HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 053419 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-JUBOORI, AL-OBAIDI, AL-ASADI REF: A. BAGHDAD 1473 B. BAGHDAD 1543 ¶1. The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the members of the Iraq Security Forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible information gross violation of human rights by the individuals involved in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. The pertinent information concerning the proposed candidates is as follows: NAME: Ali Zouin Mohammed AL JUBOORI POSITION: Director of National Command Center, Ministry of the Interior DOB: May 14, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Language Training TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas and Naval Staff College, Rhode Island DATES OF TRAINING: October 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009 NAME: Shakir Ketab Mahgoob AL OBAIDI POSITION: Deputy Director, Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: July 1, 1952 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: National Defense University, Washington DC DATES OF TRAINING: June 4 to 26, 2008 NAME: Abdulghani Ajeel Taher AL ASADI POSITION: Major General, Commander CTB DOB: July 1, 1950 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: National Defense University, Washington DC DATES OF TRAINING: June 4 to 26, 2008 RICE