JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA

UNCLAS STATE 124354 SENSITIVE SIPDIS AMMAN FOR POST LEAHY VETTING OFFICER M. CRIFO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASEC PHUM JO SUBJECT: JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TRAINING, 07 DECEMBER 2009 REF: AMMAN 2569 ¶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, a U.S.-sponsored communications center equipment training program, scheduled to begin 07-Dec-2009 in Huntsville, Alabama. The names of the candidates follow in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan),birth date" format: 1, 1LT, Noordin Mohammad Noordin Qabrtai, Zarqa, 20-SEP-1982 2, 2LT, Talal Salem Mahamed Awamleh, Salt, 03-MAY-1986 3, 2LT, Yousef Abdallah Mohammad Alarabiat, Salt, 01-JUL-1987 4, 2LT, Ali Ahmad Ali Al Ali, Amman, 19-MAR-1987 5, WO, Feras Amen Said Obaid, Kuwait, 05-JUL-1976 6, SGT, Aous Zaid Ibrahim Alawneh, Irbid, 15-OCT-1986 7, WO, Belal Mohammad Mnaizal Aleimat, Mafraq, 10-APR-1984 ¶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