HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 016953 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM MASS IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING FOR ALAARAGY AND AL-SODANI, SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE REF: BAGHDAD 377 ¶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: NAME: Ismael AL-SODANI DOB: August 23, 1962 POSITION: Defense Attach TYPE OF TRAINING: Sovereign Challenge at Special Operations Command TRAINING LOCATION: Tampa, FL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8-11, 2010 NAME: Ali ALAARAGY DOB: 26 May 1963 POSITION: Defense Attach TYPE OF TRAINING: Sovereign Challenge at Special Operations Command TRAINING LOCATION: Tampa, FL DATES OF TRAINING: March 8-11, 2010 CLINTON