HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 016948 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING FOR MOD OFFICIALS, SENIOR EXECUTIVE SEMINAR REF: BAGHDAD 315 ¶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 Ministry of Defense listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as much lead 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: FULL NAME: Hatem Ismaeel Thamir AL KHAZAJI POSITION: Staff Brigadier General/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: March 25, 1954 TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar DATES OF TRAINING: March 29 - April 9, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC FULL NAME: Nedal Modher Mohammed AL REKABI POSITION: Staff Brigadier General/Director of Strategic Counter Terrorism Bureau/Counter Terrorism DOB: May 22, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar DATES OF TRAINING: March 29 - April 9, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC FULL NAME: Mahdi Falih Othman ALBU MOHAMMED POSITION: BG/Director of Target Section/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: September 10, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar DATES OF TRAINING: March 29 - April 9, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC CLINTON