JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ADVANCED

UNCLAS STATE 111954 SENSITIVE SIPDIS EMBASSY AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ADVANCED TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT WORKSHOP, 8-12 NOVEMBER 2009 REF: AMMAN 2283 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of 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 following Jordanian officials have been selected to participate in, or are considered alternates for, U.S.-sponsored Export Control and Related Border Security training provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents, scheduled to begin November 8 at the Jaber border crossing in Jordan. The names of the candidates that follow are listed below in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),date of birth" format: 1, MAJ, Osama Ahmad Yousef, Amman, 28-JAN-1972 2, CAPT, Abdullah Al Zghoul, Anjara, 14-JUN-1972 3, 2LT, Yehya Mohammad Al Hammouri, Irbid, 08-JUN-1983 4, 2LT, Mohammad Shibli Jawarneh, Irbid, 24-AUG-1984 5, 2LT, Mutaz Ali Abed Al Khaza'leh, Irbid, 05-MAY-1975 6, 2LT, Ali Hassan Mufleh Al Sabah, Hamra, 23-OCT-1979 7, MSG, Eyad Zuhdi Abdullatif Al Abed, Kuwait, 15-JUL-1973 8, 1SG, Ibrahim Mohammad Hilal Bani Merie, Irbid, 01-JUL-1980 9, 2LT, Mohammad Mahmoud Hassan Al Mhmammad, Morocco, 11-SEP-1979 10, 1SG, Amjad Nai'm Ahmad Ghubon, Zerka, 29-JUL-1982 11, 1LT, Muhannad Abdulkareem Ibrahim Al Shatnawi, Irbid, 15-FEB-1977 12, 2LT, Imad Khalaf Said Nuweiser, Mafraq, 12-DEC-1975 13, CAPT, Salem Mohammad Salem Yousef Al Khasawneh, Aqaba, 19-APR-1973 14, MSG, Eyad Taha Suleiman Al Rawashdeh, Kerak, 01-APR-1971 15, 2LT, Ahmad Ismail Hussein Al Bustanji, Kerak, 29-DEC-1982 16, 2LT, Rami Ahmad Oklah Al Masa'deh, Irbid, 05-APR-1982 17, 2LT, Mohammad Samir Abdulqader Abu Hazim, Salt, 28-MAY-1983 18, 1SG, Ala'a Mohammad Sa'adat Ghaith, Amman, 18-AUG-1983 19, Khaled Abdul Aziz Ghafel Al Qudah, Kerak, 13-SEP-1981 20, MSG, Firas Omar Ahmad Mahmoud Barqawi, Irbid, 12-AUG-1978 21, 2LT, Ahmad Jamil Faraj Al Sarayrah, Kerak, 12-FEB-1973 22, 1LT, Ahmad Mahmoud Abdulqader Abu Al Ghanam, Madaba, 12-JUL-1974 23, 2LT, Khaled Mohammad Odeh Abu Ajjour, Hasa, 01-JAN-1972 24, 2LT, Rawhi Mohammad Suleiman Obeidat, Irbid, 28-DEC-1974 25, 1SG, Suhaib Ghazi Abdullah Al Faleh, Irbid, 13-DEC-1980 26, 1SG, Khaled Omar Hassan Al Sa'afin, Baq'a, 29-DEC-1983 ¶3. (SBU) Post is permitted to provide the following statement to authorized parties: Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals identified in paragraph 2 above, as of this date. Post may cite this cable in response. CLINTON