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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04BAGHDAD119 |
USEB 58: Shia Leaders Petition on Behalf of Sadr [...] (U) Classified by DCM James Jeffrey, Reason 1.4 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Last week, influential Shia leaders, including the Dawa and SCIRI parties, asked Prime Minister Allawi to defuse the tension in Najaf by dropping, at least temporarily, the charges against Muqtada al-Sadr. They [...] |
2004-07-12 18:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KISL IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD137 |
USEB 072: THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT AND AL- [...] (C) Summary. On July 10, Iraqi Prime Minister Dr. Ayad Allawi met with the chief of the news room from Al- Jazeera's Doha headquarters, Mr. Sadi Al-Shouly (who is also responsible for all worldwide Al-Jazeera correspondents), along with Al-Jazeera's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Mr. Hamid Hadeed. Th [...] |
2004-07-14 20:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD17 |
USEB 018: IRAQI GOVERNMENT SIGNALS TOUGHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. SENIOR IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) OFFICIALS ARE MAKING CLEAR THAT THEY BELIEVE TOUGHER MEASURES NEED TO BE TAKEN TO DEFEAT VIOLENCE. THEY HAVE BEEN CLEAR THAT TRANSPARENT RULE OF LAW PROCEDURES WOULD STILL APPLY. THE ISSUE MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED IN THE FIELD. END SUMMARY [...] |
2004-07-02 17:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL PINS MARR IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD221 |
USEB 112: DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH IRAQI PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Allawi told the Deputy Secretary that he and his counterparts in the Arab world are looking forward to his tour of the region. Allawi plans to have an open and honest discussion with Syria about their involvement in Iraqi affairs. He would like to see Interior Mini [...] |
2004-07-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD229 |
USEB 143: SUNNIS WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT SAYS [...] (C) Summary. Sunnis are hostile, divided, leaderless, and unable to envision a political solution acceptable to others according to a very well-informed Jordanian diplomat. Some would like to enter into an agreement with us to resume rule, an approach we find illusionary. End summary. 2 [...] |
2004-07-22 20:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PTER IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD230 |
USEB 146: ICRC DELIVERS COPIES OF TWO LETTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 20, 2004, International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Baghdad Head of Delegation Christophe Beney delivered copies of two letters (Refs A and B) to Pol-Mil Minister Ambassador Neumann. Both letters were labeled "Confidential." Both were addressed to General George W. [...] |
2004-07-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ ICRC |
| 04BAGHDAD235 |
USEB 154: 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DISCUSSES [...] (S) SUMMARY: PolMilCouns Ambassador Neumann and PolCouns Robert Ford, along with staff, traveled to Fallujah for a familiarization visit on 14 July, 2004 to meet with 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) CG Conway, 1st Marine Divison (MARDIV) CG Mattis, and Regimental Combat Team 1 (RCT-1) Co [...] |
2004-07-23 21:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD246 |
USEB 149: KIRKUK'S ARAB VILLAGES ADJUST TO [...] SUMMARY. The Arab villages west and south of Kirkuk are mostly poor and underdeveloped. Thanks to extensive work by the Coalition Provisional Authority, USAID and U.S. military forces in the area, the USG has developed excellent working relationships with local tribal and political leaders. [...] |
2004-07-24 18:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREF IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD260 |
USEB 176: INTERDICTING INSURGENT FINANCE [...] (S) On July 25, Ahmed Salman, legal advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Baram Salih, met with EMIN and Embassy Legal Adviser at the DPM's request to discuss the USG's proposed order on insurgent finance. Salman said that the DPM would be seeking an appointment on July 26 to meet with Ambassador [...] |
2004-07-26 08:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ECON IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD356 |
GOVERNOR IN TROUBLE-RIDDEN ANBAR PROVINCE HELD [...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Anbar Province, perhaps the most violence-plagued part of Iraq, feels isolated and trapped in his office while he tries to secure the release of his three kidnapped sons. The Governor doubts he can trust either the police chief or the Iraqi National Guard Comma [...] |
2004-08-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KISL IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD4 |
USEB 003: LETTER ON AGREMENT FROM MINISTER OF [...] (U) THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A LETTER RECEIVED ON JUNE 29 BY EMBASSY BAGHDAD FOR SECRETARY POWELL FROM IRAQI MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOSHYAR ZEBARI GRANTING AGREMENT FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE. THE LETTER ALSO APPROVED OUR FOUR EMBASSY OFFICES. BEGIN TEXT: THE HONORABLE COLIN POWELL SECRET [...] |
2004-06-30 10:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD463 |
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CEASEFIRE [...] (C) Muaffaq al Rubaie, reached at our initiative in the afternoon of August 13, said he was approaching agreement with an envoy of Moqtada al Sadr over a nine point peace plan (para 6 below.) Apparently Rubaie had never been able to meet with Sadr but met several times with his envoy. A ceas [...] |
2004-08-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD481 |
IRAQI SHIA PARTIES NOT EMBRACING SADR [...] (C) Some angry remarks at the National Conference notwithstanding, it appears that the Shia establishment is not rallying behind Muqtada al-Sadr in his standoff against the Iraqi Government. Late on the night of August 14, PolCouns spoke to a top aide to Iraqi Government Vice President and D [...] |
2004-08-15 17:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV KISL IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD531 |
SHAHRISTANI COMMENTS ON NAJAF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his call on Ambassador Negroponte, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani was critical of the Iragi Interim Government's (IIG) handling of the situation in Najaf, believing that it has made Muqtada al-Sadr stronger and has cost the Government much support. He urged against a military solu [...] |
2004-08-17 17:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PARM KISL SOCI IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD556 |
AMBASSADOR OPENS FIRST AMERICAN CORNER IN IRAQ [...] Summary. The Ambassador and Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Culture Fatah Zakhoy opened the first American Corner in Iraq on August 8. The Corner, located in the public library in Sulaimaniya, enables visitors to learn about the United States and to participate in American educatio [...] |
2004-08-19 08:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREF KCUL IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD57 |
USEB 34: FM ZEBARI HERALDS NEW ERA FOR IRAQ [...] (C) IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 4 THAT THE NEW INTERIM IRAQI GOVERNMENT (IIG) MUST DEMONSTRATE ITS INDEPENDENCE AND SHOW THE IRAQI PEOPLE THAT THE TRANSFER OF POWER WAS GENUINE. HE HOPED DISBURSEMENT OF U.S. SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS WOULD BE ACCELERATED AND SAID THAT STABI [...] |
2004-07-06 19:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD58 |
USEB 039: IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT DECREE ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. THE IRAQI INTERIM GOVERNMENT (IIG) ENACTED A DECREE ON THE DEFENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY TODAY. THE LAW IS AIMED AT BETTER COMBATING THE INSURGENCY WHILE MAINTAINING BASIC RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE LAW COMPLIES WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW (TAL), W [...] |
2004-07-07 17:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD586 |
SECURITY IN SADR CITY AND BAGHDAD: PROGRESS IS [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the past, cooperation between U.S. military units operating in Baghdad -- especially in Sadr City -- and Iraqi police has been problematic. Indeed, the police chief in Sadr City on occasion has been positively unhelpful, if not hostile. Local U.S. military commanders have be [...] |
2004-08-20 17:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PTER PREL IZ IR |
| 04BAGHDAD697 |
LOCAL OFFICIALS SHARE VIEWS ON AL-SADR'S FUTURE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Najaf's Governor, the Provincial Council Chair and the Governor's aide all believe Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani's intervention in the Najaf crisis has left al- Sadr significantly weakened politically. They further feel that the agreement al-Sadr signed has strengthened the Iraqi Go [...] |
2004-08-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PINS IZ |
| 04BAGHDAD963 |
IIG SUGGESTS IRAQI GUARDS FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih has suggested introducing Iraqi personnel to the inner circle of guards watching over Saddam Hussein. The DPM proposed the switch in security personnel in the context of his broader expressed interest in destabilizing the temperame [...] |
2004-09-15 05:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | KJUS PREL PTER PHUM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2107 |
DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER AZEZ'S LAST WORDS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Deputy Finance Minister Azez Hassan said Iraq's reporting on fiscal data to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has improved significantly and is now strong. MOF is ready to close the books on 2004 and Azez said he expects the Budget Department to finalize by the June 6 Articl [...] |
2005-05-18 20:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2346 |
NGO REGISTRY SEEKS STABILITY; STATE MINISTRY ROLE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The recent transfer of the NGO Registry Office to the State Ministry of Civil Society Affairs, which has a Sadrist Minister, has raised concerns about the Ministry's role and the potential misuse of registry data for political purposes. Both the Deputy Prime Minister and the [...] |
2005-06-01 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2347 |
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING MAY 19 MEETING WITH [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. --- THE DEPUTY SECRETARY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JAMES JEFFREY AMBASSADOR RICHARD JONES, COORDINATOR FOR IRAQ AMBASSADOR DAVID SATTERFIELD, DCM AMBASSADOR ROSS WILSON, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT MS. CHRISTINE DAVIES, SPECIAL ASSISTANT MS. ROB WALLER, SPECIAL ASSISTANT MR. ADMAN [...] |
2005-06-01 06:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2348 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY COVERS POLITICAL PROCESS, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Rowsch Shaways told Deputy Secretary May 19 that the schedule for development of a new constitution outlined in the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) must be kept. He also said the Committee should include members from outside the Transitional N [...] |
2005-06-01 06:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2349 |
JAFARI PLEDGES MORE SUNNI DIALOGUE, SAYS [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with Prime Minister Jafari, the Deputy Secretary highlighted the need for an integrated strategy (political, economic, and security) to defeat the insurgency. As part of that strategy, he emphasized the need for inclusiveness and the importance of stick [...] |
2005-06-01 07:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2357 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY ELECTIONS; BAGHDAD [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June.1 were the developments of the security and political situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Accidental mistake" (Ad-Dustoor, June 1) B. "In preparation for the upcoming elections" (Al [...] |
2005-06-01 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2364 |
CODELS BIDEN AND WELDON DISCUSS CONSTITUTION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Constitutional Committee chairman Shaykh Humam al-Hammudi apprised CODELS Biden and Weldon of the status of the constitutional process May 30. Al- Hammudi said the committee expected to make a decision on how to include Sunnis at its June [...] |
2005-06-02 06:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2367 |
JOINT US, UK, DANISH DEMARCHE TO MOI ON PRISONER [...] (S) SUMMARY. Charge joined British Charge and Danish Ambassador in a June 1 joint demarche to Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr on allegations of prisoner abuse in Basrah. UK Charge provided an intelligence report implicating the Basrah Police's Internal Affairs Division and Investigations Suppo [...] |
2005-06-02 07:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2371 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION SYRIA TERRORISM; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 2 were the developments of the security, political situations and the constitution's drafting process. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "May Hammurabi appear and draft our constitution" (Al- [...] |
2005-06-02 11:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2372 |
UNDP COUNTRY DIRECTOR NAMED FOR IRAQ [...] (SBU) In a meeting with donor representatives on May 31, UN Deputy Special Representative for Iraq Staffan di Mistura announced that Paolo Lembo was being promoted to the job of Iraq Country Director for the UN Development Program (UNDP), from his current position as Humanitarian Coordinator. [...] |
2005-06-02 11:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2374 |
LATEST FROM IRAQ'S MINISTER OF TRADE ON THE PDS. [...] (SBU) In a June 1 meeting with IRMO reps Minister of Trade Abd' al-Bassit Kareem informed us that he does not expect new wheat, sugar or rice imports into Iraq for the Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) until mid- July. According to the Minister, US wheat, including a shipment fro [...] |
2005-06-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL IZ ECON |
| 05BAGHDAD2375 |
BADR CORPS AND MUC CONDUCT MUQTADA [...] (C) Summary. Muqtada al-Sadr representatives facilitated discussions between Badr Corps and Muslim Ulema Council (MUC) officials on Hareth al-Dhari's May 18 comments accusing the Badr Corps of assassinating Sunni clerics. The group met May 28 in the residence of Transitional National Assemb [...] |
2005-06-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KISL IZ KINR |
| 05BAGHDAD2376 |
ASSESSMENT OF IRAQ'S MINISTER OF INTERIOR AFTER [...] (S/REL UK AND AUS) SUMMARY: In the month since Minister of Interior Baqir Jabor took office, he appears to be delivering on his initial commitments (ref A). Jabor retained qualified personnel regardless of their ethnic background or political affiliation, while also developing a plan to remo [...] |
2005-06-02 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR MARR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2378 |
RECOMMENDED S CALLS TO SUPPORT SUNNI INCLUSION [...] (S) Embassy recommends that the President call PM Jaferi and the Secretary make phone calls to President Talabani, Vice President Adil Abd al-Mehdi, and TNA Speaker Hachim al-Hasani to press for a effective and rapid inclusion of Sunni Arabs in the constitution drafting process. 2. (S) S [...] |
2005-06-02 17:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2379 |
IIP EXPRESSES OPTIMISM ON PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] (C) Summary. The Charge met with Tariq al Hashimi, Secretary General of the Iraqi Islamic Party to continue our SIPDIS engagement with leading Sunni groups to encourage their participation in the constitutional process. The Charge expressed regret for the recent detention of party leader, [...] |
2005-06-02 17:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2381 |
IRAQ - INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the National Energy Committee (NEC), DPM Chalabi discussed his recent visit to the Al-Fatah crossing, expressing dissatisfaction with its current security. He instructed the Ministry of Defense to immediately develop an effective security plan for the [...] |
2005-06-03 07:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD2383 |
US FORCES IN BAGHDAD IMPLEMENT LARGE-SCALE HUMAN [...] (SBU) The U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division (3ID) is running a comprehensive program of practical rule-of-law initiatives to train, monitor, and encourage human rights practices amongst its Iraqi Security Force (ISF) partners in Baghdad (a program list is provided in para 8). Both Post and [...] |
2005-06-03 10:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2388 |
UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEES IN COALITION [...] (SBU) In this cable, Post provides an update to Reftel A, which was sent in January 2005 in response to AmConsul Jerusalem's request in Reftel B for information on the status of Palestinian security internees held by Coalition Forces inside Iraq. As of May 31, 2005, Multi-National Force - Ir [...] |
2005-06-03 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2391 |
DPM CHALABI ON IMPROVING MOD, PIPELINE SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi outlined his top three priorities to PolMilCouns on June 3. He claims to be engaging MoD Sadoun Dulaimi on improving MOD staff to combat corruption and replacing Army officers in select units with locally born commanders. Chalabi also briefed h [...] |
2005-06-04 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2392 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) CDA and DCM met with Deputy President Adil abd- al-Mahdi on May 31 to discuss local politics and international issues. ---------------------------- IRAQI POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------------- 3. (C) After opening pleasantries, Mahdi noted that he has devoted a lot of [...] |
2005-06-04 11:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KISL IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD2393 |
INITIAL CALL ON THE NEW IRAQI MINISTER OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-04 13:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2394 |
AL-ANBAR GOVERNOR KILLED; PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Joint Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces discovered the body of Al-Anbar Governor, Raja Nawaf Farhan May 29. The Anbar Provincial Council met June 1 in a special session and selected current PC Chairman, Engineer Ma'moun Sami Rasheed, as the new governor. Former Governor Fas [...] |
2005-06-04 14:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2395 |
IST ISSUES WARRANTS FOR TWENTY HVDS APPROVED FOR [...] (S) The Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) has issued arrest warrants for twenty High-Value Detainees (HVDs) whom the USG has approved for release, and against whom the IST had previously indicated it did not intend to pursue charges. Post remains concerned that political pressure may have influence [...] |
2005-06-05 06:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PTER PGOV PHUM XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2398 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ RESISTANCE GOVERNMENT [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 5 were the developments of the security and political situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Resistance by animals and water melon" (Asharq Al- Awsat, 6/5) B. "Citizens and the politi [...] |
2005-06-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD2401 |
TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR MNF-I DETAINEES [...] (S) Summary: Post has been informed that the Government of Turkey wishes to extradite two security internees held by MNF-I inside Iraq, based on GOT suspicion of their involvement in terrorist bombings in Istanbul. MNF-I is willing to transfer these detainees to Iraqi custody to permit an Ir [...] |
2005-06-06 08:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PHUM PINS PTER TU XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2403 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION TERRORISM; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 6 were the development of the political and security situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "The constitution and the final date" (Ad-Dustoor, June 6) B. "New page and an honest line" [...] |
2005-06-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2404 |
IRAQ: Iraqi Airways Inaugural Flight to Basra. [...] (SBU) Iraqi Airways (IA), with assistance from the British Royal Air Force at Basrah Airport in Southern Iraq, conducted a test flight of their B727 passenger aircraft on May 31, 2005 from Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). This was followed up by the first passenger flight from Baghdad to [...] |
2005-06-06 11:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2413 |
JANABI PREDICTS IMMINENT PROGRESS ON SUNNI ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Adnan Janabi, deputy chairman of the Constitution Committee and the leader of its effort to bring in Sunni Arabs, told Charge on June 6 that he expects to complete his assignment by the end of this week. He is expanding the group of Sunni participants and has requested that it pr [...] |
2005-06-07 06:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2422 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ VIOLENCE CONSTITUTION; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 7 were the developments of the political and security situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Shall we have an Iraqi conference to stop violence?" (Al-Ittihad, June 7) B. "Credibility [...] |
2005-06-07 11:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2424 |
RIVAL SUNNI POLITICOS MANUEVERING FOR PLACE IN [...] (C) Summary. Rival Sunni politicos made clear in June 7 conversations that there is continuing progress in enlarging the Constitutional Drafting Committee by adding Sunni representatives. Some contacts suggested that one Sunni faction, the National Dialogue Council, enjoys the favor of the [...] |
2005-06-07 15:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2425 |
TROUBLED AL-ANBAR'S PRDC OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Development Committee (PRDC) held its first official meeting May 29 in Ramadi. Local officials from across the province and directors-general from various ministries attended the session, reflecting genuine and broad interest in the PRDC init [...] |
2005-06-07 16:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD2427 |
TALABANI, BARZANI, HAKIM (MAYBE) TO PRESS PM [...] (C) Charge was called to a meeting with Deputy PM Rowsch Shaways (KDP) on June 7 to discuss the latest developments on the political front, with emphasis on Kurdish views. Shaways began by reviewing the state of play with the Kurds: Barzani should be sworn in as President in Irbil on Monday, [...] |
2005-06-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2430 |
A STRUGGLE FOR THE MIND OF MUQTADA AL-SADR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sadrist advisors Hamid al-Sharifi and Saayid Imad Kelanter told PolOff June 7 that there is an ideological struggle between two distinctly different Sadrist camps over the conduct of relations with the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and the Coalition. Both men asserted that P [...] |
2005-06-08 09:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2436 |
TEXT OF PRESIDENT TALABANI'S NON-PAPER TO PM JAFARI [...] (C) Below is the full text of President Talabani's non-paper to Prime Minister Jafari; referred to in REFTEL. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: His Excellency the Prime Minister Dr. Ibrahim al-Jafari With Greetings and Respect, The Kurdish Alliance - an equal partner in the Unified Coalition of [...] |
2005-06-08 11:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2437 |
CHARGE SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH IRAQI MINISTER OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge Satterfield joined the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Interior in a May 30 dinner with the Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr where they discussed: Middle East and Iraqi political developments, the current security operations in Baghdad, as well as police training programs a [...] |
2005-06-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2442 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AL-JAFARI POLITICAL PROGRAM, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 8 were the security and political situations. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Al-Jafari needs a rest" (Al-Ittihad, June 8) B. "The language of the constitution " (Al-Mashriq, June 8) --- [...] |
2005-06-08 12:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2444 |
BADR ORGANIZATION CONFERENCE SHOWCASES STRENGTH [...] (C) Summary. The Badr Organization Conference kicked off a two-day conference for its leadership with a June 8 opening ceremony that had the feel of a political party rally. The ceremony celebrated the anniversary of the Badr Organization's transformation from militia to an ostensibly separ [...] |
2005-06-08 16:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV KISL IZ KINR |
| 05BAGHDAD2445 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICS, COORDINATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Saleh on June 7 told the Charge that the initial steps taken by the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and Prime Minister Jaafari were weak and lackluster. On the constitution, Shi'a political groups are pushing to complete [...] |
2005-06-09 02:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2446 |
TALABANI AGGRIEVED WITH JAFARI EVEN AS HE MAKES [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Charge in a June 8 meeting that Prime Minister Jafari is carrying out his office unilaterally and marginalizing Kurdish officials. Talabani said he planned to meet Jafari and the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) leader Abd al-Aziz al- [...] |
2005-06-09 08:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2450 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 9 were the Badr Organization's conference, Arab Sunni participation in the constitutional committee, and the developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Familiar [...] |
2005-06-09 13:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2452 |
MFA ZEBARI DISCUSSES SYRIA, IRAQ CONFERENCE, AND [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARAGRAPH 10. -------------------------------- SYRIAN DEMARCHE POINTS DELIVERED -------------------------------- 2. (C) On June 8, DCM conveyed REFTEL A demarche points regarding Syrian participation at EU - U.S. Brussels Conference to Minister of Foreign [...] |
2005-06-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PINS SY LE EU IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2453 |
IRAQ: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON POLITICAL DYNAMICS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Describing his take on current maneuvering within the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG), Finance Minister Allawi told the DCM June 8 he does not think Prime Minister Ja'afari has done a good job in articulating a clear political position and is having difficulty managing the gov [...] |
2005-06-09 16:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | EFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ SY LE |
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: U.S. ---- DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK CHARGE D'AFFAIRES JAMES JEFFREY DCM DAVID SATTERFIELD AMBASSADOR JONES CHRISTINE DAVIES ROBERT WALLER ADAM ERELI SCOTT CARPENTER IRAQ ---- DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AHMED CHALABI 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a May 19 meeting with the D [...] |
2005-06-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINS ECON EPET EAGR KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2455 |
CONVERSATION WITH NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ITG is disorganized and ineffective according to Rubaie. He characterized the government as in crisis with the Kurds provoked especially by the absence of any mention of federalism in the Prime Ministers State of the Union message. Additionally, Talabani is angry about the r [...] |
2005-06-09 18:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2456 |
SUNNI ARAB CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE OUTREACH HITS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite promising signs earlier this week, negotiations over expanding the Constitution Drafting Committee deadlocked on June 9 over the number of Sunni Arabs who should be added. Some Sunni Arabs are demanding 25 additional representatives of their community on the 55-member com [...] |
2005-06-09 18:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2457 |
IRAQ - BRUSSELS CONFERENCE AND JEC: CHARGE,S [...] (C) Following up DCM's meeting with Finance Minister Allawi (see SEPTEL), Charge on June 9 delivered REFTEL demarche to Prime Minister Ja'afari. (NOTE: Charge stressed donors' concerns about five-cent gasoline and free food, and provided REFTEL talking points in a non-paper verbally, but did [...] |
2005-06-09 19:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2463 |
FALLUJAH CITY COUNCIL SELECTS MAYOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Fallujah City Council selected Sheikh Dhari Abd Alhadi Yousif al-Ersan as mayor in a June 7 session. Four candidates put their names forward for the job (two were absent from the meeting); Sheikh Dhari received 16 of 17 council votes cast by secret ballot. The selection pr [...] |
2005-06-10 11:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2464 |
STATE MINISTER KHADIM PROMOTES SUNNI SHI'A UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. State Minister Khadim for Civil Society told PolOff on June 7 that despite his ministry's meager budget, he intends to maintain a robust travel schedule and meet with NGO leaders both in Baghdad and the provinces. Khadim, a follower of Muqtada al Sadr, has met with Sunni and S [...] |
2005-06-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2465 |
POST REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON UNAMI INTENT TO VISIT [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4-5. 2. (SBU) Post has learned through informal channels that UNAMI has proposed to the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights that UNAMI send a two-person delegation (John Pale, Chief Human Rights Officer, and Rasha al-Kasy, Human Rig [...] |
2005-06-10 15:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PREL IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2466 |
CHARGE URGES SCIRI'S AL-HAKIM TO CLOSE DEAL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge on June 10 made a firm presentation to SCIRI leader 'Abd al Aziz al-Hakim to end the drift and close a deal on adding Sunnis to the constitutional committee. Charge noted that his presentation reflected the concern of the highest level of the USG. Charge and DCM went [...] |
2005-06-10 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2467 |
SUCCESSFUL DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER RAID ON LEADING [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the mistaken arrest of Iraqi Islamic Party leader Dr. Muhsin Abdal Hamid, Post and MNF-I took steps to repair relations with the most prominent Sunni political party. Hamid was detained in an early morning operation on May 30 and released that same day after i [...] |
2005-06-11 06:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2468 |
NATIONAL ENERGY COMMITTEE ASKS, "WHAT'S IMPEDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sixth meeting of the National Energy Committee (NEC) was held on June 6 at the Ministry of Oil, where a discussion on issues currently impeding the flow of oil throughout the country took place. The primary subject discussed was costs associated with providing protection to [...] |
2005-06-11 10:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MOPS ECON PREL ENGR |
| 05BAGHDAD2471 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 12 were the preparations for drafting the constitution and the developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "National rights are red lines that should not be cros [...] |
2005-06-12 09:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2472 |
FINAL TEXT OF PRESIDENT TALABANI'S LETTER TO PM [...] (C) President Talabani's Chief of Staff Kameran Karadaghi passed to Charge Staff Assistant the final text of a letter Talabani had dispatched to ITG Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, noting explicitly that the text had been drafted by Talabani and cleared by KDP chief Masoud Barzani. In the brief [...] |
2005-06-12 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KDP |
| 05BAGHDAD2476 |
PROGRESS ON REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF IRAQ REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary. Officers in charge of UNAMI, IOM, and UNHCR's Iraq refugee and IDP programs told visiting PRM PDAS Rich Greene May 17-18 in Amman that the UN is attempting to shift its focus from security to humanitarian related activities in Iraq, but that remote-control program management is l [...] |
2005-06-12 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID PTER PREF JO IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2479 |
UPDATE ON OUTREACH TO IRAQIS ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Some Sunnis are digging in to get 25 additional Sunni representatives on the Constitution Committee, although when pressed senior leaders will drop to 20 fairly quickly, including Talabani and Committee Deputy Chair Janabi. Shi'a contacts universally support 15 as a maximum; Ba [...] |
2005-06-13 06:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2480 |
CHARGE ADVANCES USG APPROACH TO CONSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Summary. Charge and DCM emphasized the importance of meeting the August 15 constitution drafting deadline in a June 12 meeting with UNAMI,s SRSG Qazi. Qazi affirmed UNAMI,s support to helping Iraq successfully reach the drafting deadline and provided an overview of their efforts and chal [...] |
2005-06-13 06:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2481 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 13 were constitution-drafting preparations and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "The New Iraq" (Al-Sabah, 6/13) B. "Good and Bad" (Az-Zaman [...] |
2005-06-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2495 |
IECI TO REGISTER NEW VOTERS IN AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) officials told Poloff June 12 they had decided that voter registration would be held throughout all of Iraq beginning August 1, and last four weeks. During this period, persons who did not appear in voter lists on January 30 polli [...] |
2005-06-14 05:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2496 |
MORE RESTRICTIONS ON WOMEN'S MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of State for Women's Affairs Azhar Sheikhly told PolOff on June 9 that the Council of Ministers denied her request to elevate the status of the Women's Ministry (reftel). Transitional National Assembly member (TNA) Faiezah Baba Khan will now raise the issue for TNA con [...] |
2005-06-14 05:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2505 |
MODIFICATIONS BUT NO BREAKTHROUGH ON SUNNI ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: June 13 was another day of negotiations on Sunni Arab inclusion on the Constitution Committee. Negotiators modified their positions, but did not resolve their disagreements. Deputy Constitution Committee Chairman Adnan al-Janabi told the Charge that he felt "plus 15" (i.e., total [...] |
2005-06-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2506 |
MUHAMMAD BAHR AL-ULUM DECRIES US "BA'THIST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Leading Islamic cleric and founding Da'wa party member Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum told Poloff the US was "deserting the Shia" and attempting to bring Ba'thists back to power--comments we have heard recently from other Shia interlocutors. Al-Ulum was especially incensed over an artic [...] |
2005-06-14 12:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2508 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 14 were the questioning of Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Special Tribunal and developments in the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. " Who Guarantees? " (Al-Sabah, 6/14) B [...] |
2005-06-14 13:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2509 |
CHARGE MEETING WITH UNAMI SRSG QAZI: SUNNI OUTREACH [...] (C) Charge had a long one-on-one exchange with UNAMI SRSG, Ambassador Ashraf Qazi, on June 14. The main subject was aspects of Sunni outreach, both the immediate problem and the longer-term aspects of the Sunni insurgency. Charge explained our position on the Constitutional Commission in con [...] |
2005-06-14 19:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM KISL IZ UN |
| 05BAGHDAD2511 |
STATE MINISTRY REGAINS CONTROL OF NGO REGISTRY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. State Minister Khadim has finally gotten full control of the NGO Registry Office previously managed by the Council of Ministries, and is planning to convene the Second National NGO conference. However, budget constraints and recent talk of eliminating all state ministries has [...] |
2005-06-15 06:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2517 |
IRAQIS EXPECT NORTHERN OIL PRODUCTION TO INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Production capacity in the Northern Oil Company (NOC) fields will increase from 450,000 bpd to 768,000 bpd by Dec 31, 2005 when NOC well workovers are completed, according to the Director General (DG) of the Northern Oil Company. The constriction on oil exports will be the capac [...] |
2005-06-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EFIN ENRG IZ MASS MOPS |
| 05BAGHDAD2521 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ GOVERNMENT PROGRAM, AND [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June 15 were the process of drafting the constitution, the political situation and security. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "The government's program" (Al-Ittihad, 6/15) B. "Our weapon and their [...] |
2005-06-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2527 |
IRAQI MINISTER OF TRADE: PDS, JEC AND THE ARAB [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi Minister of Trade Abd' al-Bassit Kareem is confident the Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) has enough wheat and rice supplies for the months of June and July. The Minister, who has discussed the Arab League Boycott (ALB) demarche (reftel) with Prime Minister [...] |
2005-06-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID IZ ECON |
| 05BAGHDAD2529 |
KURDISH IDP ENCLAVE IN NINEWA SLOWLY RECOVERING [...] (C) The Kurdish Yezidi settlement of Mahut in northeast Ninewa, 30 years ago a site of forced re- settlement of Kurds, is today a large village center struggling with the same infrastructure issues as most other Ninewa communities, based on a visit to Mahut on June 13. Kurds largely re-occup [...] |
2005-06-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF PGOV PTER PINS IZ KRG KDP |
| 05BAGHDAD2536 |
SUNNI LEADERS ON CONSTITUTION DRAFTING [...] (C) Summary: Sunni Arab leaders will meet members of the TNA constitution committee on June 16 but appear unprepared to settle the dispute over their inclusion. Both UNAMI SRSG Ashraf Qazi and embassy pushed for 15 additional representatives in separate meetings with Sunni Arab leaders June 1 [...] |
2005-06-16 07:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2538 |
KURDS CAN'T CONCEIVE OF LIFE WITHOUT PESH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I Political Military and Economic Affairs Chief on June 13-14 they could not condone disarming the Kurdish pesh merga forces, or its total dissipation into the Iraqi army. They realized the sensitivity of Iraq having ethnically-based forces, [...] |
2005-06-16 07:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PTER IZ KDP |
| 05BAGHDAD2542 |
Dr. Anthony Cordesman U.S. Speaker Program in [...] Summary: Dr. Anthony Cordesman of CSIS participated in an eight-day speaker program in Iraq (Baghdad and Al- Hillah) June 3-11, 2005. His program included meetings and events with senior officials and opinion leaders from all major ethnic and sectarian elements of Iraqi society, and represen [...] |
2005-06-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PTER SCUL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2547 |
ISLAMIC HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ALLEGES IRAQI [...] (C) Members of the Islamic Organization for Human Rights (IOHR) told Poloff June 9 that abuse of detainees by Iraqi Police (IP) occurs regularly. The group has investigated at least 25 specific allegations of torture and abuse, compiled into a public report, associated with a group of police [...] |
2005-06-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PTER MOPS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2548 |
KEY IRAQI LEADERS PROMISE SUPPORT FOR SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the June 14 swearing-in of Massoud Barzani as Kurdistan Regional President in Irbil, DCM engaged leaders from all Iraqi political groups to urge them to support the inclusion of 15 credible Sunnis in the constitutional committee. All interlocutors were supportive [...] |
2005-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2552 |
KRG KURDS DEMAND ACTION ON KIRKUK, ALMOST SEAL [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I DCS for Political Military and Economic Relations June 13-15 that Kirkuk's provincial council will elect new leaders this week, but the two parties -- who are now directly dictating solutions in the city -- h [...] |
2005-06-16 15:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2562 |
MINISTRY OF PLANNING BACK AT THE CENTER OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Jaafari has returned primacy in contact with aid donors to the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC). 2. (SBU) Planning Minister Barham Saleh told us on June 15 that at a meeting earlier that day Prime Minister Jaafari said he would reverse his decis [...] |
2005-06-17 09:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2587 |
KURDS WANT MAXIMUM DECENTRALIZATION WITHOUT [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) . (C) SUMMARY. Key Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I Political Military and Economic Affairs Chief on June 13-15 that they cannot accept "provincial" or "administrative" federalism and will focus instead on pursuing "historic geographic" federali [...] |
2005-06-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ SY TU IR KDP |
| 05BAGHDAD2588 |
IRAQ: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON CONFERENCES, ARTICLE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Allawi stressed to Charge and DCM on June 16 his readiness to engage fully in ensuring the success of the upcoming Brussels and AMMAN conferences and the July 10-11 Joint Economic Commission (JEC), and [...] |
2005-06-17 19:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAIR PREL PGOV PTER IZ IMF |
| 05BAGHDAD2593 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: MOD PLAN NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16 Iraq's National Energy Committee (NEC) sent the Iraqi Army back to the drawing boards on its proposed infrastructure security plan, stating that the plan presented was too costly and inconsistent with guidance the NEC has provided in its recent meetings. The NEC remains [...] |
2005-06-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD2598 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, U.S. WITHDRAWAL, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on June. 19 were Al-Jafari's visit to Kuwait, military operations in Al-Qa'im and Al-Thar Thar, and the Brussels conference. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Failure is not an option in Iraq" (Asharq [...] |
2005-06-19 09:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2604 |
SUNNIS SAY THEY NEED ANOTHER DAY TO SETTLE ON [...] (C) Two Sunni Arab leaders told Poloff June 19 that they would need one more day to reach agreement on their nominees for the TNA Constitution Drafting Committee. Iraqi Islamic Party leader Naseer al-Ani assured Poloff the names of 15 nominees and 10 expert consultants would be put forward by [...] |
2005-06-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2606 |
VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL MEHDI PONDERS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 18 farewell luncheon with Charge Jeffrey, Vice President Adil Abdel Mahdi noted that 13 of the 15 Sunni additional members to the Constitutional Committee had been decided upon. Abdel Mehdi opined that public ignorance among his Shia constituency about federalism co [...] |
2005-06-20 04:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2608 |
NON-COALITION NATO ALLIES, ACCESS TO BAGHDAD [...] (C) REFTEL A registers our skepticism concerning the security argument underlying French Ambassador to Iraq Bajolet's request for DoD cardholders' slightly expedited access to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). We would be loathe to issue such cards, or similarly effective senior-grade MNF [...] |
2005-06-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PTER PREL ASEC IZ NATO |
| 05BAGHDAD2611 |
FALLUJAH: GRASS ROOTS POLITICS -- LEADERS INITIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a step promoting more political engagement by large segments of Anbar, 200 religious, tribal, political and academic leaders from around Fallujah on June 4 hammered out a fifteen-point document outlining a more participatory Sunni posture in the political process. Beyond the [...] |
2005-06-20 09:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER MOPS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2616 |
THE REMAKING OF "AL-IRAQIYYA" - PRIMITIVE BUT [...] Summary: After almost two years of confusion, several hundred million dollars in investment, chaotic management, and Byzantine internal machinations, "Al-Iraqiyya" -- the television component of the Iraqi Media Network (IMN) -- shows signs of finding its voice and projecting a populist "Iraq [...] |
2005-06-20 11:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL SCUL |
| 05BAGHDAD2620 |
TNA PETITION PROTESTS JAFARI REQUEST FOR MNF-I [...] (C) Summary. A bloc of 83 TNA legislators presented a petition June 19 protesting the Jafari government's call for an extension of the MNF-I mandate. Several Sadrist promoting the petition argued that a timeline for withdrawal would reduce the legitimacy of the insurgency. Many of the pet [...] |
2005-06-20 13:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2622 |
IRAQ FY 06 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM [...] The following is PAS Baghdad's FY 2006 slate of Iraqi International Visitor nominees. PAS is nominating 75 (seventy-five) principal candidates at this time. All have Country Team approval. PAS Baghdad is proposing 33 nominees for Regional and Multi-Regional Programs, and 42 for Iraq- only [...] |
2005-06-21 02:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2782 |
IRAQI OFFICILAS INCLINED TO TAKE A WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) Summary. Our Iraqi interlocutors appear to know little about new Iranian President Ahmadinejad and are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to their dealings with him. Undersecretary Bayati believes the vote for Ahmadinejad was a vote of no confidence against Iran's religious establishment, [...] |
2005-06-30 11:56:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2790 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: MOD PLAN UPDATE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's National Energy Committee (NEC) reviewed the Ministry of Defense's (MOD) most recent plan for northern oil pipeline and infrastructure security during its 10th meeting on June 27. DPM Chalabi and other NEC members were frustrated with MOD's failure to produce what they con [...] |
2005-07-01 07:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2793 |
FORMER IIG MINISTER SAMARA'I SEEKS TRACTION BY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Iraqi Interim Government (IIG) Minister of Electricity Ayham al-Samara'i is trying to forge a name by organizing a political party understood to have ties to insurgent groups. At a June 29 press conference, Samara'i justified these groups "resisting the occupation by all [...] |
2005-07-01 15:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2799 |
TIME TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES OVER SHARI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the July 30 Gender Working group, an Embassy-sponsored forum for women representing all sectors of society to express their views, the only clear consensus among participants was of the pressing need to educate the Iraqi public -- especially women - - regarding their rights a [...] |
2005-07-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2804 |
BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIKELY TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) appears poised for closure yet again Sunday, July 3 at 1700 local time due to the Iraq Transitional Government's (ITG) inability to meet the obligations it agreed to last week (REFTEL). If Global Risk Management ("Global"), the current secur [...] |
2005-07-02 17:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PGOV PREL MOPS ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2805 |
TNA MEMBER QASIM DAOUD ON CONSTITUTION, SISTANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Shia political figure, parliamentarian and Assembly constitutional committee member Qasim Daoud said 30 June the committee has been reluctant to confront sensitive issues such as Kirkuk, federalism, and Arab identity. Daoud supported the TAL language for Arab identity [...] |
2005-07-03 07:17:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2807 |
NCMC BOARD UNDER QUORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Membership of the National Communications and Media Commission (NCMC) Board of Commissioners is below the legally required quorum and, therefore, its decisions are subject to legal challenge. NCMC Director General (who prefers to be known as the CEO) Othman plans on presenting [...] |
2005-07-03 09:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2809 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, CONSTITUTION, SHIITES, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 3 were the preparations for drafting the constitution and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Yesterday's prey and today's hunter" (Al-Ittihad [...] |
2005-07-03 10:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2821 |
IRAQ'S PDS: USG NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the efforts of the Iraqi and U.S. Governments, Iraq's Public Distribution (food ration) System (PDS) continues to deteriorate, leaving a significant portion of the population with few options to o supplement their food needs. As the Iraqi Transition Government (ITG) at [...] |
2005-07-04 10:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2822 |
BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GETS A 24-HOUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 3 anticipated closure of Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) was delayed for one day as representatives from the Prime Minister's office, Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and security contractor Global Risk Strategies ("Global") agreed to meet on July 4 to attempt to n [...] |
2005-07-04 10:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR PREL PGOV ECON IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD2825 |
SCIRI LEADER HAKIM OFFERS CHARGE ASSURANCES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leader of the strongest Shia Islamist party, SCIRI's Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, promised rapid progress on Sunni inclusion and offered a moderate vision on an array of constitutional issues in a July 3 meeting with the Charge. Hakim and Constitution Committee Chairman Humam al-Hamu [...] |
2005-07-05 06:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD2828 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERRORISM, U.S. WITHDRAWAL, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 5 were preparations for drafting the constitution and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Do not leave us to fight terrorism alone" (Al-Bayyna [...] |
2005-07-05 09:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2829 |
RUSAFA PRISON CONDITIONS SURPRISINGLY GOOD [...] (C/REL GBR, AUS) SUMMARY: Iraqi Correctional Service (ICS) Deputy Director General Nadhem Reshid Jebur told EmbOffs during a June 28 visit to the Rusafa men's prison in Baghdad that ICS is serious about instilling a culture of respect for human rights within its organization. New employees ar [...] |
2005-07-05 09:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2830 |
SUNNI ARABS OFFICIALY WELCOMED INTO TNA [...] (U) Deputy Speaker Husayn Shahristani announced the expansion of the constitution drafting committee at the July 4 session of the Transitional National Assembly (TNA). The announcement amounted to an induction for the 15 Sunni Arabs and one Sabean nominated from outside the Assembly to join t [...] |
2005-07-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2831 |
TNA FORMS A "SOVEREIGNTY COMMITTEE" TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) The Transitional National Assembly followed a day of rancorous discussion over the MNF-I presence in Iraq with a decision on July 4 to form a "Sovereignty Committee" to address the issue of foreign forces in Iraq. The new committee will aim to engage both the Iraqi government and MNF-I [...] |
2005-07-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2834 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH IRAQI PM, LAW AND [...] (C) On Sunday, June 3, 2005, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Counterterrorism Assistant Director Willie Hulon met with senior MNF-I and Embassy officials, Department of Justice and FBI personnel, Iraq's Prime Minister, senior Iraqi justice leaders, and US military forces recovering [...] |
2005-07-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS IZ PTER |
| 05BAGHDAD2835 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERRORISM, ARAB COUNTRIES; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 5 were the attacks against foreign diplomats in Baghdad, preparations for drafting the constitution, and the developments of the security and political situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- [...] |
2005-07-06 10:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2838 |
MOST ARAB EMBASSIES CONDEMN ATTACKS ON FOREIGN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Contacts at a number of foreign missions in Baghdad condemn the recent spate of kidnappings and assassination attempts against Arab diplomats in Baghdad. They believe these actions are likely part of the insurgency's and Al-Qaeda's campaign to undermine the Iraqi government a [...] |
2005-07-06 13:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2839 |
PROMOTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT (PART 1) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Development of the private sector through mobilization of domestic and foreign investment is crucial to Iraq's economic recovery and reconstruction, long-term growth, and generation of sustainable jobs. Economic growth and creation of jobs is also essential for political stabil [...] |
2005-07-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2845 |
IRAQI OIL MINISTER ON CURRENT OIL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Minister of Oil agreed to attend the JCRED in Amman, but formally protested the location, stating it should have been held in Iraq. He is deeply interested in USG perspectives on how to shape the oil sector in Iraq, and looks forward to launching a continuing partnership wi [...] |
2005-07-07 09:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2846 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUNMEN, DIALOGUE, TAL, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 7 were Talabani's and Al-Jafari's meeting with a U.S. congressional delegation, the Minister of Defense's visit to Tehran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the se [...] |
2005-07-07 09:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2849 |
TWO SUNNI LEADERS SHARE SUNNI INITIATIVES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlak al- Jaburi and Deputy Constitution Committee Chairman Adnan al-Janabi, both Sunni Arabs, offered Senator Carl Levin a wide range of initiatives to reach out to their community in a July 5 dinner meeting. Both Jaburi and Janabi supported holding [...] |
2005-07-07 12:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2853 |
PM JAFARI TELLS CODEL LEVIN CONSTITUTION BY [...] (C) Summary. In a July 6 meeting with Codel Levin, PM Jafari opined that a constitution is achievable by August 15. Despite repeated attempts, CODEL Levin did not obtain Jafari's acknowledgement that a resolution by the Transitional National Assembly (TNA) welcoming the presence of Coalitio [...] |
2005-07-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2854 |
IRAQ'S ECONOMIC VISION [...] SUMMARY: At the June 22, 2005 International Conference on Iraq held in Brussels, hosted by the US and EU and attended by over 80 countries and organizations, Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Salih jointly presented the ITG's vision [...] |
2005-07-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2855 |
CODEL LEVIN: SRSG QAZI URGES CLOSE COORDINATION [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. SRSG Qazi told CODEL Levin on July 5 that the Sunni have finally joined the Constitution Committee as members and technical advisors. He stated that Sheik Hammoudi, committee chairman, confirmed to him that all decisions, including approval of the final draft, will be done b [...] |
2005-07-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2856 |
HARD-LINE SUNNI ARAB GROUP URGES U.S. STAY IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. A Sunni Coalition that had gained prominence in the negotiations for government positions and Sunni participation in the constitutional drafting process lobbied visiting Senator Levin on July 5 for a continued presence of Coalition Forces. They complained bitterly of abuses al [...] |
2005-07-07 14:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2858 |
ITG FACES STEEP LEARNING CURVE ON DETENTION [...] (C) ITG detainee-transition point-of-contact Sharwan al-Waely met with Embassy and MNF-I representatives on June 5, 2005 to discuss ITG legal authorities to conduct security detentions (see reftel). The conversation with al-Waely indicated that the ITG, despite the USG's repeated briefings t [...] |
2005-07-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2859 |
IRAQI DELEGATION TO EVALUATE FRENCH TRAINING OFFER [...] (C//REL AUS, GB) Minister of State for National Security Abdul Kareem Al An'zi will lead an Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) delegation to France within the next two weeks to evaluate the long-standing French security training offer. Al An'zi told us July 7 that French officials had renewe [...] |
2005-07-07 17:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS MASS IZ FR |
| 05BAGHDAD2860 |
KIRKUK COUNCIL: "CONSENSUS" GOVERNMENT ELUSIVE AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Kirkuk Provincial Council met June 26 and 28, but postponed electing a Deputy Governor. U.S. urging to secure Kurdish leaders' agreement to a Kirkuk "consensus government" that includes Arabs and Turkmen had apparently not yet been conveyed by July 3 to Kirkuk pla [...] |
2005-07-07 17:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2861 |
COSTS OF INTERDICTION TO IRAQI OIL SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ITG is increasingly concerned about attacks to its oil infrastructure. Security has become a priority in recent ITG Cabinet-level meetings. DPM Chalabi has led extensive ministerial discussions in the National Energy Council, consisting of the Ministers of Oil, Electricity, [...] |
2005-07-07 18:00:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG MASS MOPS SENV EFIN PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2862 |
KIRKUK: US, UK ENGAGE KIRKUK ETHNIC GROUPS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Kirkuk Regional Embassy Office Coordinator (RC) and UK Acting Consul General called on Arab, Turkmen, and Kurdish blocs of the Kirkuk Provincial Council July 3 and 4 to urge them to form a consensus government. The Turkmen and Arab blocs say they will remain engaged in t [...] |
2005-07-07 18:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2863 |
KIRKUK: US, UK ENGAGE KIRKUK ETHNIC GROUPS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Kirkuk Regional Embassy Office Coordinator (RC) and UK Acting Consul General called on Arab, Turkmen, and Kurdish blocs of the Kirkuk Provincial Council July 3 and 4 to urge them to form a consensus government. The Turkmen and Arab blocs say they will remain engaged in t [...] |
2005-07-07 18:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2869 |
COSTS OF INTERDICTION TO IRAQI OIL SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ITG is increasingly concerned about attacks to its oil infrastructure. Security has become a priority in recent ITG Cabinet-level meetings. DPM Chalabi has led extensive ministerial discussions in the National Energy Council, consisting of the Ministers of Oil, Electricity, [...] |
2005-07-08 02:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG MASS MOPS SENV EFIN PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2872 |
TALABANI TO CODEL LEVIN: CONSTITUTION CAN BE READY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In his July 6 meeting with CODEL Levin, President Talabani predicted that the constitution could be completed on time as long as the constitution committee uses the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL) as the basis. He also favored using the same single-district electoral sys [...] |
2005-07-08 13:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2877 |
CHARGE MEETS WITH IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge, Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubai expressed optimism that a constitution will be drafted and ratified on time, expressed his opinion that the insurgency will be long and difficult and must be countered with means other than security assets [...] |
2005-07-09 07:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2878 |
CHALABI DISCUSSED SUNNI INCLUSION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, who met with Codel Levin and Charge July 7, attacks on Baghdad's infrastructure have increased. Chalabi attributes these attacks to better protection of the Kirkuk-Fadha oil pipeline, making it less vulnerable to attack. Chalab [...] |
2005-07-09 07:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PINS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2889 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERROR, EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 10 were Talabani's and Al-Jafari's condolences to the Egyptian President for the assassination of the Ambassador in Baghdad, Al-Jafari's expected visit to Tehran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution [...] |
2005-07-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2896 |
MOI PRESS CONFERENCE MISSES HUMAN RIGHTS MARK AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior SCIRI official and Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr lost an opportunity to reach out to the Sunni Arab community by demonstrating that the MOI is serious about protecting human rights during his July 7 press conference. Jabr said the Ministry's three top priorities are prov [...] |
2005-07-11 05:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2902 |
DEPUTY INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS HIS BOSS NOT [...] (S) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING AT HIS PRIVATE RESIDENCE ON 04 JULY, IRAQI DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERIOR FOR INTELLIGENCE HUSSEIN ALI KAMAL REPORTED THAT MINISTER OF INTERIOR JABR HAS REPEATEDLY IGNORED ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS OF ABUSE AND TORTURE OF DETAINEES CARRIED OUT BY UNITS OF THE SPECIAL POL [...] |
2005-07-11 07:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM MOPS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2906 |
GARDEN CHATS WITH PAPA JA'FARI AND CREW [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Ja'fari unexpectedly sat in on an informal meeting between departing PolOff and one of Ja'fari's aides on July 7. Revealing insights into his own worldview, Ja'fari provided lengthy "love-life" counseling and advice while also sharing details about his own fami [...] |
2005-07-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2908 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERRORISM, LONDON BOMBINGS; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 11 were calls for the Arab Ministers of Interior to hold a security conference, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ---------- [...] |
2005-07-11 08:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2909 |
KURDS' SHAWAYS AND SHIA PARLIAMENTARIAN DAOUD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with DPM Rosch Shaways and TNA member Qassim Daoud on July 8, the Charge pressed home USG concerns that the constitution might delineate central and regional government revenue and ownership sharing of the nation's natural resources. Charge explained that d [...] |
2005-07-11 10:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2910 |
ANBAR PRDC FORGES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Anbar Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committee (PRDC) holds well-attended, weekly meetings where provincial and city leaders engage in sensible debate over the reconstruction priorities of this area. It is making steady progress in its efforts to select projects [...] |
2005-07-11 10:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2911 |
THE PRESIDENT'S 28 JUNE SPEECH PROVOKES BOTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's 28 June speech provoked both positive and negative reactions from the Iraqi political class in Baghdad. We heard appreciation for the President's continuing commitment to fighting terrorism, keeping troops in Iraq, and supporting Iraq's political process. On th [...] |
2005-07-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2919 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI'S VISIT TO IRAN, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 12 were Al-Jafari's upcoming visit to Iran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS --------- [...] |
2005-07-12 08:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2922 |
ANBARI BUSINESS AND TRIBAL LEADER CHARTS A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdullah Kharbit, a prominent businessman from an influential Anbar tribal family, described the Sunni Arabs as leaderless and unorganized as compared to the Shia and Kurds. He noted a few leaders have begun creating a Sunni political movement to prepare for the elections in De [...] |
2005-07-12 11:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2923 |
IECI AUGUST VOTER REGISTRATION LIKELY TO BE [...] (C) Summary. Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq Chief Electoral Officer Allami believes the start of the voter registration update period might be delayed until August 7. IECI is experienced in handling slight delays in schedule, so this one-week delay should not pose a serious threat [...] |
2005-07-12 11:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2933 |
IRAQI DEFENSE MINISTER'S IRAN VISIT: AN OLIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi Defense Minister Al-Dulaimi confirmed to Charge on July 10 that he had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran during his official visit to Tehran on July 5. Al-Dulaimi told Charge that his discussions with Iran centered on the need for Iran to monitor its [...] |
2005-07-12 20:30:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL IR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2936 |
BARONESS NICHOLSON; IRAQI COORDINATION COMMISSION KEY TO EU DONOR FUNDING [...] (C) SUMMARY. European Parliament member Baroness Emma Nicholson told Charge on July 9 that the Iraqi Transitional Government must establish a 'coordination commission' in order to receive European Union funding, as well as to provide assurances of accountability. Nicholson worried that the EU [...] |
2005-07-13 06:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PGOV PREL PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2937 |
IRAQI MINISTER OF DEFENSE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Per reftel, Charge d'Affairs on July 10, 2005, offered to Iraqi Minister of Defense Dulaimi the opportunity to send a liaison team to join the Coalition Village at CENTCOM. (This was the first opportunity Charge had to meet with Dulaimi following the MinDef's delayed return from a trip to [...] |
2005-07-13 07:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2938 |
POLISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ INDICATED DIMINISHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish Ambassador to Baghdad Ryszard Krystosik told Charge d'Affaires July 10 that Poland will be phasing down its participation in MNF-I after December. The decision is not so much because of the expiration of UNSC resolutions as it is because the duration and scope of the dep [...] |
2005-07-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS PL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2940 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, CONSTITUTION, SUNNI [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 13 were Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick's visit to Baghdad, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF [...] |
2005-07-13 10:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2943 |
ACTION REQUEST ON PALESTINIAN DETAINEES [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph (5). 2. (SBU) Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I) has provided the Embassy with the following update on the two Palestinian detainees in Coalition custody named in Reftel. This update may be passed to representatives of the [...] |
2005-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER XF |
| 05BAGHDAD2944 |
US-IRAQI DETAINEE OPERATIONS TRANSITION [...] (C) Embassy and MNF-I representatives held a second meeting with ITG detainee-transition point-of- contact Sharwan al-Waely on July 11, 2005. As noted in Reftel, Mr. al-Waely was reluctant at our July 5 meeting to concede that security internment played a valuable role in the fight against t [...] |
2005-07-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PHUM PTER PINS XF IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2946 |
PROPOSALS FOR POSSIBLE UNHCR ASHRAF ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy asks the department to request that US Mission Geneva approach UNHCR to determine whether UNHCR will be willing to undertake any of the actions listed in paragraph (2). -------------- TALKING POINTS -------------- 2. (SBU) MNF-I requests UNHCR assistance in one of the f [...] |
2005-07-14 10:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PTER XF IZ ICRC |
| 05BAGHDAD2952 |
FM ZEBARI AND CHARGE DISCUSS ELECTORAL DISTRICTS, [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Charge Satterfield on July 11 that Kurdish leaders favor a single national electoral district, but he does not think this position is unmovable. Charge emphasized that the USG favors an outcome in which natural resources belong to the national govern [...] |
2005-07-15 08:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EPET KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2953 |
TWO SUNNI ARABS WITHDRAW FROM CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Poloff confirmed July 14 that two of the fifteen Sunni Arabs recently added to the constitution drafting committee have withdrawn themselves from the process. One of the men, Dr. Muhammad Mahrus al-Mudaris al-Athami, who is affiliated with the Sunni Conference, had previously complained of [...] |
2005-07-15 09:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2954 |
ACTION REQUEST--CONTINUED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND [...] (C/REL TO UK AND AUS) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C/ REL TO UK AND AUS) Action Request: Post asks that the Department of State request the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Customs and Border Protection) to continue its support of the Border Support Team missi [...] |
2005-04-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PTER PINS PREL PGOV IZ IR JO KU SY SA TU |
| 05BAGHDAD2955 |
JULY 2 MEETING OF CHARGE MNF-I CG WITH IRAQI [...] (C) At a July 2 meeting with Minister of Interior Baqr Jaber, the Charge raised reports of human rights abuses by the Wolf Brigade. Jaber agreed on the need to respect human rights, voiced interest in visiting the U.S., and expressed concern about media reports that the U.S. was negotiating [...] |
2005-07-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2959 |
IRAQI MINISTER OF DEFENSE AGREES TO UNDERTAKE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In order to support upcoming military operations in western Iraq, Minister of Defense Dulaymi agreed to help obtain consent and cooperation from local tribes in the region, especially ar-Ramadi. He will prepare a meeting in ar-Ramadi, with MNF-I Commander George Casey accompanyi [...] |
2005-07-16 08:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PREL PTER PBTS PGOV PINS MOPS MARR IZ SY IR |
| 05BAGHDAD2969 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI, IRAN, RESISTANCE; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 17 were Al-Jafari's visit to Tehran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------- [...] |
2005-07-17 10:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2972 |
PRIME MINISTER PREVIEWS IRAN TRIP, PLEDGES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari told us July 15 that his main message in Iran would be to urge that they tighten controls over the common border while he also warned them away from interference in Iraqi internal affairs. He said he would also raise bilateral agreements on supply of es [...] |
2005-07-17 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PINS ETRD IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2973 |
RESPONSE TO INQUIRY ON EGYPTIAN DETAINEES [...] (SBU) The following cable responds to Embassy Cairo's inquiry in reftel regarding six Egyptian nationals believed to be detained by Coalition Forces in Iraq. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) All detainees held by Coalition Forces in Iraq are held on the authority of UNSCR 1546 [...] |
2005-07-17 14:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER IZ EG |
| 05BAGHDAD2979 |
TNA PUSHING FOR STRONG RESPONSE TO TERROR ATTACKS [...] (U) The Transitional National Assembly is taking a more public and critical role in national security policy following the latest string of suicide attacks in Iraq. TNA Speaker Hachim al-Hasani on July 17 proposed a three-minute moment of silence on Wednesday, July 20 at noon in memory of th [...] |
2005-07-18 12:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2980 |
KURDISTAN PRESIDENT FORGING CONSENSUS AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kurdistan-Iraq President Massoud Barzani told Charge on July 14 that his regional government had scored recent successes against insurgents in the north, but felt that overall Iraqi security had witnessed only moderate improvement over the past year. He said he was working to [...] |
2005-07-18 12:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2981 |
AN AMBITIOUS KURDISH PROPOSAL SHARPENS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish delegation to the Constitution Drafting Committee has put together a detailed list of constitutional demands that is sharpening the debate on the future of federalism as delegates attempt to forge a draft document by 1 August. The draft document calls for stronger lim [...] |
2005-07-18 12:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2984 |
AL DUJAIL CASE REFERRED TO IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 17, the chief investigative judge for the Iraqi Special Tribunal ("IST") referred the Al Dujail case to the IST's trial chambers. The case, in which Saddam Hussein is a defendant, will focus on the killing of hundreds of people from the town of Al Dujail. Under the IST [...] |
2005-07-18 17:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2985 |
EXECUTIVE PRESSURE ON IRAQI SPECIAL TRIBUNAL [...] (S) Political pressure on the judges of the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) heightened recently with the attempt - quashed for now - of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi's supporters on the De-Ba'athification Committee to remove thirteen IST judges. The referral of the IST's first criminal cas [...] |
2005-07-19 07:28:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL XF IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD2987 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH IRAQI PLANNING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraq's Planning Minister Barham Salih told Deputy Secretary Zoellick on July 10 that key hurdles in finalizing a constitution include Sunnis' role in the process and the differing views of federalism held by the main ethno-religious communities. Zoellick emphasized the importanc [...] |
2005-07-19 09:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON IZ IMF |
| 05BAGHDAD2990 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi told the Deputy Secretary on July 12 that Iraq has exported for the first time in recent months oil from the Northern pipeline to Turkey. He expects a sustainable increase to 240,000 b/d in the northern oil fields. An electric power cri [...] |
2005-07-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ECON KCOR IZ OVIP ZOELLICK ROBERT KCRS |
| 05BAGHDAD2991 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari reiterated to the Deputy Secretary that security conditions on the ground, and not terrorist demands, should determine the manner of withdrawal of Coalition forces. The Deputy Secretary agreed and noted approvingly the Prime Minister's naming of an Iraqi [...] |
2005-07-19 11:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV EFIN MOPS KISL SY JO IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD2994 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 12, 2005 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 12 lunch meeting, President Jalal Talabani was optimistic that the Sunni Arabs in the constitution drafting committee will reach consensus with other committee members. He predicted the next elections will use provincial electoral districts rather than a single natio [...] |
2005-07-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3000 |
ASSASSINS MURDER ONE SUNNI ARAB CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Gunmen assassinated Sunni Arab constitution committee member Mujbil Shaykh Issa, Sunni Arab expert advisor Dhamin Aleiwi al-Ubaidi and their driver Aziz Isma'eel in Baghdad on July 19. The three men were headed to a restaurant in the Karada neighborhood of Baghdad and had left the Intern [...] |
2005-07-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3001 |
NAVIGATING THE RIFT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN - [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. During a routine office call, National Security Advisor Mouwaffak Al-Rubaie discussed the development of a strategic security alliance with Iran to assist Iraq in combating the Sunni insurgency. Rubaie stated that while more right- wing elements of the United Iraqi Alliance (U [...] |
2005-07-19 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3004 |
ITG RELUCTANT TO CONSIDER LEGAL DETENTION [...] (S) Iraqi participation and input improved at the third USG-ITG meeting to discuss legal authorities for the proposed transition of Coalition detention operations to the Iraqi government. Representatives from the Ministries of Human Rights, Interior, Justice, and Ministry of State for Nationa [...] |
2005-07-20 07:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3006 |
ITG REQUESTS RELEASE OF MEHDI ABDHMED AL-KHALISI [...] (S/NF) MNF-I and Embassy are receiving frequent and fervent requests from Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari, Minister of State for National Security Abd al-Karim al-Anzi, and National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie for the release of detainee Mehdi Abdmehd al-Khalisi (MP#124), currently he [...] |
2005-07-20 08:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PHUM PTER PINS PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3007 |
SUNNI CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS COMMITTED TO AUGUST 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two principal members of the newly appointed members to the Constitutional Committee told us July 18 that they are committed to finishing a draft by August 15 if possible but they are opposed to a federalist vision of Iraq. An influential member (who was subsequently murdered on [...] |
2005-07-20 09:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3008 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ TERROR CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 20 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum and drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "C [...] |
2005-07-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3010 |
DISPOSITION OF IRAQI-AMERICAN DETAINEE MOHAMMAD [...] (S) Summary and Action Request. This cable seeks concurrence as to the legal disposition of Iraqi- American national Mohammed Munaf (or Muneef), now held as a security internee by Coalition Forces in Iraq under the authority of UNSCR 1546. (Background: Munaf, a former resident of Romania, was [...] |
2005-07-20 11:29:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | MOPS PHUM PINS PINR PTER RO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3012 |
NOT A DONE DEAL: SUNNI WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the July 19 assassinations of Sunni representatives to the Constitution Drafting bodies, the media has reported that the entire Sunni contingent had withdrawn from the constitution drafting process. While there is some confusion even amongst our Iraqi interlocutors as t [...] |
2005-07-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3014 |
WOMEN DEMONSTRATE AGAINST DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] (U) PolFSN witnessed a sit-in demonstration on July 19 that was organized and sponsored by the Iraqi Women's Net. (NOTE: The Iraqi Women's Net is a network of more than 75 women's non-governmental organizations (NGO). END NOTE.) The sit-in took place in a tent overlooking the Sheraton and Me [...] |
2005-07-20 14:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV IZ KWM |
| 05BAGHDAD3015 |
BUILDING A HOUSE ON SHIFTING SANDS--IRAN'S [...] (S//NF) Summary. Despite the relative spirit of democratic cooperation demonstrated by the Shia parties that dominate the governing coalition in Iraq, some of these parties and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Iran's vanguard political and unconventional warfare o [...] |
2005-07-20 15:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3016 |
IRAQ AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE FEARS CHILL IN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iraq Ambassador-designate to Egypt, Safia al-Suhail, worries that Iraqi-Egyptian relations will chill unless the Iraqi government takes the initiative after the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Egyptian Charge. Al-Suhail told PolOff July 18 that before this tragic incid [...] |
2005-07-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV |
| 05BAGHDAD3017 |
FOUR IECI EMPLOYEES KILLED IN A TARGETED ATTACK; [...] (C) Summary. The Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) has confirmed that four employees were killed on July 17 as a result of a car-bomb attack on the East Baghdad Governorate office. Although IECI has made little progress in signing a logistics contract and launching a media/publi [...] |
2005-07-20 16:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3018 |
CHARGE'S TOUR D' HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a tour d'horizon with Charge on July 19, President Jalal Talabani pledged to continue lobbying for Masoud Barzani's direct participation in securing a draft constitution by August 15, and urged Charge to travel to Salaheddin to try to persuade Barzani to come to Baghdad. Tala [...] |
2005-07-20 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER IZ SY KEDEM |
| 05BAGHDAD3020 |
BAGHDAD MAYOR ARRESTED AT AIRPORT [...] (C) Mayor of Baghdad, Dr. Alaa Al-Tamimi, was arrested July 18 by officials from the Al Mamoon Police Center at the Baghdad International Airport. The police arrested the mayor on orders from the Ministry of Interior on suspicion of his possible links to corruption in the Amanat, Baghdad's e [...] |
2005-07-21 07:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ XL BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3021 |
NEW CASES OF APPARENT ABUSES RAISE MORE SUNNI ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sunni community is alleging that the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) Commando Unit is responsible for the deaths of 20 Sunnis in two recent incidents in Baghdad. On July 10, Commandos reportedly took 11 Sunni men from their homes. Their bodies, which showed signs of torture, [...] |
2005-07-21 07:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3022 |
A STATUS REPORT ON CONSTITUTION NEGOTIATIONS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The assassination of two Sunni Arab constitution committee representatives added urgency to negotiations on July 19 and 20. By the end of the day, Sunni Arab delegates had made clear to the Charge that they intend to continue participating in the drafting process. Key figures o [...] |
2005-07-21 07:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3028 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ ELECTIONS SECURITY LAW; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 21 were the Sunnis withdrawal from the constitutional committee, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum and drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ------- [...] |
2005-07-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3033 |
UNAMI REPORTS INCREASED CIVIC OUTREACH EFFORT BUT [...] (C/NF/REL GBR) SUMMARY. The constitution drafting process is continuing with an eye towards meeting the drafting deadline in the TAL. In support of this effort, the UNAMI-coordinated civic outreach campaign continues to gain momentum despite personnel shortages in both UNAMI and the Civic O [...] |
2005-07-21 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3035 |
AIRPORT CONTRACT DISPUTE COULD LEAD TO BIAP [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite Embassy consultations with the Iraqi Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and two contractors (Global Risk Strategies (Global) and Raytheon), it appears likely that the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP) will close as a result of the parties' inability to resolve two disp [...] |
2005-07-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID ECON PGOV IZ ETRA POL MIL |
| 05BAGHDAD3036 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES WITH TNA [...] (C/NF) Summary. TNA Deputy President Hussain al-Shahristani and Charge discussed the state of play of the constitutional debate along with the TNA's progress on key legislative proposals in a July 18 meeting. Shahristani told Charge that eighty percent of the drafting has been completed and [...] |
2005-07-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3037 |
FURTHER ON RUSSIAN COMPANIES IN IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Baghdad read with great interest Embassy Moscow's two excellent cables on Russian companies in Iraq and on how Russia is coming to terms with the new Iraq (REFTELS), and wanted to add that at least one Russian company is reaching out to the U.S. in Baghdad in an attempt to generat [...] |
2005-07-21 15:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EPET RS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3038 |
CHARGE DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES WITH IRAQ'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. Vice President Shaways told Charge on July 20 that federalism, Iraqi identity, and Kirkuk represent the three redline issues on which the Kurds will not compromise in the constitutional negotiations. Shaways enumerated the measures that the Kurds insist be in the constitution to [...] |
2005-07-21 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINS PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3039 |
TALABANI AND BARZANI DISMISS KDP SUPPORT FOR PKK [...] (S) On July 19, the Charge discussed the report with President Talabani that the PKK is planning an operation in Northern Iraq. Talabani suggested there are actually two factions of the PKK in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). One, he said, is committed to terrorist action in Turkey. [...] |
2005-07-21 17:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PINS PTER PINR TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3042 |
FALLUJAH: CITY IMAMS ISSUE FATWA ON POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 19 Fallujah city council session, Sheikh Kamal Shakir Mahmood -- a leading imam and council member -- announced that city clerics had issued a Fatwa (religious edict) calling upon all Fallujah residents to participate in the upcoming referendum and election. City i [...] |
2005-07-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD3044 |
KURDISH LEADER BARZANI WANTS WEAK CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish Regional Government President Masood Barzani and his advisors want a constitution that purposely leaves the central government weak as a means of ensuring that Kurds do not again suffer from Arab tyranny. Barzani emphasized that he does not agree to references to Islamic [...] |
2005-07-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3046 |
SHIA POLITICAL INSIDER QASSIM DAOUD WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Constitutional Committee member Qassim Daoud told NSC Senior Director for Iraq Meghan O'Sullivan on July 15 that he is optimistic about the progress of the committee and believes a draft constitution will be ready by July 31. Daoud felt his attempts to integrate Sunnis into the co [...] |
2005-07-23 03:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3064 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION TERROR; BAGHDAD [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 24 were the presidency council's meeting, Al-Jafari and Talabani's meeting with the American ambassador, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, drafting the constitution, and the developments of the security sit [...] |
2005-07-24 12:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3066 |
JCRED AMMAN: Trade Session Discussion focuses on [...] (SBU) Summary: The inaugural U.S.-Iraqi Joint Committee on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) meeting held in Amman, Jordan on July 10-11, 2005 saw detailed discussions of developments in Iraq's trade and agriculture sectors. Delegates discussed the imminent July submission of I [...] |
2005-07-24 14:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR SOCI IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3068 |
TALABANI PONDERS HOW TO REACH OUT TO SUNNI ARABS, [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunni Arabs have to be brought back into the constitution-drafting process, and agreed with the Ambassador's point that the Iraqi Government should provide security for their negotiators to facilitate that return. Talabani no [...] |
2005-07-24 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IZ TU SY |
| 05BAGHDAD3069 |
LEGISLATION PROPOSING CHANGES TO IST STATUTE [...] 1. (S) SUMMARY. The Transitional National Assembly (TNA) is actively considering legislative changes to the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) statute. These proposed changes raise significant concerns for the USG, as they either call into question the independence of the IST or threaten to under [...] |
2005-07-24 16:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PINS PTER MOPS KJUS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3075 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION AND SUNNI [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 25 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Is i [...] |
2005-07-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3079 |
TOP KURDISH LEADER PLEDGES FLEXIBILITY ON KIRKUK [...] (C) On July 21 Kurdish Regional President and KDP leader Masood Barzani told DCM that he wanted to bring the contentious question of appointments to the Kirkuk provincial government to a close. He said the KDP would accept four Arabs and Turkmen for the four positions in dispute: deputy gov [...] |
2005-07-25 13:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ KDP |
| 05BAGHDAD3080 |
VICE PRESIDENT GHAZI URGES STRONG AMERICAN ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Ghazi al Yawar advocated that the newly arrived Ambassador establish a strong presence at this critical time in Iraq's history. Yawar pledged to address economic development initiatives, promote public outreach on the constitutional referendum and noted the need [...] |
2005-07-25 15:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3086 |
CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING: SUNNIS BACK ON BOARD, [...] (C) Summary. Sunni members of the Constitutional Drafting Committee have said their group will return to negotiations on July 26. Internal divisions in the Sunni Arab group of 15 are growing. The National Dialogue Council spokesman wants a UN role in the investigation of slain colleagues, [...] |
2005-07-26 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3088 |
TNA PASSES CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM LAW BUT SOME [...] (C) Summary. The TNA passed the law governing the procedures for the October 2005 constitutional referendum on July 24 but failed to clarify whether the use of the Arabic term "nakhibeen" means "those who vote" or "those on the voter list." The manner in which the terms was let vague gives [...] |
2005-07-26 09:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3090 |
CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE DEPUTY CHAIRMEN TELL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitution Committee Deputy Chairmen Fouad Ma'asum and Adnan al-Janabi told the Ambassador at a July 25 luncheon that they were committed to the August 15 deadline. Janabi confirmed that Sunni Arab representatives will rejoin the meetings. Both men said negotiations at the mo [...] |
2005-07-26 11:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3092 |
NORTHERN OIL COMPANY MOVING FORWARD DESPITE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 13 July, Charge d'Affaires David Satterfield and Emboffs met with North Oil Company (NOC) Director General (DG) Adil Al-Qazzaz to discuss pipeline security and plans for expanding oil production in Northern Iraq. Pipeline attacks and dilapidated infrastructure continue to ham [...] |
2005-07-26 13:31:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV EAID PREF PHUM ECIN ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3095 |
EVALUATING MINDEF DULAME [...] (C)Summary. After seventy five days on the job, Minister of Defense (MoD) Sadoun al-Dulame, one of six Sunnis appointed to cabinet-level positions in the Shi'a-dominated government, still seems committed to achieving the objectives he established when he became minister. Those objectives inclu [...] |
2005-07-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PINR PINS MARR PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3098 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ CONSTITUTION, TERROR; BAGHDAD [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 26 were the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum and a response to Egyptian media coverage of the Sharm Al Sheikh attack. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "Constitution a [...] |
2005-07-26 15:15:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3099 |
PRESIDENT TALABANI SEEKS CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] (U) This is an action cable, see paragraph 6. 2. (C/NF) President Talabani told me on July 26 that he plans to leave Baghdad on September 10 to attend the Socialist Democratic Summit in New York. He said he must arrive in New York no later than September 13 for this meeting with various Eu [...] |
2005-07-26 18:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ SY EG |
| 05BAGHDAD3100 |
PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...] |
2005-07-26 18:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3101 |
PRESIDENT TALABANI SEEKS CALL ON PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] (U) This is an action cable, see paragraph 6. 2. (C/NF) President Talabani told me on July 26 that he plans to leave Baghdad on September 10 to attend the Socialist Democratic Summit in New York. He said he must arrive in New York no later than September 13 for this meeting with various Eu [...] |
2005-07-27 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER IZ SY EG |
| 05BAGHDAD3102 |
PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...] |
2005-07-27 02:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU |
| 05BAGHDAD3103 |
IRAQ INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY: FIRST REAL PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: (C) On July 4, the Deputy Commander of the Iraqi Armed forces briefed the NEC on a new plan for the defense of the oil infrastructure in the vicinity of Kirkuk-Bayji, including the Al-Fathah Crossing. The key elements were the planned commitment of two battalions of the Iraqi Army t [...] |
2005-07-27 03:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3104 |
AN OVERVIEW OF IRAQ'S TROUBLING AND INSPIRING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Constitution Committee convened as a single body on July 25 to begin debating a draft document that integrates the work done by six subcommittees. That draft document, a copy and detailed analysis of which we are disseminating septel, is more a Shia opening position than a c [...] |
2005-07-27 05:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3105 |
TNA AND CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE WOMEN GIVE CODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Women from the Transitional National Assembly, including from the Constitution Committee, told CODEL Shays and Ambassador on June 25 that women's rights would be protected in the draft constitution. They contended that it is a lack of understanding of the precepts of Islam that [...] |
2005-07-27 08:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3106 |
PART II OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 10:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3107 |
PART I OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable offers a detailed analytic review of the draft constitution text under discussion in the Constitution Committee as of July 27. (Reftel offers a quick overview of the contents of this draft text.) The document is unmistakably a very rough draft. Although ostensibly a [...] |
2005-07-27 11:05:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3110 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY, U.S. AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 27 were the new security plan, drafting the constitution, the constitutional committee's preparations for the referendum, and the developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ------------- [...] |
2005-07-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3111 |
IRAQI DPM CHALABI SUPPORTS OUTREACH TO SUNNIS, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Chalabi says he supports outreach to the mass of the Sunni population, claims to desire Sunni inclusion in the political process and feels this will reduce tension in Iraq. There is now a plan before the Cabinet, he said, to provide pensions to senior former [...] |
2005-07-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PHUM PGOV KDEM EPET EINV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3113 |
DULAME AND RUBAIE DISUCSS IRAQI SECURITY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 24 at the dinner table, Ambassador discussed Iraq's short-term security challenges with Iraq's National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie and Minister of Defense Sadoun al-Dulame. The latter identified the ITG's primary objectives as delivering security to I [...] |
2005-07-27 16:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PINS MARR IZ PRESL |
| 05BAGHDAD3115 |
VOTER REGISTRATION UPDATE SECURITY PLAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-28 06:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3120 |
SCIRI LEADER AGREES TO COOPERATE ON CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of Iraq's strongest Shia Islamist party, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, pledged to the Ambassador that his party would work in the spirit of consensus in achieving a constitution. It was not their intention to exclude any group. That said, he cautioned, Iraq's Shia want to be t [...] |
2005-07-28 11:43:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS PINR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3121 |
SISTANI REPRESENTATIVE TAKES DIM VIEW OF U.S. [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: TNA Constitution Committee member and Ayatollah Ali Sistani's aide Ahmad al-Safi complained about American efforts to secure Iraq and decried what he perceives as needless American suspicions of Iraqi Shia in his July 25 meeting with Poloff. Al-Safi and Poloff vigorously deb [...] |
2005-07-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM KISL IR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3123 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ SECURITY, CONSTITUTION; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 28 were drafting the constitution, and the security situation. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- A. "For a constitution that ensures rights for all" (Al- Da'awa, 7/28) B. "Why Iraq not others" (Al- Ittihad, [...] |
2005-07-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3127 |
IRAQI PM ON KUWAIT BORDER INCIDENTS [...] (C) In two meetings on July 26 , Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari raised with the Ambassador the increased tension between Kuwait and Iraq. The PM has received reports from Iraqi officials that Kuwaitis penetrated 25 kilometers into the no-man's land between Iraq and Kuwait. He said the incursi [...] |
2005-07-28 16:50:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL IR KU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3130 |
KIRKUK: MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN SUB-DISTRICTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Municipal council chairmen for five Kirkuk sub-districts expressed frustration July 20 over the lack of infrastructure in their towns. They asserted that without leverage over budgets, municipal councils cannot provide public services to their communities. Although municipal [...] |
2005-07-29 07:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3132 |
IRAQ TRADE MINISTER DECIDES NOT TO REQUIRE ARAB [...] (SBU) On July 28, acting ECON Counselor, accompanied by IRMO senior consultant and IRMO technical management consultant, expressed USG concerns over the Ministry of Trade's imposition of an Arab League Boycott declaration on foreign investors in Iraq. GOI Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim [...] |
2005-07-29 10:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV IZ BEXP BTIO ECON |
| 05BAGHDAD3133 |
SUNNI ARABS MAKE A COUNTER-OFFER ON FEDERALISM AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab negotiators have put forward a detailed response to the draft constitution that marks their first substantive engagement on the issue of federalism. Iraqi Islamic Party leader Ayad al-Samara'i told us July 27 that he supports a federal system that maintains the status [...] |
2005-07-29 11:02:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3134 |
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. TNA member and Chaldean Christian Wijdan Salim told PolOff on July 28 that Iraqi women are generally not far apart in the debate on most issues relating to women's rights and the draft constitution. The biggest point of contention, said Salim, is proposed language that would req [...] |
2005-07-29 11:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3135 |
FALLUJAH/RAMADI: VOCAL SUNNI MOBILIZATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city groups continue to echo intentions to participate in the upcoming constitution referendum and follow-on December election. Religious, tribal and political leaders have emphasized to Fallujah Poloff that they intend to educate Fallujah/Ramadi and neighboring area r [...] |
2005-07-29 12:51:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IZ XL |
| 05BAGHDAD3137 |
IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador on July 28 that MFA plans to open 30 new embassies and train 500 new diplomats who represent a broad cross-section of Iraqi society. Ambassador told Zebari a more assertive Iraqi diplomacy is needed. The Iraqi Foreign Minister said the Ir [...] |
2005-07-29 14:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3139 |
FINDING A HOME: IRANIAN KURDISH REFUGEE RELOCATION [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR-Amman hosted a July 20-21 meeting among stakeholders involved in the voluntary relocation of some 3,000 Iranian Kurdish Refugees from the Al Tash refugee camp outside Ramadi (Al Anbar governorate) to Sulaimaniya governorate. Despite reported high-level KRG support for the [...] |
2005-07-29 18:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER KDEM IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3140 |
IRAQ'S DEVELOPMENT BUDGET--CHALABI'S CHART [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-29 18:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3141 |
IRAQ'S DEVELOPMENT BUDGET--CHALABI'S CHART [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-30 02:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3142 |
FINDING A HOME: IRANIAN KURDISH REFUGEE RELOCATION [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR-Amman hosted a July 20-21 meeting among stakeholders involved in the voluntary relocation of some 3,000 Iranian Kurdish Refugees from the Al Tash refugee camp outside Ramadi (Al Anbar governorate) to Sulaimaniya governorate. Despite reported high-level KRG support for the [...] |
2005-07-30 02:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PTER KDEM IZ IR |
| 05BAGHDAD3143 |
TNA FIRST DEPUTY SPEAKER WANTS TO FIX PAST U.S. [...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. TNA First Deputy Speaker Dr. Husayn al Shahristani told the Ambassador on July 28 that the U.S. and Iraq must work to fix mistakes made during the CPA era that have led to violence that cannot be controlled by Coalition Forces and Iraqi Security Forces. The insecur [...] |
2005-07-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3144 |
VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL MEHDI PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. Vice President Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador during their July 25 meeting that, in the negotiations on the constitution, all sides were upping their demands, making it difficult to reach a final consensus. Ambassador reiterated USG willingness to help a summit o [...] |
2005-07-30 06:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3145 |
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AGREES ON SUNNI INCLUSION, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Ambassador stressed to Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways on July 28 the importance of meeting the August 15 deadline for the constitution and the necessity of holding elections in December. Shaways accepted Ambassador's argument that Sunni participation was key to the proces [...] |
2005-07-30 06:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3147 |
AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY ON INTERROGATION POLICY [...] (SBU) The Australian Embassy in Baghdad has made the following inquiry, which we understand is related to an Australian parliamentary inquiry: "Between May and October 2004, was there an extant and operative US instruction in Iraq regarding interrogation in existence in addition to the docu [...] |
2005-07-30 07:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER AU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3148 |
FRENCH REQUEST TO INTERVIEW COALITION DETAINEE [...] (SBU) We have received a letter from the French Embassy, Baghdad requesting that Judge Philippe Courroye, First Investigating Judge at the Upper Paris Court be permitted to interview Mr. Tariq Aziz, Mr. Taha Yasin Ramadan, and Mr. Amir Rashid al-Tikriti al-Ubaydi, all currently held in Coalit [...] |
2005-07-30 07:54:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER FR IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3155 |
GRAND AYATOLLAH SISTANI CALLS FOR U.S. SUPPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. National Security Adviser Ruba'i relayed Grand Ayatollah Sistani's views on the constitution to Ambassador on July 29. Sistani feels only a governorate district proportional representation electoral system will produce a just result. He wants Iraq to adopt the Afghan constituti [...] |
2005-07-30 15:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3156 |
BEATING BACK ANY ATTEMPT TO EXTEND CONSTITUTION [...] (C) In a meeting with Poloffs today, Constitutional Committee Chairman Humam Hammudi indicated that he was seriously considering a request to the Transitional National Assembly for a delay of 2-4 weeks in the August 15 constitutional drafting deadline. Hammudi said he had discussed this ide [...] |
2005-07-30 18:22:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3158 |
SECURITY BRIEFING TO DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) On Tuesday, August 2nd, the U.S. Embassy Iraq will offer an expansive "how to" security session to members of the diplomatic community in Baghdad. This briefing, will be conducted by Post's Regional Security Office, Political Military Office, U.S. Military, and Iraqi Police and Military [...] |
2005-07-31 06:36:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER |
| 05BAGHDAD3161 |
IRAQIS SAY THEY PLAN TO ATTEND PKK TRILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fawzi Hariri confirmed that Iraq plans to send a three person delegation to the PKK trilateral talks in Washington originally scheduled for August 2. However, the MFA was not able to submit the required visa applications unt [...] |
2005-07-31 10:38:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINS TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3162 |
PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES, JULY 28, 2005 [...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------- ELECTRICITY AND OIL ------------------- 2. (C) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the last 7-day average peak gene [...] |
2005-07-31 12:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3163 |
IRAQI CONSUMER PRICES ROSE 5.7 PERCENT IN FIRST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consumer prices increased modestly during June by 1 percent and prices are up 5 percent for the first half of 2005. The 12-month inflation rate - from July 2004 through June 2005 - rose slightly to 37 percent. Consumer prices may increase more rapidly in the second half of 2005 [...] |
2005-07-31 16:18:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3165 |
UPDATE ON CZECH REPORT OF ATTACK ON DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Embassy, working with MNF-I and 3rd Infantry Division, has still been unable to ascertain whether any U.S. or Coalition Forces witnessed or were aware of the incident reported by the Czech government, reftel. MNF-I at the level of Deputy Chief of Staff for Political, Military, and Econom [...] |
2005-07-31 20:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ EZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3391 |
CONSTITUTION UPDATE AUGUST 16: NEGOTIATORS PAUSE [...] (C) National Assembly Constitution Committee Chairman Shaykh Humam Hamudi told PolCouns April 16 afternoon that he thought the time deadline to finish the constitution by August 22 will be achievable but tight. There are many disagreements among the negotiators, including whose text was def [...] |
2005-08-16 22:01:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PHUM |
| 05BAGHDAD3392 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI EDITORIAL SUMMARY, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3393 |
LEITH KUBBA AND BARHAM SALEH ON BUILDING A VIABLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political Advisor to Prime Minister Ja,fari Leith Kubba and Minister of Planning Barham Saleh told POLOFF separately on August 13 that, after the completion of the constitution, building a political center should be the immediate goal of the U.S. Government to ensure that the Dec [...] |
2005-08-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3394 |
TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR CEVIKOZ: WE SHARE YOUR GOALS [...] (C//REL AUS,GB) Turkish Ambassador Unal Cevikoz opened his August 11 courtesy call on the Ambassador with a reaffirmation of his government's commitment to the Coalition's political goals for Iraq. "We support the political process," he said, "We're in the same boat as you." He regretted Tur [...] |
2005-08-17 11:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3400 |
6 August 2005 Meeting with Dr. Mohsin Shalash, [...] (U) SUMMARY. On 6 August 2005, Dr. Mohsin Shalash, Minister of Electricity, IRMO Director Speckhard and Senior Advisors met to discuss how IRMO can assist the Ministry of Electricity (ME) to alleviate its immediate energy and security issues. Shalash discussed a number of issues, which lead to [...] |
2005-08-17 17:13:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3402 |
SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DELAY OF THE IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-17 19:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3407 |
PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI'S TWELVE POINT SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ja'afari distributed a Twelve Point Security Plan on August 6. The plan sets goals and priorities for the Ministries of Interior and Defense, the National Security Advisor and other related ministries and Iraqi government entities as they work towards bringing s [...] |
2005-08-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS MOPS PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3409 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3410 |
CONSTITUTION UPDATE: SHIA AND KURDS TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy is trying to bridge the gaps on an agreed constitution text between the Shia Coalition and Kurdish Alliance that control the National Assembly. The major issues still separating Shia Coalition and the Kurdish Alliance are guarantees about sustained national unity, p [...] |
2005-08-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3411 |
IRAQ TRADE MINISTER SEEKING SUPPORT OF OTHER [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 15, Acting Econ Min. Counselor and IRMO Senior Consultant met with the Minister of Trade Abdel Basset Karim to express the USG's continuing concern regarding enforcement of the Arab League Boycott (ALB) against foreign investors in Iraq (reftels). The Trade Minister [...] |
2005-08-18 20:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV KBCT PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3412 |
AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IRAQI WOMEN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-18 20:32:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KWMN PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3413 |
NEW PRODUCT - DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING, August 18, 200 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-18 20:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3415 |
AUGUST 18 LATE NIGHT UPDATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) At around 23:00 August 18, following a full day of meetings with key Iraqi constituencies, the Ambassador concluded his evening meeting with Kurdish and Sunni leaders. After receiving the Shi,a counterproposal noted in ref B and discussing it with this group, final compromise appears near [...] |
2005-08-19 00:09:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PHUM |
| 05BAGHDAD3419 |
CADRES IN MAJOR SHIA PARTY IN GOVERNMENT PONDER [...] (C) SUMMARY. A member of one of the Shia Coalition's member parties told PolOff August 18 that he and many of his party were in favor of dissolving the TNA if no constitution is agreed to by August 22. Our contact from the Fadhila Party said the party itself currently has no official positi [...] |
2005-08-19 13:53:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3420 |
KURD/SHIA COMPROMSE ON ELECTION LAW NEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to UN/EAD legal advisor Jose Maria Aranas, the Kurds and the Shia are still divided on electoral issues. On August 18, Minister of Planning Barham Saleh reiterated Kurdish preference for a single national district system used in the January election, while Shahristani [...] |
2005-08-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3424 |
CONSTITUTION UPDATE, AUGUST 19 -- MORE PROGRESS [...] (C) Leaders of the top Iraqi political factions, including representatives of the major Sunni Arab political groups, met at the Ambassador's residence on the morning of August 19. While a line-by-line review slowly progressed, a variety of side-meetings focused on critical issues produced c [...] |
2005-08-19 19:37:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3426 |
AUGUST 20 MORNING UPDATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING [...] (C) As noted in reftel, the key issue remaining for Shia-Kurd resolution is management of oil/gas resources and handling of associated revenues. Morning of August 20, Ambassador Khalilzad presented revised language to SCIRI leader Hakim, who then reviewed the text with UIA leadership. VP Ab [...] |
2005-08-20 14:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3427 |
IRAQ NATIONAL ENERGY COUNCIL REVIEWS ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) On August 16, the National Energy Council met to update DPM Chalabi on energy production and infrastructure security actions in Iraq. Ministry of Electricity reported an average electric power production rate of 4300 MW/hr with a high total of 4760 MW/hr, and a daily total of [...] |
2005-08-20 15:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ENRG EPET IZ MASS MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 05BAGHDAD3436 |
SUNNI NEGOTIATORS STICK TO CALL FOR LEADERS [...] (C/NF) Summary: At an August 20 meeting with PolCouns, two members of the Sunni constitution negotiating team argued for a delay in a decision on Federalism until a National Assembly can be elected under the new constitution. Stressing that Sunnis want to participate in upcoming elections, th [...] |
2005-08-22 15:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3437 |
VOTER REGISTRATIONS SLOWLY INCREASING [...] (C) Summary. After a slow start, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) on August 18 reported increased registration activity over the past few days, especially in Maysan, Diyala, Salah ad-Din, and Kirkuk provinces. IECI expects registrations to increase during the remaining te [...] |
2005-08-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3438 |
SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN WORRIES ABOUT NATIONAL [...] (C) Sadrist Parliamentarian Sami Jasim Attiyah al-Askari told PolCouns on August 20 that no more than three provinces should be permitted to form a region. Askeri, who is from An-Nasiriyah, said that many Shia fear that Najaf and Karbala would dominate a single region encompassing all Shia-ma [...] |
2005-08-22 16:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3442 |
SUNNI NEGOTIATORS STICK TO CALL FOR DELAY ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: At an August 20 meeting with PolCouns, two members of the Sunni constitution negotiating team argued for a delay in a decision on Federalism until a National Assembly can be elected under the new constitution. Stressing that Sunnis want to participate in upcoming elections, th [...] |
2005-08-22 17:40:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3443 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-22 21:42:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3445 |
UPDATE ON TURKISH EXTRADITION REQUEST [...] (SBU) Coalition Forces are working with the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) to expedite the trial of two Turkish nationals requested for extradition by Turkey on suspicion of involvement in the Istanbul bombings. (As noted in Reftel, the CCCI has informed Post that it intends to try bot [...] |
2005-08-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PHUM PINS PTER TU IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3450 |
CURRENT STATE OF IRAQ'S LABOR MARKET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq's labor market is in transition as the economy shifts from a centrally planned to a market- based economy. A (the)Fifty percent of Iraq's population is below the age of 18: this has important implications for the ability of the economy to provide jobs for such a large numbe [...] |
2005-08-23 19:12:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON EAGR EFIN IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3451 |
DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-23 19:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3452 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; BAGHDAD [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-23 19:39:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3453 |
MINISTER OF FINANCE ON GOI 2006 BUDGET AND 2005 [...] (C) Summary. On August 21, Finance Minister Allawi told us how he plans to structure the GOI 2006 budget and address food and fuel price subsidies within that budget. Allawi has withdrawn his request for a 2005 supplemental, and will use emergency funding to meet 2005 spending needs. He plans t [...] |
2005-08-23 21:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EPET PGOV IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3455 |
PUSHING THE SHIA AND KURDS TO IMPROVE THE DRAFT [...] Summary: After a vigorous debate, Shia and Kurdish political leaders agreed to consider changing the draft constitution to fix our demand for clearly stated individual freedom of religion and to clarify that there should be a goal of no less than 25 percent representation of women in the Nat [...] |
2005-08-24 00:10:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PGOV PHUM PINS |
| 05BAGHDAD3458 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-24 13:24:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3459 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-24 13:25:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3460 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-24 13:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3468 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-24 21:21:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3469 |
DAWA PARTY LEADER PLEASED WITH CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Dawa Party leader Jawad al Maliki told PolOff August 24 that he is pleased with the draft constitution. While acknowledging that some groups, especially the Sunni Arabs, are not completely satisfied, he is confident that the constitution treats all groups fairly. 2. (C) Sunni Arabs, Ma [...] |
2005-08-25 10:48:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3470 |
SUNNI RELIGIOUS LEADER WANTS FEDERALISM AMENDED [...] (C) Summary: At an August 24 meeting with PolOff, the influential former Sunni Waqf (Endowment) leader, Adnan Dulaimi, urged the U.S. to ensure either the removal or the watering down of references to federalism in the draft constitution. Otherwise, he said, Sunnis would not support the text. [...] |
2005-08-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3473 |
DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 24, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3477 |
IECI MEETS WITH ADNAN DULAIMI AND OTHER SUNNI [...] (C) Summary. At an Embassy-facilitated, August 23 meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI), Sunni Conference Chairman Adnan Dulaimi pressed for more voter registration centers in Al-Anbar and an extension of the voter registration period. Sunni Constitution Committee [...] |
2005-08-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3480 |
SADRIST-BADR CORPS CLASH UPDATE [...] (SBU) Post has heard no further reports of Sadrist-Badr Corps violence since the August 24 clashes between the two groups in South and South Central Iraq, as well as Sadr City. The August 24 confrontation began after Sadrists blamed Badr Corps for an apparent arson-caused fire at the building [...] |
2005-08-25 21:19:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3482 |
DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-26 07:45:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3483 |
MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-26 07:47:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD |
| 05BAGHDAD3484 | |||||