(U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS STATE 124462 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: (U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-RIKABI, AL-OBAIDI, AL-SHAMMARI REF: BAGHDAD 3464 (U) 1. The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by any of these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department and cancel the proposed trainings. (SBU) 2.The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Kadhim Mohan Mutar AL-RIKABI POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel, Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: July 1, 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 NAME: Hayder Fadhil Razooqi AL-OBAIDI POSITION: Staff Major, Iraqi Special Operations Force (ISOF) S-3 DOB: August 5, 1976 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 NAME: Kareem Hakeem Farhan AL-SHAMMARI POSITION: Colonel, Air Force, Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: January 27, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 RICE