI HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTOR ON FOLLOW-UP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior (MoI) Human Rights Director Mazen Kamel Al-Qoraishy on November 5 described measures he took to follow-up on a severely burned detainee and a juvenile that were found during a Coalition-supported, bilateral inspection of the MoI Criminal Investigations Direct [...]	2007-11-15 02:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS KWMN IZ
07BAGHDAD3758	ANBAR TRIBAL MOVEMENT EYEING GREATER PROVINCIAL, [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S) In the absence Anbar's top political leadership, currently in Amman after two weeks in the United States, the anti-insurgent tribal movement Sahawa al-Iraq has been considering ways to increase its political power in Anbar [...]	2007-11-15 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3765	PERSONAL FEUD DELAYS DE-BA'ATH IN COR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Ministers passed a copy of the "Leaders' Draft" de-Ba'athification law to the Council of Representatives on November 14th. A meeting the same day between COR Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and Deputy Speaker Shaykh Khalid al-Attiyah degenerated into a shouting match [...]	2007-11-15 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3766	AMBASSADOR PRESSES VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TO PUSH [...] (S) Reinforcing the USG message on importance of finalizing benchmark legislation and a joint statement on the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD),the Ambassador and visiting Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Satterfield met with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi on the evening of November 12. Ha [...]	2007-11-15 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3768	ARTICLE 140: UNCERTAINTY FUELS ARAB-KURD TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Article 140 High Committee Chairman (and Minister of Science and Technology) Raid Fahmi gave Senior Advisor an overview on November 12 of committee developments since Fahmi took office at the end of July. Fahmi asserted that the committee's recent progress will help alleviate Kur [...]	2007-11-15 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3769	KRG WELCOMES COUNTER-TERRORISM ASSISTANCE AGAINST [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior Karim Sinjari welcomed upcoming visits by an Iraq Threat Finance Cell (ITFC) agent and the S/CT terrorist finance assessment team. Sinjari told RRT Erbil November 14 that he sees the visits as a means to identify specific deficienci [...]	2007-11-15 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3770	HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki on November 7 promised Under Secretary Jeffery that GOI action on the hydrocarbon SIPDIS framework law would begin within two weeks, but discussions with a multitude of other officials in Baghdad revealed that bridging the remaining gaps between the political partie [...]	2007-11-15 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3771	EXPANDING TAILORED NATO-IRAQ COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: USNATO forwarded an Italian non-paper (ref A) for Embassy Baghdad and Department consideration about the future role of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I) in a post-UNSCR environment. NTM-I fills a critical niche in the training and mentoring of mid-level leadership of the I [...]	2007-11-16 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3772	MALIKI PLANS GENERAL AMNESTY; BASRA PIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the November 11 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) meeting, PM Maliki stated his intention to proclaim a general amnesty; Ambassador Crocker responded that this was a bold move that the U.S. supported and could work with the GoI on the details. Maliki also pushed [...]	2007-11-16 04:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3773	ERBIL: KNA SPEAKER ON COR COOPERATION, PKK, AND [...] (C) Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Speaker Adnan Mufti said the KNA's recent trip to Baghdad laid the groundwork for further communication and collaboration, in a November 11 meeting with RRT Offs. He repeated the oft-heard Kurd call for a peaceful resolution to the PKK crisis. The Speake [...]	2007-11-16 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3776	NSA RUBAIE RESISTS BASRA'S GOVERNOR SIGNING PIC MOU [...] (S REL UK AS) MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Rollo (UK) and Political-Military Minister-Counselor (PMMC) Ambassador Marcie Ries met November 14 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwaffaq Rubaie to discuss the modalities of Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) for Basra. Rubaie,s opening position was that th [...]	2007-11-16 20:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ UK AS
07BAGHDAD3779	SULAIMANIYAH OFFICIALS ON COMBATTING PKK [...] (C) Summary: RRToff pressed officials to continue specific actions against the PKK, such as using enhanced checkpoints effectively to stop PKK logistical and fighter movements and stepping up airport security, in meetings held November 12 in Sulaimaniyah, a PUK-dominated province in the KRG tha [...]	2007-11-17 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAIR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3780	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a November 14 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed pronounced reluctance to persuade Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to come to closure on the proposed bilateral Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Claiming that such persuasion would be counter-productive, Adel [...]	2007-11-17 18:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3782	AMBASSADOR URGES PM TO PUSH FORWARD WITH SPD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker urged PM Maliki November 14 to meet the November 20 deadline for signature of the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Ambassador said conclusion of the SPD was an important effort that will set the stage for the UNSCR renewal and will define the bilateral [...]	2007-11-18 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3787	PARLIAMENTARIAN HACHIM HASSANI DISCUSSES FORMATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Hachim Hassani told PolOff on October 31 he is forming an independent, moderate bloc in the CoR, although these efforts are in the early stages. He dispelled rumors that he may be nominated by PM Maliki to become Minister of Communications, but did not [...]	2007-11-18 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3788	KURDISH PARTIES SAY THEIR DELEGATION TO ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with RRT Off, Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) Secretary General Salahaddin Bahaddin indicated that the Turkish government was considering a proposal for direct Turkish-KRG discussions put forward during the November 11 visit to Ankara by a Kurdish politica [...]	2007-11-18 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3795	KRG SNAPSHOTS CONFIRM ACTIONS AGAINST TURKEY/PKK [...] (C) Summary: RRT Erbil contacts in Erbil and Dohuk provinces report that increased checkpoints, stepped-up checkpoint manning, PKK-affiliated office closures and redeployment of Peshmerga forces are having an effect on the ability of the PKK to get supplies and move around. Kurdistan Regional [...]	2007-11-19 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3798	BLAMING VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (S) Many of our Shia contacts in the Iraqi government have complained to us and the media for the past two weeks, that Iraqi Islamic Party head and Sunni Vice President Tareq al Hashimi is deliberately delaying and interfering with passage of legislation. One Shia parliamentarian put the num [...]	2007-11-19 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3799	AMAR AL-HAKIM: SUPPORT FOR SPD, MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 16 meeting, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) heir apparent Amar al-Hakim told the Ambassador that ISCI strongly supports a Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and that he would convey ISCI's support for a long-term bilateral partnership to Prime Minister Nu [...]	2007-11-19 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD380	PRT TIKRIT: TUZ PC BOYCOTT HIGHLIGHTS POSSIBLE [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Discontentment among the Salah ad Din (SaD) Provincial Council (PC) members from the predominately Kurdish and Turcoman city of Tuz has led to political disarray in the council's operations, delaying important reconstructi [...]	2007-02-05 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3800	SUNNI TAWAFUQ BLOC NEGOTIATING A RETURN TO [...] (S) Our contacts among senior GOI and Tawafuq officials confirm that negotiations over a return to government by the Tawafuq Coalition of Sunni political parties recently commenced, with a (likely flexible) deadline set by PM Maliki of "two weeks" starting on November 9. Tawafuq leaders dele [...]	2007-11-19 18:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3801	SAI SUSPENDS ACTIVITY WITH ANBAR'S PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Sheikh Ahmad Abu Risha, leader of the "Iraq Awakening Movement," (SAI) called for the replacement of Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah and the "suspension" of SAI membership on the Council. Ahmad's call [...]	2007-11-19 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3803	BAGHDAD'S ECONOMIC TRANSITION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Reforms to educational institutions, the banking system, the civil service, state-market relations, and inter-governmental coordination has the potential to contribute significantly to private sector development in Baghdad provinc [...]	2007-11-20 07:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3807	TAWAFUQ FINANCE COMMITTEE MP OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Begin Summary: Ala'a Alsadon (IIP, Sunni) told us 20 November that she remains optimistic that the 2008 draft budget will be passed in a timely fashion. She confirmed that the Council of Representatives (CoR) completed a first reading of the draft budget on 19 November, having formally rec [...]	2007-11-20 16:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3809	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, NOV 16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki proposed creation of a committee to handle issues related to internally displaced persons at the November 16 Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC),though he did not specify the committee's structure or purpose. He also noted that the improved [...]	2007-11-20 17:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3817	IRAQ-IRAN OIL TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's oil trade with Iran at present is composed mainly of legitimate imports of refined fuels, and seems to represent Iraq's attempt to address consumer demand rather than Iran's attempt to exert economic power over Iraq. The proposed Iraq to Iran crude oil pipeline may, howeve [...]	2007-11-21 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3818	MALIKI: SHOW MORE FLEXIBILITY ON SPD LANGUAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 18 meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reviewed ongoing discussions over the text of a proposed Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). In reply to the Ambassador's observation that proposed GOI changes to our latest working draft affects the [...]	2007-11-21 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3819	ABDEL AZIZ AL-HAKIM: TIME TO TALK TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a November 20 meeting, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdel Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador that ISCI supports our efforts to bring to rapid closure a bilateral Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) that will serve the interests of both nations. Looking fa [...]	2007-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3821	KEY SADRIST LEGISLATOR: IN IRAQ, IRAN IS EVERYWHERE [...] (C) Summary: Sadrist Trend CoR legislator Baha al-Aaraji claimed during a November 19 meeting that while Iran may not like the U.S., it likes the Iraqi people even less and is infiltrating Iraq at every level. He conceded that Iran has tried to penetrate the Sadrist Trend through support to p [...]	2007-11-21 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3823	INDEPENDENT COR MEMBER SAYS LEGISLATION DELAYED BY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Safia Souhail (Shia, former Iraqiyya) told Poloff unnecessary delays with de-ba'athification and other laws are occurring because of sectarianism and ineffective CoR leadership. She is doubtful the de-ba'athification law will receive the votes necessary [...]	2007-11-22 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3827	2008 FUNDS FOR IRAQ - THE GROUND TRUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than a year underway, the surge has produced major security, diplomatic and economic results; however, those gains will be in jeopardy should the current House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2008 State, Foreign Operations and related appropriations bills pass in curr [...]	2007-11-23 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS ECON PREL ASEC KDEM IZ EAID
07BAGHDAD3828	KIRKUK/ARTICLE 140: SENIOR SUNNI POLITICIAN'S [...] (S) During a November 20 introductory meeting, senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Ayad al-Samaraie provided Senior Adviser Pearce his views on Kirkuk and Article 140 implementation. Samaraie, expressing his personal thoughts, believed it bes [...]	2007-11-23 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3834	PM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SPD, UNSCR, PKK, CLC, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, hour-long meeting November 22, Ambassador Crocker and PM Nouri al-Maliki discussed progress on the Security Partnership Declaration (SPD),foreseeing its signing on Monday, November 26; moving quickly on a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) for 2 [...]	2007-11-24 10:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3837	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL [...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]	2007-11-25 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3838	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3839	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD384	HASHIMI ON SUNNI SUPPORT FOR BSP, CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador gave VP Al-Hashimi a read out of his KSA trip on February 1, observing that continuing sectarian violence, the way Saddam was executed, and perceptions of increased Iranian interference appeared to have cost PM Maliki credibility with Iraq's Arab neighbors. Hashimi [...]	2007-02-05 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD3840	BAGHDAD'S SUNNI SUBURBS TO SEE SOME SERVICES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. Representatives of the Baghdad provincial government held the first in a series of coordination meetings focused on improving services in the largely Sunni communities of suburban and rural Baghdad Province on November 20, facilita [...]	2007-11-25 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3842	IRAQ-JORDAN OIL HITS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS [...] (C) We received a translation of an undated letter signed by Ghassan Farkuh, Director General of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transport Company, addressed to the Ministry of Oil, concerning the reasons for the delay in tankers transporting crude oil from Kirkuk to Jordan. 2. (C) The first rea [...]	2007-11-25 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3843	THE DE-BAATH LAW GETS ITS FIRST READING WITH VOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25 the Justice and Accountability law (i.e., the "de-Ba'ath law") received its first reading in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR). The reading was repeatedly disrupted by the Sadr Bloc and a handful of Kurdish and Shi'a MPs protesting that the law contradic [...]	2007-11-25 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3848	KIU SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TRIP TO [...] (C) Salah al-Din Bahaddin, Secretary General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on the delegation of Kurdish political parties he led to Ankara to discuss the PKK crisis. Bahaddin said the visit had helped break a Turkish psychological barrier against [...]	2007-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3849	TALABANI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TOUR OF ARAB STATES [...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, saying he received a warm welcome in each and made some progress towards improved diplomatic and economic relations. Turning to other issues du jour, Talabani pledge [...]	2007-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3858	NEW UNAMI SRSG OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR MANDATE, [...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura stated in a November 25 meeting with S/I Satterfield and PolCouns that his top two priorities will be to resolve Article 140 and assist internally displaced persons [...]	2007-11-27 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FR EU UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3859	CODEL MCCAIN STRESSES NEED FOR POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: In a brief meeting with Prime Minister Maliki on Nov. 23, the members of Codel McCain applauded the recent security progress in Iraq but stressed the need for political progress to cement the security gains. In particular, Senator McCain pressed Maliki on the need to make progres [...]	2007-11-27 12:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD386	CHALABI OUTLINES HIS POPULAR COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Chalabi is moving forward on the political mobilization component of the new Baghdad Security Plan, although he suggested he is having some difficulty achieving full Sunni participation and has asked for Embassy assistance. His plan consists of creating tiered committees [...]	2007-02-06 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3860	ANBARIS MEET IN AMMAN TO DRAFT A PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (U) Some 115 Anbari notables, including government officials, civil servants, and tribal leaders, participated in an off-site conference November 14-18 sponsored by USAID contractor RTI in Amman to draft the Provincial Developm [...]	2007-11-27 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3861	CODEL MCCAIN TO ABDULMAHDI: NEED POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. On November 23 Senators John McCain, Saxby Chambliss, Lindsey Graham, John Barasso and Governor Jon Huntsman met with Deputy President Adil Abdulmahdi, advisor Zuhair Humadi, and former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr Ulum. The American delegation repeatedly emphasized the need for po [...]	2007-11-27 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3868	CODEL MURTHA PRESSES MALIKI FOR POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Murtha and Ambassador Crocker met with PM Maliki on November 23. Mr. Murtha acknowledged that he sees improvements in Iraq but repeatedly stated that the American people are impatient because necessary steps have not been taken and that they want to see dramatic action by [...]	2007-11-27 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3869	MOD GENERAL ABBADI'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BASRAH ISF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 08:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3874	MCNS NOVEMBER 25, 2007 ADDRESSES SPD, CLCS, AQI, [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) reviewed the situation of Concerned Local Citizen (CLC) groups' evolution and future, success to date against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI),protection of Iraqi refugees returning to Baghdad, dealing with Fo [...]	2007-11-28 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3877	MUTED IRAQI REACTION TO SPD [...] (C) Summary: On November 25th the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) held a closed session to discuss the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) between the U.S. and Iraq. Despite scattered complaints, the overall reaction among MPs to the SPD has been muted, reflecting CoR members' pre [...]	2007-11-28 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3878	ISCI COR LEADER HAMOUDI ON REGIONAL TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion 11/25, influential Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc leader, Shia) expressed optimism about bilateral relations with Kuwait and Egypt, while noting several obstacles to further improving ties [...]	2007-11-28 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SA IZ
07BAGHDAD3882	MAYSAN'S GOVERNOR: JAM ASSOCIATE AND RISING SHI'A [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-29 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3886	PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS CENTERS CHANGING THE PREMISE [...] (C) On October 29, Karbala became the eighth province to transfer from Coalition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) in a two-hour ceremony that was intended to symbolize Iraq's growing stability and progress. The transfer ceremony was slightly different this time, however; when MND-C Commander [...]	2007-11-29 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3887	TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER FROM PM NOURI AL-MALIKI TO [...] (U) Post received a letter addressed to POTUS from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) addressed on November 28, 2007. Scanned copies of the original document and the translation to English have been emailed to the NSC and NEA/I. The following is Post's translation of the Arabic tex [...]	2007-11-29 14:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3894	LEGISLATIVE HIGH JINKS MAY DELAY BUDGET [...] (C) Begin Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) Finance Committee members Ala'a Alsadon (IIP, Sunni) and Muna Zelzela (ISCI, Shia) told Econoff 28 November that the 2008 budget legislation is currently in limbo. The CoR ostensibly had the first of three readings of the budget legislation 1 [...]	2007-11-30 08:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3895	UK AMBASSADOR TO IRAN ON IRI NEGOTIATING STYLE, [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3897	COR ECON COMMITTEE CHAIR ELUCIDATES KURDISH BUDGET [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a 29 November meeting, Dr. Haider al-Abadi (Dawa, Shia),Chair of the Economic Committee in the Council of Representatives (CoR),clarified the changes the Kurds made to the Council of Ministers (CoM) approved draft budget for 2008. According to al-Abadi, the Kurds wa [...]	2007-11-30 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3901	NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR HINTS AT KURDISH FLEXIBILITY [...] (C/REL ACGU) Ninewa's influential Vice Governor, who is also the provincial Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) head, told PRT Leader November 11 in the presence of a visiting reporter that he recognized the importance of being practical in making compromises in resolving disputed areas under Arti [...]	2007-11-30 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3902	NEW UNAMI SRSG TO FOCUS ON ARTICLE 140 IMPASSE [...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura emphasized in a November 25 meeting with Senior Political Advisor that resolving the Article 140 impasse is one of UNAMI's top priorities. "My strategy is to put all [...]	2007-11-30 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3903	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3904	SHIA POLITICIANS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MOVING [...] (C) Summary: The first step toward resolving complicated Article 140 territorial issues, including Kirkuk, is for Iraq's political leadership to come to agreement on the way forward, according to Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc lea [...]	2007-11-30 16:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3907	BAGDHAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI HOSTS RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, hosted a November 13 meeting as part of a series of on-going discussions with the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and E-PRT (reftels A - E). The [...]	2007-12-02 02:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3908	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, NOV. 23, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 23 November, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The Meeting featured an extensive discussion of fraud and poor quality within the Public Distribution [...]	2007-12-02 02:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3909	KRG PRESIDENCY COUNCIL'S REP ON ARTICLE 140: WE [...] (C) In a November 26 meeting with RRTOffs, Kadir Aziz, KRG Presidency Council Representative for Article 140 and Toiler's Party Secretary General, and Sahd Emin, KRG Minister of Region for Parliament Affairs, expressed strong interest in the United Nations assuming a role in the Article 140 pr [...]	2007-12-02 10:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3911	CG AND CDA DISCUSS FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND SYRIA, [...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging hour-long meeting Thursday, November 29, MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge Patricia Butenis reviewed efforts with Prime Minister Maliki to stem the flow of Foreign Terrorists (FTs) from Syria and elsewhere, possible limited Turkish military acti [...]	2007-12-02 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3913	TALABANI BLASTS MALIKI BUT IS OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, and CDA Butenis met November 30 with Iraqi President Talabani. Talabani endorsed Washington,s efforts to renew the UNSCR resolution authorizing the presence of U.S. and other Coalition forces and expressed serious impatience with Prime Ministe [...]	2007-12-02 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3915	KRG OFFICIALS DISCUSS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY LACK [...] (C) In November 28-29 meetings with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, Ambassador Charles Ries, and Senior Advisor David Pearce, KRG PM Barzani and VP Rasoul praised Iraq,s improved security while criticizing PM Maliki,s failing performance and cautioning that security gains could [...]	2007-12-02 17:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EPET ENRG TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3916	ABDULMAHDI DISCUSSES POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: On December 1 Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, Coordinator for Iraq David Satterfield, and Charge d'Affaires Patricia Butenis met with Iraqi Deputy President Adil Abdulmahdi, CoR Shi'a independent Qassam Daoud, and former oil minister Thamir Ghadban. Abdulmahdi emphasi [...]	2007-12-02 17:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3924	DPM BARHAM SALEH SAYS BLUEPRINT NEEDED FOR WAY [...] (C) Summary. DPM Saleh told the Senior Advisor to the Ambassador November 27 that the Article 140 issues on Kirkuk and disputed territories were the most difficult in Iraq. But, he said, the outlines of a deal are there and the time was opportune to push Iraqi leaders to agree to a process to [...]	2007-12-03 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3927	INDONESIAN DELEGATION LOOKING FOR EMBASSY SITE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29/30, an Indonesian delegation toured prospective International Zone embassy sites and told USG officials they want to establish a mission in Baghdad "as soon as possible." To the surprise of their Iraqi hosts, the delegation sought to cap its trip by signing a Memor [...]	2007-12-03 14:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AA IZ
07BAGHDAD3933	AMMAR HAKIM TO SATTERFIELD: CRISIS OF TRUST IN [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting with S/I David Satterfield and Polcouns, Ammar al-Hakim expressed support for a strategic U.S.-Iraq relationship, shared his concern over U.S. policy on tribal engagement and a crisis of trust in the Iraqi government, and outlined a non-sectarian vision of [...]	2007-12-04 09:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3940	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a Dec. 1 meeting with the Deputy Secretary that focused on the question of UNSCR renewal, Prime Minister (PM) Maliki agreed to not open up the operative paragraphs of the UNSCR to debate. We agreed that GOI concerns over roles and responsibilities in military operations could b [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ

07BAGHDAD3946	NINEWA: HAJJ FLIGHT INAUGURATES MOSUL'S FIRST [...] (U) In Mosul's first commercial passenger flight operation since 1993, Iraqi Airways Flight 020 departed Mosul Airport for Baghdad International Airport at 2230 December 2 with approximately 150 Hajj pilgrims. A second Iraqi Airways flight departed Mosul Airport December 3 with approximately [...]	2007-12-05 08:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAIR EAID IZ

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