HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 055514 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 YAWER, NOZAD, MAJEED AND RUBAYE REF: BAGHDAD 489 ¶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 names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Haitham Akram Taha AL YAWER POSITION: LTC, Iraqi Security Forces DOB: April 3, 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Maintenance TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: July 18, 2009 - August 14, 2009 NAME: Rasheed Rushdi Saif NOZAD POSITION: 1 LT, Iraqi Security Forces DOB: May 10, 1981 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Maintenance TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: July 18, 2009 - August 14, 2009 NAME: Yousif Shareef Majeed Majeed POSITION: Major, Iraqi Security Forces DOB: August 17, 1968 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Maintenance TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: July 18, 2009 - August 14, 2009 NAME: Ahmed Abdulhadi Abbas ALRUBAYE POSITION: LTC, Iraqi Security Forces DOB: January 19, 1966 TYPE OF TRAINING: King Air Maintenance TRAINING LOCATION: Wichita, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: July 18, 2009 - August 14, 2009 CLINTON