HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 010712 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-ZERKANI AND AL-TAMEEMI REF: BAGHDAD 3959 ¶1. (U) 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 these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidates (ref a) are as follows: NAME: Jaleel Jabbar Abdulhasan AL-ZERKANI POSITION: Major General, Iraqi Army, CTB DOB: July 03, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: February 22, 2009 - March 06, 2009 NAME: Kareem Abbood Mohammed AL-TAMEEMI POSITION: Staff BG, Iraqi Army, Counter Terrorism Command DOB: September 03, 1963 TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: February 22, 2009 - March 06, 2009 CLINTON