HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 055424 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-JUBOORI, JAATY AND AL-BAIDHANI REF: A. BAGHDAD 1211 ¶B. BAGHDAD 1212 ¶C. BAGHDAD 1208 ¶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 any of these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. (SBU) The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Hadi Abood Mohammed AL-JUBORI POSITION: COL, Legal Advisor DOB: March 15, 1965 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. DATES OF TRAINING: June 15, 2009 - July 2, 2009 NAME: Khalaf Hamood JAATY POSITION: Civilian Intelligence DOB: January 7, 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. DATES OF TRAINING: June 15, 2009 - July 2, 2009 NAME: Adel Ara Badday AL-BAIDHANI POSITION: LTC, Third Battalian Commander, Iraqi Special Operations Forces/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: November 20, 1971 TYPE OF TRAINING: NESA Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. DATES OF TRAINING: June 15, 2009 - July 2, 2009 CLINTON