HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 016959 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, DEFENSE INSTITUTE OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT COURSE REF: BAGHDAD 330 ¶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: Abdulkareem Saddam Khaleefah SWIDI POSITION: Director General/Central Auditing/MOD DOB: January 6, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Course DATES OF TRAINING: March 12 - April 12, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA FULL NAME: Mohammed Daher Shakir Mahmood AL OBAIDI POSITION: Chief/FMS Opns Ctr/Budget/Aquisitions/MOD DOB: January 9, 1953 TYPE OF TRAINING: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Course DATES OF TRAINING: March 12 - April 12, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA FULL NAME: Dkeyya Abduljabbar Saeed AL BAZZAZ POSITION: Director General/Armanment and Supply/MOD DOB: July 1, 1952 TYPE OF TRAINING: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Course DATES OF TRAINING: March 12 - April 12, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA FULL NAME: Kareem Mohammed Salloom AL-DAFFAIE POSITION: Logistics Follow Up Officer/M4/MOD DOB: April 3, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Course DATES OF TRAINING: March 12 - April 12, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA FULL NAME: Mahmood Hasan Mahmood AL-HAYALI POSITION: Director General/Programs and Budget/MOD DOB: July 1, 1955 TYPE OF TRAINING: Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Course DATES OF TRAINING: March 12 - April 12, 2010 TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA CLINTON