JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JAF LEADERS

UNCLAS STATE 010160 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 JAF LEADERS ATTENDING TRAINING - 02 FEBRUARY 2010 REF: AMMAN 211 ¶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 military training courses, scheduled to begin 02-Feb-2010 in the United States. The names of the candidates follow in "rank, name, city of birth (in Jordan unless otherwise noted),birth date" format: 1, MAJ, Emad Edrees Al Majali, Karak, 15-May-1972 2, 1LT, Hasan A. M. Obeidat, Irbid, 01-Apr-1979 3, MAJ, Fayez Abdullah Ali, Na'ur, 01-May-1972 4, 1LT, Hazem Ibrahim Al Maita, 15-Feb-1984 5, CPT, Riad Humaidan Al Elamate, Mafraq, 01-May-1978 6, 1LT, Sultan Fandi Al Shammaq, Irbid, 02-Oct-1984 7, CPT, Mohammad Ishail Mousa, Irbid, 24-May-1978 ¶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