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02SANAA3591	USS COLE: INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION [...] (S/NOFORN) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE YEMENI GOVERNMENT IS MOVING TOWARDS KEY DECISIONS REGARDING THE USS COLE INVESTIGATION, AND THE SUSPECTS IT HOLDS FALL INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: A) THOSE WHO WILL FACE TRIAL SOON; B) THOSE WHOSE TRIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN ABEYANCE AT U.S. REQUEST; C) THOSE WH [...]	2002-10-20 10:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PINS YM US

03ABUDHABI3771	SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION IN IRAQ; GC [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: Charge discussed reftel points during a August 16 telcon with de facto Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan that also included a discussion of an upcoming visit to the UA [...]	2003-08-16 13:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3816	IRAQ GC AUGUST 17-18 VISIT TO ABU [...] (U) Classified by Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Richard Albright, for Reasons 1.5 (B) and (D). 2. (C) Summary: In the wake of the Iraqi Governing Council's (GC) first visit to the UAE, UAEG officials were cautiously optimistic that the entire Arab world will eventually throw its support behind [...]	2003-08-19 15:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3827	UAEG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN BAGHDAD HQ, [...] (U) UAE MinState for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ) issued a statement August 20 condemning the attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad, and calling on the international community to stand united in supporting the UN and the Iraqi Governing Council (GC) to restore se [...]	2003-08-20 11:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ TC
03ABUDHABI3994	BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD FACE: AL ARABIYA CHANGES ITS [...] (C) Summary: During an August 9th broadcast, Arabic Satellite News Channel al Arabiya aired videos of militant organizations urging Iraqis and Arabs to target "Occupation" forces. Again on August 28th, the station broadcast footage of similarly hooded men threatening to kill Iraqi Governing Co [...]	2003-09-02 12:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KMDR ECON PGOV ZP
03AMMAN5497	JORDAN TO WORK WITH, BUT NOT "RECOGNIZE," IRAQI [...] (C) Speaking to a visiting delegation of Iraqi Governing Council members August 25, PM Abul Ragheb and FonMin Muasher pledged to work with the GC, but said formal recognition would be premature. Both urged the GC to work to expand ties with Iraq's neighbors, and said they hoped the GC was th [...]	2003-08-28 15:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL EAID IZ JO
03KUWAIT3830	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION, AUGUST 18-20: UN [...] SUMMARY: All newspapers report strong denunciations by the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information of the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad. Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad condemned the "terrorist attack" which "targeted the lives of innocent emp [...]	2003-08-20 14:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU KDMR
03LAGOS2287	PRESIDENT SHUFFLES THE DECK WITH NEW OIL ADVISOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. On Monday, November 3, the GON announced the removal of Jackson Gaius-Obaseki as the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Funsho Kupolokun, former Special Assistant to the President on Petroleum Matters, was appointed new GMD, effect [...]	2003-11-04 17:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV PINR PREL EINV NI
03STATE23994	TERRORIST FINANCING - UPDATED NONPAPER ON AL [...] (S) THIS CABLE REPLACES THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE NON- PAPER SENT OUT IN REFTEL. PLEASE DISCARD EARLIER VERSION. CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST CONVEYED BY NSC STAFF, ARE THE FOLLOWING: REFERENCE TO U.S. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF U.S. BRANCH HAS BEEN DELETED AND DELETIO [...]	2003-01-28 02:43:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PTER EFIN ECON PREL SA IS JO
04ACCRA2484	WEST AFRICA GAS PIPELINE NEARING THE FINISH LINE; [...] (SBU) On December 3, the Government of Ghana (GoG) hosted symbolic signing and groundbreaking ceremonies of the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP). The States had not accomplished all conditions necessary for the West Africa Pipeline Company (WAPCo) to take Final Investment Decision (FID) prior t [...]	2004-12-15 17:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ENRG ETRD GH OPIC
04ANKARA6769	TURKEY URGES ALL IRAQIS TO PARTICIPATE IN JAN. 30 [...] When on Dec. 3 PolMilOff called on the MFA Iraq Desk to discuss Iraqi elections (reftel),we were provided an MFA press statement that was to be released the same day. COMMENT: We see the statement as offering Turkey's full support for Jan. 30 elections taking place with all Iraqis' full parti [...]	2004-12-04 05:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ASEC IZ TU
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
04LAGOS2516	NIGERIA TO ABIDE BY OPEC QUOTA, ENACT PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Alhaji Jafaru Paki, Special Assistant to the President on Petroleum, confirmed to Energy Off on 14 December that the GON intends to abide by OPEC's request to "maintain discipline" with respect to OPEC quotas. Paki demurred from characterizing this as a "production cut." However, com [...]	2004-12-16 05:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ECON NI
04TELAVIV1367	ISRAELI REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT MUTED [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI and public reaction to the State Department's 2003 Human Rights Report (HRR) has been relatively low-key in the five business days since the report's publication. The GOI's main substantive public statement -- as reported in the daily Ha'aretz on February 27 -- came from F [...]	2004-03-04 15:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KWBG KPAL IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV1772	ISRAELI-ARAB POLITICIANS DECLARE DAY OF MOURNING, [...] (C) Summary. Israeli-Arab politicians rallied some 2,000 demonstrators in Nazareth March 23 to protest the GOI's assassination of Hamas leader Yasin. The Higher Arab Monitoring Committee, in conjunction with the more militant Islamic Movement, also declared March 23 a day of mourning. A Liku [...]	2004-03-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS SOCIETY
04TELAVIV1874	POLICE MAY HAVE LEARNED LESSONS FROM ORR [...] (C) Summary: In an apparent effort to avoid a repetition of the October 2000 police killing of 12 Israeli-Arab demonstrators, chief of Israel's national police force has ordered his forces to refrain from using either live ammunition or rubber-coated bullets during the March 30 Israeli Arab "L [...]	2004-03-26 13:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
04TELAVIV2203	ISRAELI-ARAB NGO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] Summary: An Israeli-Arab advocacy NGO appealed to the diplomatic community at an April 13 gathering to lobby the GOI against renewal of the controversial July 2003 law that bars Palestinians from the Occupied Territories from acquiring Israeli residency or citizenship rights through marriage t [...]	2004-04-15 13:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05ABUDHABI4200	MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MEETS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad visited Abu Dhabi October 4 to urge Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and the UAE to support the Iraqi political process. HbZ agreed that the UAEG would encourage Dubai-based Iraqi Su [...]	2005-10-04 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ QA TC
05AMMAN1357	IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES SEEK COMMON GROUND ON [...] (C) A two-day, U.S. NGO-sponsored "Iraq Constitution Roundtable" was held at an Amman-area hotel on February 14-15. Twenty-one Iraqis representing most strands of Iraqi political opinion attended the conference, which focused almost entirely on discussion of modalities for drafting Iraq's ne [...]	2005-02-17 18:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID PINR IZ JO
05AMMAN1358	IRAQI POLITICAL FIGURES SEEK COMMON GROUND ON [...] (C) A two-day, U.S. NGO-sponsored "Iraq Constitution Roundtable" was held at an Amman-area hotel on February 14-15. Approximately twenty Iraqis including prominent behind-the scenes political figures and representing most strands of Iraqi political opinion attended the conference, which focu [...]	2005-02-18 11:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID IZ
05AMMAN4296	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 20 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (U) The Deputy Secretary met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on May 20, 2005, at 9:30 am, at the Dead Sea Movenpick Hotel, Jordan, on the margins of the World Economic Forum conference. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Ambassador Jones Ambassador Wilson De [...]	2005-06-01 12:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL ECON IZ SY IR
05AMMAN7997	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN [...] (C) In his meeting with Jordan's National Security Advisor Sa'ad Kheir, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Khalilzad emphasized recent efforts made to deal with Sunni Arab concerns over the draft Constitution, and asked for Jordanian help in encouraging prominent Sunni Arabs to support the Constitution [...]	2005-10-06 09:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV JO IZ
05ANKARA2051	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-08 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2193	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2690	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-10 14:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2719	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-11 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2761	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-13 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA2787	TURKEY PREPARES FIRST STEP FOR COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's MFA Water expert said water data received from the Iraqi Water Ministry showed Iraq's willingness to cooperate on the Tigris and Euphrates, and he hoped to issue soon an invitation for an Iraqi delegation to come to Ankara to start talks on cooperation. We recommend [...]	2005-05-17 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECIN IZ PREL SENV SY TU
05ANKARA2938	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 13:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3086	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FONMIN GUL, MAY 26 [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-01 14:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS TU
05ANKARA3180	TURKS COMPLAIN SOMO STIFFING TURKISH OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Coordinator for Iraq Reconstruction, Ambassador Koray Targay, says the Iraqi Central Bank has stopped making payments to the 16 Turkish energy companies providing refined products to SOMO because of a lack of cash. The MFA fears that the over $800 million in arrears th [...]	2005-06-07 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EPET IZ TU
05ANKARA3192	TURKISH MFA ON BRUSSELS CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Gul will head Turkey's delegation to the Brussels conference. The GOT does not yet have a position on bilateral debt, but is resisting outright forgiveness. MFA officials say progress on assistance continues to be on hold until security improves. End Summary. [...]	2005-06-08 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA3194	CODEL SHELBY FOCUSES ON TERROR FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In its meetings in Turkey, Codel Shelby advanced the bilateral terrorism finance agenda, securing Turkish Ministers' agreement to sending U.S. terror finance experts to work with their Turkish counterparts. Minister of Finance Unakitan confirmed that the new law restructuring t [...]	2005-06-08 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN PREL OVIP TU IZ
05ANKARA3329	TURKEY AND IRAQ WILL MEET TO DISCUSS TRUCKER [...] (U) The press reported June 10 that bilateral working group meetings on transportation security and consular affairs agreed to during the Ankara visit of PM Jafari will be held at a technical level on June 13 (transportation) and June 16 (consular). MFA Chief of Section for Iraq Economic Rel [...]	2005-06-10 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN IZ MARR PREL TU
05ANKARA3380	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-14 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA3841	TURKEY DENIES RELEASING ADDITIONAL EUPHRATES [...] (SBU) Summary. According to a Turkish MFA water expert, the GOT is indifferent to an announced increase of Euphrates flow from Syria to Iraq as a means to increase Iraqi electricity production. Euphrates flow from Turkey to Syria has not been increased, although Turkey continues to more th [...]	2005-07-01 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID PREL IZ SY TU
05ANKARA3877	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-06 14:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4163	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-18 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4188	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 05:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA4214	DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DEBT AND ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: On Iraq debt, Turkish MFA officials again confirmed they have not been pressed on the debt issue by the ITG. The MFA officicals made very clear that they want to negotiate this issue directly with ITG officials, not outside advisors, although they agreed to meet with the advisors. [...]	2005-07-20 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EAID PREL IZ TU
05ANKARA4790	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 15:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5247	TALAFAR SITUATION: TURKS WANT TO SEND HA SEPT. 10 [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (C) Recalling his discussion with us the previous day (reftel),MFA MidEast DG Oguz Celikkol contacted polmilcouns Sept. 8 to relay that the Turkish Red Crescent was preparing to send "on Saturday or Sunday" (Sept. 10 or 11) from Ankara three [...]	2005-09-08 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID TU IZ
05ANKARA5421	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-16 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5949	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5984	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA5985	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7186	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA7397	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
05BAGHDAD3565	IRAQI PRIME MINISTER REINVIGORATES MILITIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting with the Commanding General of the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq on 21 August 2005, Minister of Interior Bayan Jabr gave LTG Petraeus a copy of a 10 August Prime Minister memorandum, which directs the Minister to implement CPA Order 91. CPA 91 pro [...]	2005-08-31 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3569	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 28, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-01 06:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3644	REP WOLF DISCUSSES FUTURE OF COALITION FORCE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On 28 August 2005, U.S. Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) met with several members of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG),including President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim Al-Jafari. Noting wavering U.S. public opinion over the continued military presence in Ir [...]	2005-09-06 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3647	IRAQI GOVERNMENT NAMES INTERLOCUTORS ON TALL,AFAR; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings this week, the Prime Minister's special advisor Adnan Ali al-Kadhami and TNA member Hassan Seneid pledged to work closely with U.S. government representatives to ensure the welfare of citizens in Tall'Afar. On August 30, Senior SCIRI official Muhammad Taqi al [...]	2005-09-06 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF PREL IZ MARS
05BAGHDAD3727	TAL AFAR SITREP: SEPT. 11, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-11 14:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EAID ECON IZ MOPS PGOV PINS PREF PREL
05BAGHDAD3783	DRAFT CONSTITUTION SIGNED, PASSED TO UNAMI [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi draft Constitution was signed and delivered to UNAMI for printing the afternoon of September 13. Deputy Speaker Shahristani plans to announce the final text at a press conference September 14. SRSG Qazi has expressed concern that the amended text was never formally a [...]	2005-09-13 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD3790	KURDISH PARTIES FIRE BLAST AT THEIR COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Recent letters from President Talabani and Kurdish President Barzani show the extent of unhappiness inside the ruling coalition of Kurdish and Shia Islamist parties. The Kurds in their latest letter hinted at withdrawing from the coalition, although the author of the letter, D [...]	2005-09-14 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3804	DRAFT CONSTITUTION GOES FORWARD [...] (C) Iraqi National Assembly Deputy Speaker Shahristani told Charge September 14 evening that he had given the UN earlier that day the official version of the Iraqi draft constitution for public dissemination. Shahristani and Kurdish negotiator Fuad Masum announced this to the press earlier [...]	2005-09-14 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD3819	RESPONSES TO ZARQAWI'S CALL FOR JIHAD AGAINST THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-15 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3874	PROPOSED CONFERENCE FOR POLITICAL MODERATES [...] C) Summary. Looking ahead to the December 15 elections, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is planning to launch a new multi-political party entity that is centrist and moderate. There is a kick-off conference planned for later this month, according to Allawi political allies. Allawi's politi [...]	2005-09-19 14:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PNAT IZ KDEM
05BAGHDAD3898	CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most of our contacts anticipate that the draft constitution will pass in the October 15 national referendum, but that some predominantly Sunni Arab provinces may vote against it. The results of a recent UN poll, passed to POL on a confidential basis, suggest that three province [...]	2005-09-21 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4009	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 27, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 17:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4013	JAFARI'S DA'WA PARTY AND SCIRI NOT READY YET FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-28 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4018	ALLAWI POSTPONES CONFERENCE FOR CENTRIST [...] (C) Summary: Several TNA members have acknowledged that ongoing political differences, not security concerns, were the real reason former Prime Minister Allawi recently postponed a conference to launch a centrist political coalition. Some have refused to participate in the coalition talks al [...]	2005-09-28 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD4108	MINISTRY OF TRADE FOOD SUBSIDY REFORM PLANS [...] (C) Summary: State and MNF-I representatives met with Ministry of Trade (MoT) on October 3 to discuss Public Distribution System (PDS) reform. Minister Abd al-Basit Karim Mawlud told us that Prime Minister Jafari tasked an inter-ministerial committee to develop a reform plan by the end of t [...]	2005-10-04 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN IZ
05BAGHDAD4176	FALLUJAH: LEADERS MEET WITH IECI COMMISSIONER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city leaders met with IECI Chairman, Izadin Shufiq, UN IFES elections expert Philip Sfocina, and an Embassy/USAID delegation October 6, 2005, at the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC). Residents criticized the number of seats (nine) the Transitional Nation [...]	2005-10-11 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4178	AL-BAYYNA JOURNALISTS ARGUE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists from Al-Bayyna, a major Shia newspaper published by the Hezbollah Movement in Iraq, told PolOff that they supported the draft constitution. The best option for Shia, the journalists argued, would be to join together in several Shia regions and work to build a stable [...]	2005-10-11 06:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ KMDR
05BAGHDAD4186	ARAB LEAGUE MISSION SURVIVES ATTACK, SCORES [...] (C) SUMMARY. (C) An eleven member Arab League (AL) delegation continued their five-day fact-finding visit to Baghdad despite an attack on their convoy that resulted in the deaths of 2 security guards. Except for that incident, the Iraqi MFA and the Prime Minister's office characterized the v [...]	2005-10-11 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4208	CODEL REED VISITS PM JAFARI [...] (SBU) On October 11, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told Senators Jack Reed (R-RI) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) that he is optimistic that the constitution referendum will take place on time and will pass without issue. Jaafari added that he expects widespread voter turnout that will include Sunni [...]	2005-10-12 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4214	MAJOR SUNNI PARTY PARTICIPATES IN GATHERING IN [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) reiterated support for the amended draft constitution at a big tent gathering of Iraqi political leaders October 12 in the Transitional National Assembly. A number of important amendments, negotiated in the last week, paved the way for the statemen [...]	2005-10-13 12:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4284	PM AGREES NOT TO DELAY DECEMBER ELECTION [...] (C) Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari met with Ambassador Khalilzad and UK Ambassador William Patey on October 16 to discuss delaying the date for registration of political coalitions from October 21 to November 4 and the date of the National Assembly election from December 15 to December 29. They [...]	2005-10-18 09:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4339	MIXED LOCAL REACTIONS TO AMRE MUSA VISIT [...] (C) Summary. On October 20, Arab League Secretary General Amre Musa discussed with GOI officials the possibility of hosting a national dialogue conference in Baghdad, prior to the national elections. Jafari staff reaction to the visit, and that of other Shia contacts, has been measured. Sunn [...]	2005-10-21 03:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ
05BAGHDAD4435	TOP SHIA ISLAMIST LEADER SAYS UNIFIED ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Senior SCIRI party leader Abdel Mehdi told Charge midday October 28 that the unified Shia Islamist party list for the December elections is nearly ready. The coalition's leaders are rushing to finish the bottom halves of the provincial election slates, and Abdel Mehdi anticipa [...]	2005-10-28 12:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4775	UNSRSG QAZI ON ARAB LEAGUE CAIRO PREPCON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On November 25, Ambassador met with UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi and Deputy SRSG Michael von der Schulenberg to discuss follow-on actions for the Arab League Conference on the Iraqi [...]	2005-11-29 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ UN
05BAGHDAD4777	PRIME MINISTER JAFARI TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Prime Minister Jafari told the Ambassador that he has been invited to visit Saudi Arabia. He departs November 29. He plans to meet the Saudi king during his visit. 2. (C) The PM may raise the following issues: -- Increasing the number of hajj slots for Iraqis; -- Sending a Saudi Am [...]	2005-11-29 16:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4790	FORMER EXILE SAYS REAL TEST TO COME WITH POST- [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi exile Saad Saleh Jabr predicted that the Sunni victors in the upcoming elections would ally with Iyad Allawi, providing the Kurds with a king-making position of supporting either Allawi or Adel Abdel Mahdi. He complained about Iranian "control" of key Iraqi faction [...]	2005-11-30 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD4808	PRESIDENT TALABANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF COMMENTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kamiran Karadaghi, President Talabani's Chief of Staff, told PolOff on November 29 that the Shia List was increasingly concerned about its prospects in the December elections, and predicted that former Prime Minister Allawi would fare even worse than he did in the elections last [...]	2005-12-01 19:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU IZ
05BAGHDAD4842	CHALABI ALLY: THERE IS NO RESISTANCE, ONLY [...] (C) In a December 3 meeting with Poloffs, INC candidate Mariam al-Rais argued in favor of her party's platform and party leader Ahmed Chalabi's qualifications to lead the next government. Al-Rais faulted Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia for contributing to Iraq's instability. In a clear allusio [...]	2005-12-04 21:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4843	SHIA INDEPENDENT ALI AL-DABAGH ON ELECTIONS, SHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs met December 1 with TNA member Ali al-Dabagh, a politician who left the United Iraqi Alliance to form his own party, while maintaining his ties to Ayatollah Sistani. Al-Dabagh accused the Shia Alliance of candidate intimidation as well as inappropriate efforts to convey t [...]	2005-12-04 22:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4885	SUFI POLITICAL PARTY PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Party officials from the slate representing Iraq's Sufi Muslims complained about intimidation in the election campaign, interference by neighboring states, and the sectarian and extremist character of Iraqi politics during a December 3 meeting with poloffs. Anticipating they wil [...]	2005-12-07 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4912	WHAT CAMPAIGNING IN IRAQ LOOKS LIKE [...] With so much at stake, campaigning for the December 15 elections is intense. The security situation weighs heavily on the campaign, and leaders of the major coalitions make relatively few public appearances. That said, we sense there are more public campaign events than we saw in the Januar [...]	2005-12-08 21:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4958	SHI'A TECHNOCRAT TALKS OF INTIMIDATION AND CABINET [...] (S) Summary. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly (TNA) member and former Minister of Oil Thamir Ghadhban described methods of election intimidation and urged the USG to call on the political parties likely responsible for this intimidation to stop it. He predicted that the United Iraqi All [...]	2005-12-12 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5002	CAMPAIGN TONE GETS SHARPER, MORE INTENSE [...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]	2005-12-14 16:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5003	CAMPAIGN DEVELOPS SHARP ELBOWS [...] (U) With just one day before the elections, campaigning for the December 15 elections has been intense, incredibly more personal, organized and criminal than the campaign in January. This has included inter-sectarian conflicts: the destruction of Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) offices by force [...]	2005-12-14 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5045	AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE PM'S OFFICE [...] (C) Summary. An American contractor working at the PM's office indicates that Adnan Ali al-Khadimi is the only policy and decision-maker on Jaafari's team. Considered the second and third most important people on the team are senior PM advisors Said Hakki and Emad Dhia. But even though they [...]	2005-12-19 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD5047	IRAQI POLITICOS PONDER NEW GOVERNMENT: SHIA [...] (C) Summary: With even the preliminary announcement of most election results still days away, Iraqi political operatives are trying to consolidate alliances. Prime Minister Jafari and Adil Abdel Mehdi, Jafari's rival within the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555),each are trying to line up [...]	2005-12-19 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
05BAGHDAD5093	AMBASSADOR'S EARLY GOVERNMENT DISCUSSIONS SHOW [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Ambassador held separate meetings with SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, President Jalal Talabani, Sunni Arab Tawafuq leaders, and wavering Shia Islamist leader Nadeem Jabiri from December 19-21 to open early discussions on the shape and goals of Iraq's next gove [...]	2005-12-22 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5098	SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION NOT [...] (C) Summary: Hussein Shahristani, a leading independent in the strong Shia Islamist bloc, told us December 23 that the bloc is unlikely to settle on its prime minister candidate for another week or two. He thought it possible a dark horse independent might emerge as a compromise choice give [...]	2005-12-23 13:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5144	MCNS MEETING 21 DECEMBER 2005: OFF-RAMP [...] (S) SUMMARY. During a December 21 MCNS meeting, participants discussed four issues. The Iraqis agreed to the scenario of announcing the off-ramp decision on Friday, December 23. We would prepare the text of a statement to be read publicly to the press at the end of a meeting with the PM. W [...]	2005-12-28 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5155	ALLAWI AND SUNNI ARAB PARTIES CONSIDER BROADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni Arab political party leaders reported to PolOffs December 29 that they are headed towards a government coalition alliance with both Ayad Allawi's National Iraqi List and the Kurdish Alliance and eventually later with the Shia Islamists. However, our Sunni Arab contacts also [...]	2005-12-29 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD5162	SHIA ISLAMIST FADHILA LEADER THROWING HIS HAT IN [...] (C) Fadhila Party members Muhammad Ismail al- Khazali and Hassan al-Shimry told PolCouns and PolOff December 30 that Dr. Nadeem al-Jabiri, the party's Secretary General, is one of four candidates for Prime SIPDIS Minister within the Shia Alliance ? the others being PM Jafari, VP Abdel Mehdi [...]	2005-12-30 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
05CAIRO5545	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14 MEETING WITH [...] (U) July 14, 2005; 8:30 a.m.; Cairo, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Egypt ----- Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif Minister of Foreign Trade and Ind [...]	2005-07-20 12:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN OVIP EG
05CAIRO5547	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13 MEETING WITH [...] (U) June 13, 2005; 3:45 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt ----- Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit Chief [...]	2005-07-20 13:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ EG
05CAIRO6673	PRESSING THE ARAB LEAGUE TO SUPPORT IRAQI [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa has so far been marginally helpful on building political support for Iraq's new constitution, despite USG and British requests for his assistance in reaching out to key Iraq Sunni figures. In public, so far, Moussa has focused his attention on dra [...]	2005-08-30 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ
05CAIRO7963	ARAB LEAGUE'S MOUSSA TO BAGHDAD; SEEKING USG [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph five. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) During an October 15 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss Iraq's constitution referendum, Arab League Secretary General Moussa outlined plans for a visit to Iraq, October 20-21 (protect [...]	2005-10-17 09:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC EG IZ
05CAIRO8016	ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL MOUSSA TO IRAQ: [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General intends to travel to Iraq October 20-22 to spearhead renewed Arab engagement on Iraq's political process (reftel). Moussa requested any technical assistance that Embassy Baghdad or Embassy Cairo was able to offer on travel and other logistics regarding the v [...]	2005-10-18 11:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG IZ
05CAIRO8618	EGYPT-DEMARCHE ON PREPARATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) In a meeting with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa and his Chief of Cabinet Hesham Youssef on November 15, the Ambassador delivered the points in reftel and received a brief on the status of preparations for the proposed November 19 Iraq conference. Moussa said: 50-60 Iraqis r [...]	2005-11-15 19:01:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ AL EG
05CAIRO8704	NEA A/S WELCH AND ARAB LEAGUE SYG DISCUSS GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary C. David Welch and the Ambassador, Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa expressed his congratulations to the USG on brokering the Agreement on Movement and Access (the "Agreement"). Moussa also provided an update on pl [...]	2005-11-18 14:44:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG IZ
05DUBLIN489	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) On April 22, Post delivered ref A talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. In his responses, Keown focused primarily on Sudan and the Middle East Peace Process. He noted that Minister of State for Overseas Development, Conor Lenihan, had held [...]	2005-04-26 06:56:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EUN
05KABUL5181	KUNDUZ POLITICS OF CORRUPTION IN THE BAGHLAN [...] (U) Summary: Highway Police forces throughout the north and northeast and Afghan National Police (ANP) forces in Baghlan province are both dominated by Tajik warlords and drug traffickers. General Abdul Khalil has assigned former jihadi/Hezb-i-Islami loyalists from Baghlans Andarab District [...]	2005-12-20 12:27:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF GE
05MANAMA397	BAHRAIN: MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Ambassador March 15 delivered Ref A demarche concerning U.S. views in advance of the Arab League summit to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar took note of the demarche but had to depart the meeting before he had a chance t [...]	2005-03-16 15:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA
05MANILA2675	MILF VALIDATING WANTED TERRORIST LIST FROM GRP [...] (SBU) Below is a list of 53 suspected militants provided to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (a copy has been faxed to EAP/PMBS). MILF officials have publicly stated they are in the process of "validating" the list, and the names will form [...]	2005-06-09 06:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
05MAPUTO1236	MOZAMBIQUE: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mozambique presents unique opportunities in the Global War on Terrorism, as its significant Muslim-minority community remains moderate and open to cooperation, discussion and exchange with the U.S. and Mission elements. In the past year, Post has successfully expanded its outreach [...]	2005-09-23 09:15:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL KMPI
05NEWDELHI756	INDIA ON IRAQI ELECTIONS: CONGRATULATE AND [...] (C) Summary: Despite the GOI's deliberately low-profile public and material support in the run-up to the Iraqi elections, Indian government, media, and commentators welcomed the completion of Iraq's first election. In a January 31 statement, the Indian MEA called the elections a "noteworthy [...]	2005-01-31 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IN IZ
05RIYADH9142	SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...]	2005-12-13 06:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA
05RIYADH9396	SAG REPLACES SHI'ITE JUDGE IN QATIF [...] (U) EP daily Al-Youm reported on December 18 that a new Shi'ite judge, Sheikh Ghalib Al-Hamad, has succeeded Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khunaizi as Shi'ite judge in Qatif. According to the report, Al-Hamad had been appointed by royal decree two weeks earlier to fill the position that Al-Khunaizi had [...]	2005-12-20 07:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SA
05RIYADH9402	SAG OFFSETS SHI'A STRENGTH IN ITS APPOINTMENTS TO [...] (C) Summary: The SAG announced its appointments to municipal councils nationwide, including those of the Eastern Province (EP),on December 14. As expected by many observers, the government used the appointments to balance the Shi'a presence on the councils in Qatif and Al-Hasa: elected mem [...]	2005-12-20 14:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SA
05ROME1484	IRAQ: ITALIANS LEND SUPPORT TO AMB JONES' [...] (C) Summary. Senior diplomatic officials told Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones during his April 22 visit to Rome that Italy intends to continue its engagement in stabilization efforts in Iraq. They were optimistic that the current political stalemate, th [...]	2005-05-02 11:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05TELAVIV5132	CORRECTED COPY: DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, [...] (SBU) Summary: On the fourth day of disengagement, IDF soldiers and police focused on evacuating Kfar Darom, Kfar Yam, and Neve Dekalim. The security forces encountered some resistance in these settlements, particularly from young infiltrators from outside of the Gaza Strip who barricaded t [...]	2005-08-18 16:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5932	THREAT OF LEGAL APPEAL, PUBLIC CRITICISM COMPEL AG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli-Arab political and advocacy leaders reacted with cautious optimism -- and some suspicion -- to the Justice Ministry Police Investigative Department's (PID) September 28 announcement that it will re-examine the investigation of police officers involved in the October 2000 k [...]	2005-09-30 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6972	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Thursday, a Qassam rocket landed 2 km south of Ashkelon, in an area that comprises strategic installations, and another in a kibbut [...]	2005-12-16 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
05VIENNA2684	IRAN EXILE GROUP SAYS NEW REGIME DETERMINED TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) claimed at an August 8 press conference in Vienna that the new Iranian regime was determined to continue its nuclear program "to build the bomb." An NCRI official argued that the "cat and mouse game" with [...]	2005-08-10 06:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV ETTC IR AU UNSC EUN
06ABUDHABI1471	UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES [...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...]	2006-04-15 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE
06ABUDHABI19	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS/PALESTINE [...] SUMMARY: Arab columnists are critical of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Al-Khaleej urges Palestinian authorities to take stronger control of the resistance and not just make statements condemning resistance groups. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "Brainwash", Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, a col [...]	2006-01-02 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI3702	MEDIA REACTION: POPE'S COMMENTS FUEL ANGER AGAINST THE [...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Emaratalyoum" is not satisfied with the Pope's apology. A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" considers the Pope's statements as a gift to Al-Qaeda. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" suggests that the Pope's "offense" is done on purpose and was timed with other attacks against [...]	2006-09-19 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
06AMMAN5250	A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH KING'S ADVISOR [...] (C) A/S Welch and DAPNSA Abrams met with Bassem Awadallah, director of the King's office, in Amman July 12. Awadallah's political director Jafar Hassan, Ambassador, and polcouns (notetaker) joined. Discussions focused on that day's Hizballah capture of two Israeli soldiers, the Gaza crisis, [...]	2006-07-13 07:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
06AMMAN5907	PRISON TERMS FOR MPS WHO PAID CONDOLENCES TO [...] ( U ) Jordan's State Security Court convicted and sentenced two members of the Chamber of Deputies August 6 to prison terms on charges of "fueling national discord and inciting sectarianism" under Article 150 of Jordan's penal code (ref A). The Court sentenced Mohammed Abu Fares to two years [...]	2006-08-06 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL IZ JO
06AMMAN6432	JORDANIANS WARN CODEL SHAYS OF CHAOS IN IRAQ IF [...] (C) Summary: During its brief holiday weekend stay in Jordan August 20-21, Codel Shays met with Minister of Political Development Sabri Rbeihat and Palace Advisor for International Affairs Jafar Hassan, and lunched with a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Madaba. In the meetings, the Jord [...]	2006-08-22 13:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR IZ JO
06ANKARA1065	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1066	TURKEY/IRAQ: PM JAFARI VISIT TO ANKARA AND [...] (C) Turkey's Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol reviewed his visit to Baghdad (ref a),described PM Jafari's meetings in Ankara, and discussed Muqtada al-Sadr's probably visit here with Ambassador on March 1. Turmoil surrounding the Samarra bombing dominated both sets of talks, although the two [...]	2006-03-02 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA1100	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1137	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1253	SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S MARCH 16-17 VISIT TO [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Ankara, which is very timely in view of events in the Caucasus. The Turkish government has heard conflicting accounts of the Rambouillet talks, is disappointed at the apparent lack of progress, and is anxious to hear your and Steve Mann's views on the way [...]	2006-03-10 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY IS KWBG AR AJ TU
06ANKARA1330	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-13 15:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1410	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 22-23 VISIT OF CODEL WARNER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your March 22-23 visit comes at a time when Turkey is attempting to balance its commitments to the West against its desire to maintain harmonious relations with its neighbors and to play a constructive role with other Muslim countries. Turkey remains a significant contributor to [...]	2006-03-16 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ AF IR IS
06ANKARA1468	SCENESETTER FOR THE 23-26 MARCH VISIT OF CHAIRMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your March 23-26 visit comes at a time when progress has been made in improving the character of US-Turkish relations that frayed badly in 2003-2005. Senior level dialogue, including on the military-to-military side, has resumed; Turkey has downplayed its whining about the PDD and [...]	2006-03-21 08:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ AF RU
06ANKARA1529	TURKISH TREASURY TAKES LEAD ON IRAQ DEBT ISSUE [...] (SBU) A Turkish official confirmed that Turkish Treasury has now taken the interagency lead on the stalled Iraq debt issue. With Turkish officials receiving Iraq's debt advisors next week, Turkish officials are reviewing bilateral claims on Iraq and may report a higher figure than the $1.6 bill [...]	2006-03-23 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA1652	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-28 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1876	TURKEY/IRAQ: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told DAS Bryza he was satisfied with his recent meetings in Washington on U.S. - Turkey cooperation in Iraq. He suggested Kirkuk's status should be resolved first through negotiations and only then subjected to a plebiscite. Turkey sees J [...]	2006-04-07 10:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA1963	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA2488	TURKEY/IRAQ: TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE NEW IRAQI [...] (C) Turkish Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador May 4 that Turkey has invited Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit, will invite other ministers once named, and is prepared to send FM Gul to Baghdad as well. Turkey is prepared to offer Iraq additional border gates, USD 2 million in military [...]	2006-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS EAID IZ TU
06ANKARA567	TURKEY/IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MFA IRAQ [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Ministry Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol told Ambassador February 7 that maintaining Iraq's unity is essential not only for Turkey but for the balance of power in the entire Middle East. Turkey is concerned an independent Sunni statelet would be a magnet fo [...]	2006-02-09 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ IR TU
06ANKARA6150	TURKISH FINANCE MINISTER ON AL-QADI, TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Ambassador, Minister of Finance Unakitan vowed rapid implementation of the law reforming Turkey's Financial Intelligence Unit, with an eye to better compliance with FATF recommendations. Unakitan was open to a USG workshop on listing and de-listing, and in general to [...]	2006-10-30 06:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN TU IZ
06ANKARA721	TURKEY/IRAQ: IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS SEEK [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. MFA Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol informed DCM February 14 that Iraqi PM Jafari has been invited to Ankara and is expected to come after formation of the new government. At the same time, Moqtada al-Sadr and the [...]	2006-02-16 10:12:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PREF ETRD IZ IR TU
06ANKARA934	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA960	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
06BAGHDAD1005	SADRIST PARLIAMENTARIAN PREDICTS GOVERNMENT WILL [...] (C) In a March 22 phone conversation with PolFSN, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Kufa University professor Nassar Sagheer al Rubaie predicted a national unity government would be formed by early April. According to Rubaie, the main point of contention, the National Securit [...]	2006-03-27 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1007	IRAQIYYA LIST COR MEMBER DISCUSSES POTENTIAL SISTANI- [...] (C) SUMMARY. Council of Representatives (CoR) and Iraqiyya List member Shaykh Jamal Abd al-Mehdi al-Shemari (Wasit) told PolOff March 26 that the List is trying to arrange a visit by Ayad Allawi to Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf. He also mentioned that he is exploring preliminary talks with the [...]	2006-03-27 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1012	CAMPAIGNING IN SOUTHERN IRAQ: DIRTY TRICKS, [...] (S) Summary. The number one candidate in Muthanna province for the National Peace List (#635, Laith Kubba's party),Talib Aziz al-Hamdani, acknowledged that his party made strategic mistakes, and that they got fewer than 5,000 votes nationwide, but said that they were also the victim of a c [...]	2006-03-27 12:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM
06BAGHDAD1021	SCIRI PM NOMINEE ADEL ABDEL MEHDI SLAMS JAFARI IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 26 article in government financed independent Al-Sabah newspaper (Iraq's most widely read),SCIRI leader Adil Abd al-Mahdi noted that he would not accept the Prime Minister nomination without "a full and clear mandate from the Unified Iraqi Coalition and other blocs" [...]	2006-03-28 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1023	PM JAFARI SAYS INVESTIGATION INTO MARCH 26 BAGHDAD [...] (S) Prime Minister Jafari on March 27 evening told the Ambassador that the conflicting information circulating about the March 26 raid on a compound in Baghdad's Ur district was hurting Iraqi public confidence in Coalition Forces. Jafari said there was not a "crisis of confidence" yet, but t [...]	2006-03-28 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1050	SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHARPLY CRITICIZE U.S. [...] (U) On March 28,the office of Ayatollah Sadiq al- Husayni al-Shirazi in Karbala issued a statement (ref a) condemning the Iraqi/US raid in the Ur neighborhood as a "heinous crime." Shirazi's statement also warned "the occupation forces" not to clash with the Shia majority to satisfy a Sunni [...]	2006-03-31 15:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD1055	FALL-OUT FROM IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES RAID NEAR SADR [...] (S) SUMMARY: At approximately 1800 on Sunday, March 26, 2006, Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) launched an assault on a target in the Ur neighborhood near the Sadr City area of Baghdad. The raid was planned and executed by the Iraqi forces with the assistance of U.S. Special Forces a [...]	2006-04-01 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD1086	SHIA COALITION MEMBERS CALL FOR JAFARI TO WITHDRAW [...] (U) The first public calls from within the Shia Coalition for Jafari to withdraw his nomination for Prime Minister appeared April 1. Shia Independent Qasim Daoud took the first step when he told Reuters April 1 that "I call on Jafari to take a courageous step and set a fine example by steppin [...]	2006-04-03 13:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1151	COMMUNIST LEADER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATIONS WITH [...] (C) CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that, although there are regular meetings of the Iraqiyya List members, there is no effective system within the bloc for consultations or exchange of ideas. Mousa complai [...]	2006-04-07 20:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1155	COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER COMPLAINS ABOUT JAFARI [...] (C) SUMMARY. CoR and Iraqiyya list member (and head of the Iraqi Communist Party) Hamid Majeed Mousa told PolOff and PolFSN April 4 that a delegation of Jafari supporters from Dawa and Dawa Tanzim had met with an Iraqiyya List delegation April 3. The Jafari supporters reportedly said the Shia [...]	2006-04-08 19:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1196	MCNS TO REVIEW SECURITY PLANS [...] (S//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) convened the morning of April 9 at PM Jafari's residence to follow up on discussions held the previous evening (reftel). The Committee first addressed Operation Scales of Justice, on which there is a difference o [...]	2006-04-13 02:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL MOPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1355	PROVINCIAL REACTION TO PM SELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Initial reactions from provincial contacts to Nuri Kamal (Jawad al-Maliki)'s selection as Iraq's next PM have been positive. Shia Islamists tended to view the new PM as equally capable as Jafari at promoting the UIC agenda. Sunnis and Kurds tended to question his independence, [...]	2006-04-25 20:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ

06BAGHDAD1379	UN SRSG QAZI ON RECENT MEETINGS WITH SISTANI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi said that Grand Ayatollah Sistani told him in an April 19 meeting that he (Sistani) would not weigh in on the prime ministerial selection because he then would be resp [...]	2006-04-27 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD1441	CABINET FORMATION AND PM OFFICE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In an April 30 meeting with PolOffs, Shia Coalition independent Sami al-Askari reported that PM-designate Nuri Kamil al-Maliki has named Ahmad al-Saadawi as his private office director. Al-Maliki's inner circle is moving forward with re-organization and expansion plans for the PM [...]	2006-05-01 22:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD148	JA'FARI WOOS RAMADI, ANBAR SECURITY COUNCIL WOWED [...] (C) Summary. The Anbar Security Council warmly welcomed Prime Minister Ja'fari on January 15. The PM deftly fielded the Anbaris' complaints regarding the fate of former Iraqi military service members, the inclusion of Anbaris in the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),the release of 'innocent' deta [...]	2006-01-18 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1558	COUNCIL MEMBERS YELL AND SCREAM, THEN RETURN TO [...] (C) Summary. At the May 10 session of the Council of Representatives, Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani and SADR CoR member Gufran Abbod Husayn al-Saadi entered into a long and heated argument about a scuffle between their bodyguards. This resulted in Mashhadani storming out of the session. Al-Saad [...]	2006-05-10 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1559	CABINET FORMATION UPDATE: PROGRESS BUT STILL A [...] (C) Summary: At the close of May 10, we see progress in the cabinet formation negotiations, with some ministries, such as the Foreign Ministry, Electricity and Oil, nearly finalized while debates about several ministries crystallized. Prime Minister-designate al- Maliki and Shia Coalition I [...]	2006-05-10 19:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1560	SECTARIAN CONCERNS AT IMN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 4 meeting, Presidential media advisor Hiwa Osman and former Iraqi Media Network (IMN) Directors General Ahmad al-Rikaby and Jalal al-Mashta told Poloff that media will be just as important to stemming violence in Iraq as the security portfolio. They lamented the growing [...]	2006-05-10 19:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAS ECPS IZ
06BAGHDAD1618	KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENT'S MOST WANTED: [...] (C) SUMMARY: While waiting for a visa to the U.S. on May 11, newly-appointed Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State for External Relations Mohammad Ihsan outlined his policy agenda for his term. As the current personal advisor to Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and the former [...]	2006-05-16 08:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR IZ
06BAGHDAD1641	SCIRI POLITBURO MEMBER COMPLAINS ABOUT MALIKI; [...] (C) SCIRI political bureau member Ridha Jawad Taki complained to Poloff May 17 that PM-designate Nuri al-Maliki had failed to keep his word to SCIRI to allow the party to name the Interior Minister, Council of Ministers Secretary-General and advisors on the PM's staff. Taki said SIPDIS al- [...]	2006-05-17 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD166	SUNNI LEADERS FEAR STREET REACTION TO ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on January 15 with key leaders from the Iraqi National Dialogue Council (INDC). Sheykh Khalaf Al-Ayan said that Tawaffuq Front was under pressure from the "street" to abandon the political process if the International Mission for Iraqi Elections (IMIE) assessment d [...]	2006-01-21 03:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PTER PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD1664	MALIKI WINS BROAD CONFIDENCE IN A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki won a wide vote of confidence in a national unity cabinet in a special parliament session on May 20, but not before several Sunni Arab parliamentarians walked out of the session protesting their exclusion and a continued deadlock over the security por [...]	2006-05-20 19:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1677	MALIKI MOVES QUICKLY TO ACTIVATE CABINET, FILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Newly-elected Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met the Ambassador and General Casey May 21 and outlined ambitious plans to jump-start his government and fill the security gaps in his cabinet. Maliki convened both the incoming and outgoing cabinets for a joint meeting May 21 to hand [...]	2006-05-21 20:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD1833	SADR CITY RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT SECURITY [...] (C) At a May 25 meeting, five Sadr City residents told PolOffs that they were disappointed the security situation had not improved over the past year, and not hopeful that it would improve in the upcoming months. "You can not even trust your own neighbor these days," said Huda, a young female [...]	2006-05-31 13:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ PGOV
06BAGHDAD1894	PARLIAMENT SESSION POSTPONED; NO VOTE ON MOD OR [...] (U) Three hours after the scheduled session start time, Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiyah announced to the media June 4 the postponement of the Council of Representatives (CoR) session "until further notice" to "give the PM a greater chance to hold further consultations" on the candidates for the [...]	2006-06-05 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2065	MODERATE ISLAMIST CABINET CONTENDER URGES USG TO [...] (S/REL UK) Summary: In a June 8 meeting with Emboffs, moderate Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) said that the present Sadrist Minister of Transportation, Karim Mahdi Salih, may be forced to resign and that he is a possible candidate to replace him. Dabbagh claimed to be undecided as [...]	2006-06-19 09:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR PNAT ECON EAIR ELTN ETRD KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2139	MALIKI MAY LAUNCH RECONCILIATION PROPOSAL SOON, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The next window for PM Maliki to announce his national reconciliation proposal is Sunday, June 25, before the Council of Representatives (CoR). Maliki reportedly has the support of President Talabani; however, Sunni Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi has proposed a number of likely [...]	2006-06-22 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
06BAGHDAD215	WITH COMPETING PROGRAMS, UNITY GOVERNMENT WILL [...] (C) Summary: One of Iraq's top Sunni Arab political leaders, Tariq al-Hashemi, told us January 25 that while his constitutents are not happy with the election process, he will move forward on unity government talks. He anticipated difficulties finding common ground with the Kurds and the S [...]	2006-01-26 12:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD2286	ATTACK ON BAGHDAD PALESTINIANS KILLS FOUR [...] (C) On the morning of June 26, the Palestinian "compound" in Baghdad's Baladiat neighborhood was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants. Saeed al-Jafari from the Palestinian Human Rights organization told PolFSN that four residents were killed and nine injured in the melee. PLO representa [...]	2006-06-29 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ JO SY
06BAGHDAD2323	DPM SHAWAYS DISCUSSES SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ON THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a June 28 meeting with Ambassador, former Deputy Prime Minister and senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) parliamentarian Rowsch Shaways discussed suggestions for the rules, administration, and structure of the National Policy Council (NPC). Shaways proposed a two-level stru [...]	2006-07-03 12:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD2363	VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES MALIKI VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) On June 29, Vice President Tarik al-Hashimi and the Ambassador discussed PM Maliki's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia. The Ambassador pointed to the trip as a prelude to improved Iraqi-Saudi and Iraqi-Arab relations. The Ambassador also highlighted the KSA's preoccupation with Iranian infl [...]	2006-07-05 12:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ
06BAGHDAD2381	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF COMMERCE VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Summary. Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez's visit to Iraq provides an opportunity to press the GOI for action on economic reform that would fundamentally change the investment climate (particularly in the hydrocarbon sector),open the country to international trade, and dismantle the remna [...]	2006-07-07 12:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD KBCT KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD2445	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs July 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2446	MOI OFFICIAL SAYS WOMEN CANNOT OBTAIN PASSPORTS [...] (C) Summary. MOI Director of Nationality and Travel Yasseen al-Yassiri told PolOffs June 26 that Iraqi women were once again required to have their husbands' permission (or that of another male relative) in order to obtain a passport. This requirement, which was in effect during Saddam Hussei [...]	2006-07-10 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PINS PHUM PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2534	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Your visits to Iraq for the launch of the International Compact on July 20 provide an opportunity to fundamentally change Iraq's foreign relationships by helping it overcome the political divisions in the international community that arose prior to and during the war and have su [...]	2006-07-17 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD258	ALLAWI ALLY SAYS AYAD OPEN TO OVERSEEING SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Safia Suhail told Poloffs January 30 that former PM Allawi would be open to a government appointment overseeing the security ministries. She added that SCIRI's Abd' al-Aziz al-Hakim is trying to establish a political marja'iya in order to remain in power over ever-increasing popul [...]	2006-01-30 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD264	(U) RESIGNATION OF CHIEF JUDGE RIZGAR AMIN: [...] (C) During a lunch at his residence on January 27, President Jalal Talabani told Ambassador that Chief Judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin may have resigned due to pressure from Moqtada al-Sadr. Talabani related that Sadr had sent a letter to Amin stating that a Sadr-connected Sharia court was opening [...]	2006-01-30 17:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD294	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: ALLAWI SAYS SCIRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allawi told the Ambassador on February 1 that the Shia Coalition is confused, with SCIRI fearing a Sadrist and Fadhila pullout. Allawi claimed that Mohammed Ridha Sistani is exerting efforts to hold the coalition together, but has limited influence over the Fadhila Party. Referri [...]	2006-02-01 20:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD2959	REPORTED CHANGES AT THE DE-BAATHIFICATION [...] (C/REL UK) SUMMARY. In an August 9 meeting, National De-Baathification Commission (NDC) General Secretary Talib Al-Muhanna (a Jafari holdover) said that Jalal Ad-Din Al-Sagheer was the new temporary Chairman of the NDC, with a mandate to remain in the position until the Council of Representat [...]	2006-08-14 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD306	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: TAWAFUQ CRITICISM OF [...] (C) The Ambassador attended a February 2 luncheon hosted by President Talabani that drew together all major elected parliamentarians. The elaborate luncheon, complete with an honor guard, closed with a widely-attended press conference. Leading Tawafuq bloc figure Khalaf al-Ayan made news durin [...]	2006-02-02 21:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD310	PM JAFARI ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS, SADDAMISTS AND [...] (C) During a January 31 discussion, Prime Minister Jafari told the Ambassador that Tekfiris (religious fanatics) and criminal Saddamists must be stopped at all costs. Jafari referred to the TNA anti-terrorism law that should be justly applied to these groups. There could be no negotiations w [...]	2006-02-03 11:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD3105	FM ZEBARI ON SAUDIS, PM MALIKI, ARAB LEAGUE AND [...] (C) Summary: During an August 23 meeting with the Charge, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the conflict in Iraq has reached its zenith but the GOI must persevere to succeed. Zebari noted he has good relations with the Saudi foreign minister despite some differences over the International C [...]	2006-08-26 05:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD351	CONTINUING TO REACH OUT TO THE SUNNIS: DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a follow-up meeting on January 30, 2006, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khamis Hawaz al-Sidiq, a former Iraqi Army Major General from Hillah and senior Shammar tribal figure. Sidiq criticized the US for depending on expatriate Iraqis when it launched the war, and he defended [...]	2006-02-06 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PINR KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD357	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: SHAHRISTANI SAYS GAP [...] (C) Shia Independent PM candidate Shahristani told visiting DAS Godec February 6 that the gap has narrowed considerably in UIA 555 discussion on PM candidates. Both Shahristani and Shia Independent Sami al-Askari told us February 6 that the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) would put the mat [...]	2006-02-06 20:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PNAT
06BAGHDAD390	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: JABIRI PUSHES FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadhila Party leader Nadim al-Jabiri told the Ambassador February 7 that he plans to push off the Shia alliance vote on the premiership until February 10. Jabiri said that he is convinced that Iraq is heading toward anarchy, not democracy, and that he believes that the nomination [...]	2006-02-09 03:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD391	FM ZEBARI UPDATES DAS GODEC ON REGIONAL RELATIONS [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told DAS Robert Godec and PolCouns that several ambassadorial assignments await the PM's approval. "We are all like planes in a holding pattern waiting to land," commented Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations Hamid al-Bay [...]	2006-02-09 08:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD401	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: SHIA COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate February 8 conversations with PolOffs, two Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) members expressed opposition to the proposed National Security Council. One of them, independent Taha Dera' al-Saadi, said that the entity would be anti- constitutional and could undermine [...]	2006-02-09 18:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD402	SHIA ISLAMIST PM CONTENDERS: NO PERFECT CANDIDATE [...] (S) SUMMARY: None of the contenders for the Shia Islamist Coalition's prime minister nominee is ideal, and we will need to convince whoever the nominee is to construct a good set of structural agreements and program plans to address Iraq's deep problems. SCIRI's Adil Abd' al-Mahdi appears to [...]	2006-02-10 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD409	IECI ANNOUNCES CERTIFIED ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) At a February 10 press conference, the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) formally announced the certification of results for the December 15 Council of Representatives elections. The press conference was called to order by IECI Chairman Izaddin Hindawi who thanked all contri [...]	2006-02-10 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD4164	IRAQI SHI'A POLITICIAN AIRS DOUBTS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ali al-Adeeb, Dawa bloc leader in the Council of Representatives (CoR) and vice chairman of the Shi'a coalition, aired doubts about U.S. and coalition intent in Iraq in a conversation with PolCouns on November 6. He raised a number of alleged incidents that, he thought, suggest [...]	2006-11-07 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD420	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: MODERATE SHIA [...] (S/REL UK) Summary. In a February 10 meeting, independent moderate Shi'a Islamist Ali al-Dabbagh told Poloffs that the two leading United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) candidates for Prime Minister, Ibrahim Jafari and 'Adil 'Abd al-Madhi, are in a dead heat, with eight or more Alliance members still u [...]	2006-02-11 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PNAT KDEM ECON IZ
06BAGHDAD423	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: VERY CLOSE COUNT ON [...] (C) Summary: In the competition for Iraq's Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) to name a prime minister nominee, we estimate that incumbent Prime Minister Jafari has a slim lead on challenger Adil Abd al-Mahdi, but the race is too close to call. On February 11, Shia Coalition members decided [...]	2006-02-11 20:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM ECON IZ
06BAGHDAD432	INITIAL REACTION TO JAFARI NOMINATION: MUTED [...] (C) Summary: The Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) February 12 voted 64-63 to renominate incumbent Ibrahim Jafari as Prime Minister. Jafari was supported by his Dawa Party, Dawa Tanzim, the Sadrists, and some independents in the Coalition. Jafari's challenger, Deputy President Adil Abd al- [...]	2006-02-13 03:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD4405	WHAT A SADRIST WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI WOULD - AND [...] (C) Summary: The Sadrist threat to pull out of Prime Minister Maliki's government if he meets with President Bush in Jordan is likely an empty one. The Sadrists have threatened to suspend their Council of Representatives (CoR) membership previously, but have not done so (although they have [...]	2006-11-29 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD441	TALABANI SAYS JAFARI NOT YET A LOCK FOR PRIME [...] (C) President Jalal Talabani informed Ambassador on February 12 that the Shia Coalition had narrowly voted in favor of current Prime Minister Jafari to remain in his post by a count of 64 votes to SCIRI candidate Adil Abd al-Mahdi's 63 votes, with one Sadrist absent. Da'wa, Da'wa-Tanzim, and [...]	2006-02-13 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD444	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: KURDISH MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY On February 13, the day after the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555) decision on PM nomination, Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Salih cautioned poloffs against assuming that Jafari now has a lock on the premiership. Salih said he would push for Thamir Ghadb [...]	2006-02-13 20:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD454	GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SHIA COALITION PONDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish leadership, Ayad Allawi, and Tawafuq leaders met the morning of February 13 to consider their reaction to Ibrahim al-Jafari's nomination to the premiership. Their discussions included two options: (a) forging a contract with Jafari on the basis of a clear government [...]	2006-02-14 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD455	COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS SUNNI HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS ? [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 7 Deputy Prime Minister Abid Mutlaq Hamud al-Jabburi told us that Prime Minister Jafari had given him oral instructions to form an investigative committee to address human rights issues and complaints lodged against the Iraqi security forces. The Prime Minister refe [...]	2006-02-14 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD4582	IRAQI PRESIDENT TELLS CODEL MCCAIN NEW TACTICS, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Talabani declared to a congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain (R-AZ) December 13 that new tactics and more weapons are crucial elements to stabilizing Iraq. He said the American people need to understand the positive consequences of deposing Saddam Hu [...]	2006-12-16 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP IZ
06BAGHDAD459	JAFARI HOPES TO FORM CABINET WITHIN 30 DAYS [...] (C) Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari told the Ambassador in a February 13 meeting that he was humbled by his re-election by the Shia coalition and hopes to build on lessons of past mistakes. Jafari said he plans to appoint a team of negotiators to oversee the government formation process with [...]	2006-02-14 15:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD463	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: HIZBALLAH LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi politicos are still adjusting to the victory of incumbent Prime Minister Jafari being named again by the Shia Islamist Coalition to be its prime minister nominee. A key element of the Shia Coalition, the SCIRI party, is worried about the rising influence of the rival Sad [...]	2006-02-14 20:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD480	RE-ELECTED INDEPENDENT SHIA ISLAMIST [...] (C) At a February 14 introductory meeting, Hassan Radi Khadim al-Sari, leader of the Hezbollah Movement of Iraq Party, repeatedly railed against the Embassy for reaching out to Sunni "terrorists" and for ignoring the Shia. He said the U.S.-Shia relationship used to be a partnership, but that [...]	2006-02-16 09:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PINS PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD481	SCHEMING IN BAGHDAD: SUNNI ARAB DESCRIBES PLAN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Allawi allies told us February 15 that the USG should urge Talabani to join with Sunni Arabs and Allawi to form a larger parliamentary bloc than that of the Shia Islamist List 555. Separately, Sunni Arab Tawafuq Front official Mahmoud al-Mashadani speculated that Sunni and Kurdi [...]	2006-02-16 09:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM
06BAGHDAD490	SADR CITY DAC MEMBERS PREDICT JA'FARI WIN WILL [...] (C) Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) chair Hassan Shama and Sadr City DAC member Dr. Haider Jabar Ziden told PolOff in a February 13 meeting that Prime Minister (PM) Ibrahim Ja'fari's renomination to the PM post will likely boost Sadrist influence in Sadr City. Ja'fari has thus far al [...]	2006-02-16 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD498	ZEBARI SAYS JAFARI DOES NOT HAVE LOCK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY FM Zebari told PolCouns February 16 that Jafari does not have a lock on the premiership, although Zebari doubted SCIRI and Fadhila would leave the Shia Coalition as that would be contrary to the wishes of Grand Ayatollah Sistani. SCIRI Chief of Staff Haitham al-Husseini, told Pol [...]	2006-02-16 21:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM
06BAGHDAD501	LEADERS OUTSIDE SHIA COALITION DISCUSS "NATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: The leaders of the Kurdistan Alliance, Sunni Arab Tawafuq list, and Allawi's Iraqiyya List met on February 16 and agreed to work to form a united front to change the balance of power in the government formation process. Their first goal is a "National Salvation Front" that draws i [...]	2006-02-17 08:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD507	HAKIM LOOKING TO UNSEAT JAFARI WITHOUT BREAKING [...] (S) SUMMARY: SCIRI leader Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador February 17 that he wanted to work to block Ibrahim al-Jafari's nomination without breaking the Shia coalition. Hakim said he had met with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf February 16 and found that Sistani was unhappy with Jafari's [...]	2006-02-17 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD508	PM SENIOR ADVISOR PREDICTS GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Summary. In a February 15 meeting, Jafari senior advisor Hassan Hamid Hassan Al-Seneid told PolOffs that the Shia Coalition has placed conditions on Jafari assuming the premiership, as well as on any other Shia Coalition holder of positions in the new government. He estimated that govern [...]	2006-02-17 18:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD509	FADHILA MEMBER AND SUNNI ARAB SHAYKH STRESS [...] SUMMARY: In a February 16 meeting, Fadhila Member Mohammed al-Kusai told PolOff that he doubted PM Jafari would be successful leading the new government. However, he maintained that the UIC 555 would seek to motivate Jafari to perform well. Also on February 16, an al-Dulaymi tribal leader lin [...]	2006-02-17 19:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD51	(U) DAWA MEMBERS THINK SHIA COALITION STILL FAR [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings, senior Dawa Party members Ali al-Adeeb and Jawad al-Maliki thought the decision on whom the Shia Islamist camp would put forward as prime minister is still some distance off. They both acknowledged tough competition between current Prime Minister, and Dawa l [...]	2006-01-07 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD516	FORMER EXILE IRAQI BUSINESSMAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) Summary. Former exile Iraqi businessman Muhanned Eshaiker, cousin to Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, described the challenges of doing business in Baghdad: when and whether to pay bribes, the difficulty of finding qualified, energetic professional workers, and keeping up with the politic [...]	2006-02-19 04:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KCOR IZ
06BAGHDAD518	JAFARI DISDAINS "BACKROOM CONVERSATIONS" ON PM [...] (C) In a February 18 meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari agreed that the pace of government formation is too slow and lamented the absence of a set negotiating mechanism. When asked about his approach for securing his own premiership by a two-thirds vote in the Council of R [...]	2006-02-19 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD519	COUNCIL OF MINISTERS SYG REQUESTS USG HELP TO HIRE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On February 13, the day after the United Iraqi Coalition (UIC) nominated Ibrahim Jafari for Prime Minister, Council of Ministers Secretary-General (SYG) Emad Dhia al-Khirsan told PolOffs that Jafari knows there were weaknesses in his administration. Dhia said that he is trying t [...]	2006-02-19 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD534	SADRISTS EXTEND HAND AS PLOT AGAINST JAFARI [...] (S) SUMMARY: A Sadrist leader presented a flexible approach to government negotiations in a February 19 conversation with the Ambassador, but, in a subsequent meeting, Ayad Allawi and Kurdistan President Masud Barzani made clear that they want to continue to develop plans to upend Jafari's nom [...]	2006-02-20 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD544	GROUPS OUTSIDE SHIA COALITION START WORK ON [...] (S) In an evening meeting on February 20 at President Talabani's residence, leaders of the Kurdistan Alliance, Tawafuq Front, and the Allawi list agreed to accelerate the government formation process and to calm the tense Iraqi public. Ambassador attended the meeting, which included a readout [...]	2006-02-21 12:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD552	BASRAH GOVERNOR SAYS UK REPRESENTATIVE BOYCOTT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Basrah Governor Mohammed Mossibh al-Wahili and Fadhila Party General Secretary Nadeem al-Jabiri said they do not favor the Basrah Provincial Council's (PC) boycott of UK representatives. The Governor said that he was in Italy for ten [...]	2006-02-21 19:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD563	SECTARIAN NERVES ON EDGE AFTER SAMARRA SHRINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are many rumors of attacks on Sunni religious sites and anti-Sunni demonstrations in the wake of the February 22 bombing of the Shia holy mosque in Samarra, but there appears to be much less occurring on the ground. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party Deputy Secretary-General A [...]	2006-02-22 17:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD564	TNA SPEAKER URGES QUICK GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) The Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey met February 20 with Transitional National Assembly (TNA) Speaker Dr. Hajim al-Hasani. Dr. Hasani described Ibrahim Jafari's PM nomination as an "Iranian trick" and predicted that Jafari will be the PM "whether we like it or not." The [...]	2006-02-22 19:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD566	PM JAFARI AND DEPUTY PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI WARN [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari and Deputy President Abd al-Mahdi emphasized to the Ambassador and General Casey midday on February 22 that the bombing of the Askeri mosque in Samarra had inflamed sectarian tensions and rais [...]	2006-02-22 20:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD568	RESPONSE RE: GOT INVITATIONS TO SADR, MUTLAK, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reftel A requests Embassy Baghdad's views on invitations by the Government of Turkey to Iraqi political leaders. As we have reported, it is not yet certain that current Prime Minister Jafari will retain his position; there are a flurry of discussions underway in Baghdad. Although [...]	2006-02-22 20:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM TU IZ
06BAGHDAD569	POLITICAL UPDATE: SHAWAYS DOUBTS NON-SHIA [...] (S) Summary. The Kurds together with the Sunni Arab bloc and Ayad Allawi's group are writing up a program that they can present as a national salvation front program. They aim to attract Shia Islamists who will split from Prime Minister Jafari. Deputy Prime Minister Shaways told PolOffs Feb [...]	2006-02-22 20:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
06BAGHDAD570	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE, FEBRUARY 22 - [...] (S) The effort to oust Ibrahim Jafari from the Prime Ministry is on two tracks. February 21 and February 22 the Kurdish/Allawi/Sunni Arab group began developing the principles from the meeting a month in Kurdistan into a broader government program. This program would be introduced be the K [...]	2006-02-22 21:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD574	(CORRECTED COPY) QUIET MORNING FOLLOWS SIGNIFICANT VIOLENCE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although it appears there were more incidents on Wednesday after the Samarra mosque bombing than we reported (ref),there appear so far to be fewer incidents of sectarian violence on Thursday. Baghdad Deputy Mayor al-Bahrani told Poloff February 23 that approximately 30 Sunni mo [...]	2006-02-23 13:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PNAT PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD581	ARAB LEAGUE VISIT TO BAGHDAD: WAIT UNTIL MARCH FOR [...] (C) Following three days of meetings with senior Iraqi officials, the Arab League (AL) delegation left with no set details for the AL-sponsored conference on Iraq. During a February 22 meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed al-Abbawi told PolOff that AL meet [...]	2006-02-23 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ
06BAGHDAD584	SISTANI RELATIVE COMMENTS ON SAMARRA ATTACK [...] (S) Summary: Sayed Emad Kelanter (strictly protect),who is related by marriage to both Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and Muqtada al-Sadr, told PolOff in a February 23 meeting that Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Said al-Hakim successfully pressured Grand Ayatollah Sistani into inserting tougher langu [...]	2006-02-23 20:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD591	SUNNI ARAB LEADERS' REACTION TO SAMARA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: On February 23, Sunni Arab Tawafuq leaders refused to join President Talabani at a gathering of top Iraqi government officials in response to sectarian violence that followed the February 22 bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samara. At an afternoon press conference, Tawafuq leader [...]	2006-02-24 10:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD595	GATHERING OF IRAQI LEADERS PRODUCES FRAIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders arrived at a frail consensus for calm after a day of meetings and mutual recriminations on February 23. President Talabani issued a statement (after reading it aloud to unanimous approval at a meeting he hosted for Iraq's leadership) calling for peaceful demonstratio [...]	2006-02-24 15:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD597	FEBRUARY 23 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 21:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KCRM MOPS NATO PARM PGOV PINR PREL UK
06BAGHDAD602	AMBASSADOR RALLIES KEY PLAYERS AROUND PM'S CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a day of prodding, Sunni Arab leaders agreed over February 24-25 to join a government advisory committee that will unite key leaders and convene the evening of February 25 to plan the next steps following the Samarra tragedy. Prime Minister Jafari issued a plan February 24 [...]	2006-02-25 17:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD609	JAFARI DRAWS SUNNI LEADERSHIP INTO CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Prime Minister Jafari drew leaders from across the political spectrum into his crisis management process by convening a new advisory group late on February 25. For the first time since the Samarra tragedy, the Sunni Arab leadership directly engaged the top tier of the [...]	2006-02-26 16:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD610	RELATIVE CALM IN BAGHDAD; JAFARI MEETS WITH SISTANI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of sectarian violence dropped further February 26. There were reports of mortar fire on a mosque in Sadr City and of an IED outside a mosque in Basra. Jafari's Chief of Staff reported that the PM had traveled to Najaf where Grand Ayatollah Sistani "approved" of the pr [...]	2006-02-26 19:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD628	NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES 24-POINT [...] (S//REL MNFI) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari called a Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) meeting on February 26 with the Ambassador, UK Ambassador Patey, senior MNF-I officers, and top Iraqi national security staff to continue addressing the February 22 bombing of the Go [...]	2006-02-27 19:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KCRM MOPS KJUS PINR PREL PGOV UK
06BAGHDAD629	SHIA INDEPENDENT SAYS DO NOT BLAME US FOR JAFARI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Shia Independent Mahmoud Muhammad al-Sheikh Radhi told PolOff that Shia Independents were being blamed unfairly for the Jafari victory in the PM race. He downplayed the effect of Sadrist "threats" before the election. Al-Sheikh Radhi [...]	2006-02-27 20:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD646	IRAQ,S EFFECTIVE SECURITY RESPONSE TO THE GOLDEN [...] (S//REL MNFI) SUMMARY: The GOI's national security apparatus and the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),supported by the U.S. and UK embassies and MNF-I, performed well in most areas of Iraq that experienced sectarian violence following the February 22 bombing in Samarra. The GOI's tactics were mos [...]	2006-02-28 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KCRM MOPS NATO PARM PGOV PINR PREL UK
06BAGHDAD649	BIO OF NEW IRAQI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR INSPECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 2, 2006, Aqil Said was appointed as the new Inspector General (IG) for the Ministry of Interior (MOI). He told us that he had lived in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Denmark . Members of the IG staff claim that Said is likely to be a puppet of the Minister of Interior, b [...]	2006-03-01 08:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PHUM PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD653	AMIDST VIOLENCE IN BAGHDAD, KURDS AIM TO BLOCK [...] (S) SUMMARY: Military and press reports indicate significant incidents of violence February 28 and March 1. Eighty percent of a Shia mosque in Kathamiya was destroyed in an IED explosion February 28. Military sources reported 23 civilian deaths on March 1 as of 1600 hrs. In a March 1 convers [...]	2006-03-01 19:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD659	MARCH 2 SECURITY MEETING PRODUCES LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Because of the latest spat with the Kurds, PM Jafari canceled a morning meeting of top political leaders that had been scheduled to discuss the security situation in Iraq. After much pushing from post, the meeting was held the evening of March 2. However, all the participants co [...]	2006-03-02 20:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD665	BAGHDAD NEIGHBORHOODS ORGANIZING THEIR OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since the attack last week on the Shia mosque in Samarra, district advisory councils (DACs) chairman in two Sunni Arab districts within the city have told PolOff of how neighborhoods are organizing to protect themselves against attacks by Shia militias. Separately, another polit [...]	2006-03-03 18:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
06BAGHDAD682	SCIRI SIGNALS READINESS TO BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT PM; [...] (S) SUMMARY: SCIRI Chief of Staff Haitham al-Husseini advised us March 4 of a party statement expressing commitment to the UIC 555 nomination of Jafari as PM, but indicating openness to discussions about who would be the best Prime Minister. PUK's Barham Salih welcomed the SCIRI statement and [...]	2006-03-04 20:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD707	MIXED SUPPORT FOR JAFARI WITHIN SHIA COALITION AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The rejection of Shia Prime Minister nominee Ibrahim Jafari by the Kurds, Sunni Arab Tawafuq bloc and the secular Allawi bloc has generated at least initial tough responses from the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555). There are also hints of flexibility about dumping Jafari. TN [...]	2006-03-06 12:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD725	UPDATE ON CONVENING OF COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES [...] (C) President Talabani convened a meeting of political party leaders March 7 to break the standoff over when to hold the first session of the Council of Representatives. That meeting was still in session at 1530 hrs local time. 2. (C) TNA Speaker Dr. Hajim al-Hasani (as he was heading for t [...]	2006-03-07 13:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR PREL IZ
06BAGHDAD732	FADHILA LEADER JABIRI SAYS JAFARI,S CANDIDACY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadhila Party leader Nadeem al-Jabiri told the Ambassador March 6 that Ibrahim al-Jafari's candidacy is unraveling inside the Shia Coalition. The Marja'iya, Jabiri said, have sent strong signals that Jafari should step aside, and Muqtada al-Sadr's supporters are backing away from [...]	2006-03-07 17:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD733	POLITICAL LEADERS MEETING ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the close of the day March 7, it appeared that the Shia Islamists were resisting the Talabani call to convene the Council of Representatives March 12. List 555 independent Sami al-Askari told us March 7 that Deputy President Abd al-Mahdi's refusal to sign the convocation with [...]	2006-03-07 19:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD737	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS SEEKS AREAS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 1, PolOff met with Minister of State for Women's Affairs Dr. Azhar Al-Sheikhly. Sheikhly was cautiously optimistic that her proposal to elevate the status of her Ministry would be approved in the new Council of Representatives. She repeated her dismay at the final versi [...]	2006-03-07 20:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD749	JAFARI PM NOMINATION STILL UNCERTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: There is no consensus yet on the fate of Ibrahim Jafari's PM nomination, with the Shia Coalition offering incentives for votes and Kurdish leaders threatening to withdraw from the government if a new nomination is not put forward. As of COB on Wednesday, we had conflicting repor [...]	2006-03-08 18:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD750	CORRUPTION IN THE IRAQI OIL MINSTRY FAVORS FADHILA [...] (S/REL UK) Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) Director General Mussab al-Dujayli (strictly protect) told US and UK Emboffs that the Fadhila Party was blatantly trying to use its control over the Ministry of Oil to raise as much money from corruption as possible. Dujayli obtained su [...]	2006-03-09 03:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCOR ECON EPET KCRM IZ
06BAGHDAD756	MODERATE ISLAMISTS ASK FOR USG POSITION ON PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 7 meeting with the Ambassador, a group of moderate Islamists agreed on the need for a strong unity government but pushed for the Ambassador to endorse a prime ministerial candidate. The group also expressed its concern for Iraq's political future and identified the need [...]	2006-03-09 10:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD759	PM JAFARI APPROVES AMBASSADORIAL ASSIGNMENTS TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-09 11:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD776	MODERATE ISLAMIST DEPLORES 555 INTIMIDATION; [...] (C) National Iraqi List CoR member for Baghdad Izzat al-Shahbandar told Poloffs that Allawi's party was beginning to prepare for provincial elections. He said Allawi's list was planning steps to counter "forgery and intimidation," use local media, and set up effective get-out-the-vote progra [...]	2006-03-10 15:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD811	FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER PONDERS HOW TO COMPETE [...] (C) Summary. Former Interior Minister Nuri Badran, brother-in-law of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, told Poloffs that sectarian parties are the only way to have influence in Iraqi politics today. Moderate Shia like himself must ally themselves with Islamists to have a chance to gain in [...]	2006-03-13 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV KISL IZ
06BAGHDAD812	MILITIAS AND OTHER ARMED GROUPS IN IRAQ - [...] (S//REL MNCI) SUMMARY. Militia organizations, acting both as extra-legal bodies and within government structures at multiple levels, will continue to pursue sectarian agendas that will undermine the government's ability to improve the security environment and will exacerbate sectarian tensions [...]	2006-03-13 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KJUS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PNAT PREL PTER
06BAGHDAD813	SUNNI AND ALLAWI BLOCS READY FOR MORE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of the March 14 meeting of the major political blocs' leaders to work on resolving the government formation dilemma, Tawafuq official Mahmud al- Mashadani told us that Sunni Arab and Shia Coalition negotiators were working toward formation of an Arab political bloc. H [...]	2006-03-13 20:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ

06BAGHDAD822	SHIA HARDLINER HINTS THE SHIA COALITION MAY YET [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-14 19:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
06BAGHDAD823	FEMALE SHIA COALITION SAY THEY DEFER TO 555 [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with PolOffs, two female Shia Coalition parliamentarians declined to engage in discussion about Ibrahim Jafari's struggle to hang on to the PM nomination. Re-elected Council of Representatives member Iman Khalil Sha'lan al-Assadi said that the decision about the PM no [...]	2006-03-14 19:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KWMN IZ
06BAGHDAD863	GOVERNMENT FORMATION UPDATE: KURDS FEAR NO [...] SUMMARY. While all eyes on March 16 were focused on the first session of the Council of Representatives (CoR),several members offered their assessment of the government formation negotiations. Kurdish Alliance members were more pessimistic about the progress being made, while Sunni Arab memb [...]	2006-03-17 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD910	ALLAWI ALLY THINKS SHIA ISLAMISTS' INFLUENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Southern Iraq secular politician and Allawi camp member Wa'el Abd al-Lateef told us March 13 that the Shia will have to make a choice about the kind of federalism they want in the South. He thought giving each governorate authorities like the Kurdish region already enjoys would [...]	2006-03-20 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD911	DAWA HARDLINER INSISTS DEEP-SEATED FEAR OF FORMER [...] (C) Summary. In a March 15 meeting with PolOffs, re- elected Dawa Council of Representative (CoR) member Kamal Abdullah Khallawi al-Saidi expressed only guarded support for Prime Minister Jafari to remain as PM, admitting that Jafari is not the most competent politician. He doubted anyone els [...]	2006-03-20 11:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PINR IZ
06BAGHDAD922	ALLAWI OBJECTS TO PROPOSED POLITICAL BODY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqiyya List (Allawi) member, former Planning Minister, and current Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi al-Hafedh told PolOffs March 20 that the composition and powers of the "Political Committee for National Security" (PCNS) are not settled. He said that Iraqiyya [...]	2006-03-21 06:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD944	POWERPOINT AND PSYCHO-BABBLE: SECOND-TIER JAFARI [...] (S) Summary. In a March 20 meeting with PolCouns and PolOff, PM advisors (and brothers) Bashar and Zuhair al-Naher, who aspire to join Jafari's inner circle, presented a plan they said PM Jafari had approved to reorganize the PM's office substantially and creating policy development and follo [...]	2006-03-22 10:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PNAT IZ
06BAGHDAD973	SECURITY STILL MAIN CONCERN FOR SUNNI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with Codel Warner, Tawaffuq leaders Tarik Hashimi and Ayad Samarai decried sectarian violence and claimed that the Sunnis bear the brunt of it. Calling the current distribution of power in Iraq unbalanced, and blaming the US for that imbalance, the Sunnis as [...]	2006-03-24 13:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
06BAGHDAD975	AL-DABBAGH SAYS MARJA'IYYA UNHAPPY AT DELAY; [...] (S/REL UK) Summary. Independent Shia political figure Ali al-Dabbagh (strictly protect) told us on March 23 after his late March 22 phone call with Mohammed Ridha Sistani that the Shia clerical establishment in Najaf (marja'iyya) was unhappy at the delay in government formation. PM Jafari' [...]	2006-03-24 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
06BAGHDAD998	PM JAFARI CONCERNED ABOUT IRANIAN INTERFERENCE, [...] (C) In a March 25 meeting, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari told CODEL McCain that the national unity government was being formed "as we speak." He denied that sectarian tensions threatened to undermine government formation, praising the Iraqi people for not succumbing to civil war in the afterm [...]	2006-03-26 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
06BAKU1163	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY ROUNDTABLE WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 31 roundtable meeting, nine of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists told the Ambassador that Azerbaijan's elections in 2003 and 2005 were not free and fair, citing bias in the composition of the election commissions as part of the problem. The NGO leaders stressed [...]	2006-08-08 10:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
06BAKU1606	AZERBAIJAN: MEDIA FREEDOM DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE TO [...] (C) Summary: On October 21 President Aliyev pardoned 106 prisoners, among them two journalists convicted of libel in 2006. The pardon was met with skepticism in the human rights community, in part because it overlooked popular political satirist, Mirza Sakit who was sentenced to prison on drug [...]	2006-11-03 14:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU1704	UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the year that has passed since the November 2005 Parliamentary Elections, the GOAJ has placed severe restrictions on the right to freedom of assembly, which is recognized in Azerbaijani law. Since the violent break-up of a peaceful, sanctioned opposition rally on November 26, 2 [...]	2006-11-24 07:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
06BAKU207	AZERBAIJAN'S NEW CENTRAL ELECTION COMMITTEE [...] (U) The Milli Mejlis (Parliament) held an extraordinary session on February 7 to designate commissioners for the new Central Election Commission, as set out in the Unified Election Code (UEC). Because ten of the 125 parliamentary seats remain vacant and will be filled through the May 13 rerun [...]	2006-02-10 14:13:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV AJ
06BAKU433	EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, IRAN, ISLAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with Azerbaijan's civil society leaders, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed democratization, Iran, and Islamic extremism. Many civil society leaders noted a disengagement from politics by the population after the November elections failed to meet their high expectations. W [...]	2006-03-22 07:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL PINR KISL AJ IR
06BAKU446	AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] On March 16 post received a request for Human Rights Vetting approval for members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to participate in Crime Scene Photography and Crime Scene Investigation training programs. The participants would attend Forensics Training in Baku, 3 April thru 12 May 2006. [...]	2006-03-22 13:39:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MARR MASS AJ
06BAKU710	AZERBAIJAN RERUNS: ALL EYES ON VOTE COUNT AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Azerbaijan's May 13 rerun of ten parliamentary districts, canceled due to fraud in November 2005 elections, appears to be proceeding quietly in most districts. While minor procedural problems persist, we have seen little evidence of calculated fraud during balloting. Domestic o [...]	2006-05-13 14:37:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL AJ
06BAKU758	AZERBAIJAN CAUTIOUS AS IRAN CRACKS DOWN ON ETHNIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Azerbaijani society has taken a strong interest in reports that Iranian security forces opened fire May 22 on a demonstration of about 100,000 mostly Azeri-Iranian students in the city of Tabriz, killing at least ten. A flurry of Azerbaijani press reports has fanned public interes [...]	2006-05-24 15:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM IR AJ
06BASRAH35	WE WERE TORTURED BEFORE -- NOW IT IS MUCH WORSE [...] (C) Summary: On March 14, the Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Khalid Al Mullah, a prominent Sunni sheikh and imam in Basrah. Sheikh Khalid said that he considered the Coalition friends and liberators, not occupiers. All violent acts should be condem [...]	2006-03-18 12:12:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL IZ
06BASRAH36	SOUTHERN SHIA PERCEPTIONS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: On March 15, the Basrah Regional Coordinator (RC) and Deputy Regional Coordinator (DRC) met with Dr. Wathib Salman Al Gamud, a senior political figure in the Da'awa party in Basrah and member of the Basrah Provincial Council (BPC). Dr. Wathib said that the Shia population in the [...]	2006-03-18 12:30:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
06BASRAH44	MODERATE PARLIAMENTARIANS VOICE THEIR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On March 30, four newly elected members of parliament from Basrah met with the Regional Coordinator (RC) for the Basrah Regional Embassy Office (REO),British Consul General (CG) Tansley and British Brigadier Marriott to discuss current issues of concern. The members of parliament -- all [...]	2006-04-03 10:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL IZ
06BASRAH50	UK CONSULATE BASRAH TO TRIM ITS PERSONNEL [...] (C) On April 7 and 9, UK Consul General (CG) James Tansley advised the Regional Coordinator (RC) for Regional Embassy Office Basrah (REO) that the UK Government planned to reduce temporarily Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) personnel at the consulate on the Basrah Palace compound. The recomme [...]	2006-04-09 13:12:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER IZ
06BASRAH57	HIZB DAWA ISLAMIYA PERSPECTIVES IN BASRAH [...] (C) Regional Coordinator (RC) and Poloff on April 6 met with Amer Al-Khuzaei, field coordinator for the Basrah branch of the Hizb Dawa Islamiya party and Deputy Health Minister, to discuss the Dawa party's views on various issues. Poloff on April 14 conducted a similar conversation with Abu Fa [...]	2006-04-17 15:06:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06BASRAH95	STATE OF EMERGENCY IN BASRAH IS "MESSY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Little changed on the streets the day after Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki completed his one-day visit to Basrah on May 31 and declared a state of emergency for one month in Basrah. REO contacts report that the PM's visit was well received by all residents of Basrah, except local [...]	2006-06-05 15:38:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PGOV PREL PTER IZ
06CAIRO1185	IRAQ: SHEIKH OF AL AZHAR AND OTHER EGYPTIAN [...] (SBU) On February 25, during an unprecedented visit to the Iraqi Embassy in Cairo, Al Azhar's Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, and Minister of Religious Endowments Hamdy Zaqzouq conducted a lengthy, televised press conference with Iraqi Charge Saad Ridha aimed at [...]	2006-02-26 14:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ
06CAIRO971	IRAQ: EGYPT AND ARAB LEAGUE WELCOME FINAL [...] (U) Following the public release February 17 of final election results by the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI),both the Government of Egypt and Arab League publicly welcomed the conclusion of Iraq's electoral process and called for the rapid formation of a government of nation [...]	2006-02-15 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KPAO OPRC EG IZ
06DAMASCUS5403	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Senegal, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 14 reported that President Asad met on Dec. 13 with US Democratic Senator Bill Nelson. Talks focused on the latest developments in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad called for non-interference in Lebanese affairs, since the Lebanese [...]	2006-12-14 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS602	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Iran, Danish [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a press statement to Lebanese magazine "al-Mughtarib" by Lebanese FM Fawzi Salloukh saying "there is a need for good ties with Arab countries, especially Syria." Salloukh considered the continuous Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and the maintenance of [...]	2006-02-13 13:44:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DUBAI3999	POSSIBLE GASOLINE RATIONING IN IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-27 13:47:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PREL PGOV ZP EPET ETRD
06DUBAI5421	IRPO: AUGUST 2006 ECONOMIC UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-26 12:59:00	Consulate Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR ECON EFIN
06DUSHANBE464	U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...]	2006-03-09 10:24:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV CH TI
06DUSHANBE468	U.S. GETS BUSY SIGNAL FROM TAJIK TELECOM [...] SUMMARY: Despite the striking success of Indigo, a U.S.-Tajik cellular service joint venture, China has taken the lead in developing Tajikistan's telecom sector. Meetings with Tajikistan's key telecom decision makers highlighted the growing role of China and the European Bank for Reconstruct [...]	2006-03-10 02:30:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV CH TI
06DUSHANBE673	TAJIKISTAN'S TELECOM SECTOR: PROMISING, BUT NOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's mobile and Internet telecommunications market is one of the most dynamic and competitive sectors of the economy. The mobile sector could grow 10-20 percent monthly since only 5% of the market currently have cell phones. Internet growth also will increase with the [...]	2006-04-12 10:15:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV EINT SOCI CH IR TI
06HILLAH22	SISTANI ADVISES SPEEDY FORMATION OF INCLUSIVE GOVERNMENT IN [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Shi'a Religious Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani advised Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari to quickly form a new government and to ensure that the new government is inclusive in a February 20 meeting at Sistani's home in Najaf's Old City. Afte [...]	2006-02-20 19:58:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL IZ
06HILLAH24	JAFARI NOMINATION VARIOUSLY GREETED WITH PRAISE, DISBELIEF, [...] (SBU) Summary: The selection of Ibrahim Jafari as the choice of the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) to serve as Prime Minister of the new Iraqi government was greeted by widely divergent reactions across South Central Iraq. Most Shi'a Islamist contacts praised Jafari, even as some UIA constituent g [...]	2006-02-22 13:47:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL IZ
06HILLAH36	BARHAM SALIH TELLS SISTANI THAT KURDS OPPOSE JAFARI; SISTANI [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Barham Salih told Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in a March 5 meeting that Jalal Talabani and his Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are opposed to the nomination by the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) of Ibrahim Jafari as Prim [...]	2006-03-05 18:19:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH37	MOSQUE ORATORS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL IRAQ CALL FOR MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shi'a mosque preachers in Najaf, Babil, Wasit and Karbala called for the unity of all Muslims during Friday, March 3 prayers. A Babil Province Sadrist mosque orator blamed attempts to sow sectarian discord on the "occupiers," while a Sadrist preacher in Najaf claimed that [...]	2006-03-05 18:25:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KISL PINR IZ
06HILLAH38	WASIT SISTANI REP RESIGNED TO INCREASING SADRIST INFLUENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Transitional National Assembly member and Wasit province representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Habib Saman Al-Khateeb, expressed his frustration with the rising influence of Sadrists in his hometown of Numaniyah and across the province in a meeting with Regional Em [...]	2006-03-05 18:35:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH40	DIWANIYAH DAWA REP CAUTIONS AGAINST JAFARI'S REMOVAL; FEARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Diwaniyah Islamic Dawa Party official elected to the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the province's United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate cautioned against replacing Ibrahim Jafari as the UIA nominee for prime minister in the new Iraqi government. The parliamentarian, who is re [...]	2006-03-09 11:53:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL IZ
06HILLAH42	WASIT PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CONDEMNS U.S. ROLE IN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a contentious meeting with Regional Embassy Office Al-Hillah staff in Al-Kut, the Wasit Provincial Council (PC) Chairman and members of Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) harshly criticized the United States' role in the ongoing government formation negot [...]	2006-03-12 17:01:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL PHUM PTER IZ
06HILLAH54	FORMER NAJAF GOVERNOR ON AL-SADR, IRANIAN INFLUENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Najaf Governor and head of the Loyalty to An Najaf party Adnan Al Zurfi believes Muqtada Al-Sadr wishes to avoid armed confrontation with coalition forces, but is finding it difficult to keep Madhi Army militia under his direct control. Sadr, Zurfi commented, is listening to [...]	2006-04-05 10:05:00	REO Hillah	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH72	SOUTH CENTRAL SHI'A VIEWS ON SELECTION OF JAWAD AL-MALIKI AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: After the April 22 selection of Jawad Al-Maliki as the Prime Minister-designate, REO Hillah canvassed leaders in the heavily Shi'a South Central region of Iraq for their views on this development. Not surprisingly, reaction to Maliki's selection broke down mostly along Shi'a Isl [...]	2006-04-27 17:19:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
06HILLAH87	POSING AS A STATESMAN, MUQTADA AL-SADR CONDEMNS [...] (U) This is a SET Najaf cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 16, in response to a query from a group of Iraqi teachers based in Libya, Muqtada Al-Sadr issued a "fatwa" decrying the reopening of full diplomatic ties between the United States and Libya. (NOTE: Because he does not have the nece [...]	2006-05-18 17:45:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM IZ
06JERUSALEM157	PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP [...] (C) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat January 12 provided the Consul General a one-page statement endorsed by 19 of the 39 Jerusalem PLC candidates. The statement, which includes the signatures of four Hamas candidates, urges that elections be held as scheduled regardless of any potential [...]	2006-01-13 17:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06KIRKUK113	KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET [...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...]	2006-05-14 14:47:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK124	(U) KURDISTAN REFERENDUM MOVEMENT LEADERS DISCUSS [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on July 3 met with leaders of the Kurdistan Referendum Movement (KRM) to discuss the structure of the organization, its current political goals, and future plans for a referendum on Kurdistan independence. (Note: the KRM was responsible for an unofficia [...]	2006-07-15 14:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL PBTS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK67	TURCOMAN FRUSTRATION MOUNTS IN KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary. The Turcoman are frustrated with the Kurds' domination of Kirkuk politics. An Iraqi Turcoman Front (ITF) leader warned that the Turcoman and Arabs might unite against Kurdish injustices. The Turcoman reject the national Normalization Committee on Kirkuk and believe that the IP [...]	2006-03-20 18:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK71	TURCOMAN - UNIFIED IN KIRKUK, DIVIDED IN BAGHDAD -REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The Islamic Turcoman Union represents most Shia Turcoman in Kirkuk. The party works with other Turcoman parties on issues locally but is aligned with the Unified Iraqi Alliance in Baghdad. The Shia Turcoman remain frustrated with the perceived bias and indecision in the land [...]	2006-03-29 04:37:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KUALALUMPUR1996	MALAYSIA RELEASES SIX MORE ISA DETAINEES LINKED TO [...] (SBU) Following the unexpected October 18 release of 11 prisoners from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention (reftel),late on October 19 Malaysia freed an additional six detainees who had been held for suspected links to terrorism. The six men are all Malaysian citizens originally arrested [...]	2006-10-20 08:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUWAIT1206	MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait April 5, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-08 04:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT995	FREEDOM AGENDA: ISLAMISTS SHARE VIEWS ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: The DCM hosted on March 18 an "American diwaniya," inviting influential Islamists, both Shi'a and Sunni, to discuss their political views and objectives, the prospects for political reform in Kuwait, and the impact of sectarian violence in Iraq on Shi'a-Sunni relations in Kuwait. [...]	2006-03-21 12:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KU ISLAMISTS FREEDOM AGENDA
06MONTEVIDEO178	(S) IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN URUGUAY [...] (S/NF) This telegram responds to action requests in paragraph 2 of reftel. 2. (S/NF) From the open source diplomatic list of officials at the Iranian Embassy in Montevideo: #Â¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Fereshteh Faraji #Â¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Seyedeh Fezeh Jafari (Hassani) #Â¿ [...]	2006-02-22 17:40:00	Embassy Montevideo	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL UY
06MOSUL7	NINEWA VICE GOVERNOR REQUESTS MORE AUTHORITY FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) PRT TL and REO Poloff met with Vice Governor Khessro Goran and KDP headquarters in Mosul in February 1. Goran believes the new federal government should "give more authority" to provincial governments to help address the needs of the people. Goran spoke at some length about an increase i [...]	2006-02-03 16:58:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MUSCAT257	MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN DANGERS IN LEBANON, LATEST ABU [...] Government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 17 under the title "Lebanon: Caution Is the Lesson from Past Conflict": "Political conflict and the resort to media statements by various powers is not in the best interest of the Lebanese, and on the contrary leads t [...]	2006-02-21 14:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06NEWDELHI356	LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S. OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...]	2006-01-18 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK
06NEWDELHI369	LUCKNOW'S SHIAS UPBEAT ON U.S., OPPOSE TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders emphasized to Poloff during his January 14-16 visit to Lucknow that the overwhelming majority of India's Shias oppose Islamic terrorism (much of which has been directed against Shias) and want India to cultivate close relations with the US. Leaders [...]	2006-01-18 13:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ PK
06RIYADH1461	SHI'A ACTIVIST SAYS SHIRAZIS ARE MODERATING [...] (C) Shi'ite political activist Mohammed Al-Shoyoukh told PolOff that Saudi Hezbollah countenances only "peaceful" means to achieve its social and political goals. He said that the "Shirazis," who include the most politically active Shi'a such as Hassan Al-Saffar and Jafar Al-Shayeb, have been [...]	2006-03-08 08:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR SA
06RIYADH1741	SHI'A LEADER TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES [...] (C) Jafar Al-Shayeb, President and elected member of Qatif's municipal council and one of five people appointed to the Dammam branch of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR),shared with CG and PolOff on March 15 his philosophy that "every positive initiative should be utilized." He d [...]	2006-03-18 11:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KIRF SA
06RIYADH275	ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON THE SHI'A "SHIRAZIS" [...] (C) Kamal Al-Khattee, son of a former Shi'a judge in Qaif, discussed with PolOff the evolution of the Shi'a faction known as the "Shirazis," who include Hassan Al-Saffar, Jafar Al-Shayeb, Tawfiq Al-Sayf, and others. According to Al-Khattee, they moved from Iran to Syria and elsewhere in the 1 [...]	2006-01-23 07:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KIRF SA
06RIYADH3301	CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE EP: THE ICE IS SLOWLY [...] (C) Government influence and oversight pervade the Eastern Province's (EP's) older civil society organizations. The SAG provides part of their funding, appoints or approves board members, and regulates their by-laws. Yet the ice is slowly breaking. The government is beginning to relinquish [...]	2006-05-02 08:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KMPI KDEM SA
06RIYADH3306	HASAWI SHI'A DETAIL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM VIOLATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: In separate conversations with PolOff in Al-Ahsa on April 25, two groups of Shi'a leaders and activists discussed discrimination and restrictions on their religious freedom, as well as steps they had taken to address some of these problems. Abdulaziz Al-Bahrany, the patient and [...]	2006-05-02 13:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SA
06RIYADH3312	THE SAUDI SHI'A: WHERE DO THEIR LOYALTIES LIE? [...] (S) Some Sunni Arab leaders, including Egypt's President Mubarak and Jordan's King Abdullah, have recently publicly questioned the loyalties of Arab Shi'a populations in the Middle East. Privately, senior Saudi officials raise similar concerns. Given the ongoing sectarian conflict in Iraq, [...]	2006-05-02 14:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS SA
06RIYADH3673	QATIF MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBER CONTINUES TO [...] (C) In a conversation with the CG on April 29, Isa Al-Muzel, an elected member of Qatif's municipal council, described his work at the council as "going well, but frustrating." He said that the biggest problem council members faced at the moment was rooting out institutionalized corruption i [...]	2006-05-14 12:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF SA
06RIYADH3978	SAUDI REFORMER DISCUSSES THE CREDIBILITY OF [...] (C) Summary: Long-time reformer Ahmed Al Mulla discussed the current state of Saudi reform with the Consul General on March 28th 2006. Linking the loss of credibility of Saudi sheikhs with their cooperation with the government, he noted a new sheikh whose message is clear-- the Middle East suf [...]	2006-05-22 12:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF SA
06RIYADH42	AL-HASA SHI'A WELCOME U.S. INTERVENTION IN IRAQ, [...] (C) Members of the Shi'a community in Al-Hasa welcomed U.S. intervention in Iraq, saying an almost unqualified "thank you" during lunch with Acting CG and PolOff. Although noting some progress in the SAG's campaign against home-grown terrorism, they said that the government's campaign for to [...]	2006-01-03 11:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KISL SA KIFR
06RIYADH4914	SAUDI HEZBOLLAH FIGURE OFFERS A SLIGHTLY TOUGHER [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with PolOff and PolFSN, Ahmed Al-Nimr (Ahmed),brother and office manager of Shi'a cleric Sheikh Hassan Al-Nimr (Hassan),explained that Hassan would not meet with American diplomats because "he would lose the respect of people on the street, who would ask why he met w [...]	2006-06-19 12:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SA
06RIYADH5173	A TALE OF TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS: THE DIVERGING [...] (C) Summary: Six months after the SAG announced its appointees to the municipal councils (reftel),the experiences of the Greater Dammam Municipal Council (GDMC) and the Qatif Municipal Council (QMC) illustrate two diverging paths in this experiment in partially elected local government. Th [...]	2006-06-30 07:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SA
06RIYADH5315	DISCUSSION GROUPS GROW, CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPS [...] (C) Summary: Shi'a journalist Merza Al Khuwaildi discussed the range of new discussion groups in Saudi Arabia, in a June 28 meeting with the Consul General. Considered the vanguard of civil society in Saudi Arabia, these home-based, informal, grass-roots groups have enjoyed more freedom over [...]	2006-07-05 06:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF SA
06RIYADH5513	SHI'A TRADITIONALIST LAMENTS SHIRAZI ASCENDANCY IN [...] (C) Kamal Al-Khatti, a Riyadh-based social researcher formerly employed by Prince Abdulaziz bin Fahd and son of Qatif's late and revered Judge Abdulhamid Al-Khatti, told the CG and ConOffs that the Shirazis (ref A) now dominated Qatif and the Saudi Shi'a community politically, but that a laten [...]	2006-07-11 11:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SA
06RIYADH5947	SAG REMOVES SHI'A JUDGE IN QATIF [...] (SBU) The SAG removed Ghalib Al-Hammad as judge of the Shi'a court in Qatif, replacing him with associate judge Sulaiman Abu Al-Makarem effective July 19. Al-Hammad had only held the post for 7 months (ref B),and his abrupt sacking engendered speculation and criticism within the Shi'a commu [...]	2006-07-26 11:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF SA PGOV PHUM
06RIYADH5949	SAG REMOVES SHI'A JUDGE IN QATIF [...] (SBU) The SAG removed Ghalib Al-Hammad as judge of the Shi'a court in Qatif, replacing him with associate judge Sulaiman Abu Al-Makarem effective July 19. Al-Hammad had only held the post for 7 months (ref B),and his abrupt sacking engendered speculation and criticism within the Shi'a commu [...]	2006-07-26 11:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF SA PGOV PHUM
06SANAA392	SALEH ASSERTS CONTROL OVER PARLIAMENT: LEADERSHIP [...] (C) After months of maneuvering by reform-minded parliamentarians, President Saleh drew a line in the sand on February 15 and demanded loyalty. MPs re-elected Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar to a two-year term as Speaker with 240 yes votes and 12 blank ballots, and re-elected all three Deputy Spea [...]	2006-02-15 13:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
06STATE29555	SECTARIAN NERVES ON EDGE AFTER SAMARRA SHRINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are many rumors of attacks on Sunni religious sites and anti-Sunni demonstrations in the wake of the February 22 bombing of the Shia holy mosque in Samarra, but there appears to be much less occurring on the ground. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party Deputy Secretary-General A [...]	2006-02-23 17:00:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ
07ABUDHABI1125	MEDIA REACTION: INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES BLAIR [...] SUMMARY: A KUWAITI INTELLECTUAL STRONGLY ATTACKS FUNDAMENTALIST ISLAMISTS AND URGES THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO PUT THEM ON TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS. ANOTHER COLUMNIST CRITICIZES THE QUARTET DECISION TO APPOINT TONY BLAIR AS MIDDLE EAST ENVOY, DESCRIBING HIM AS THE WRONG MAN IN THE WRONG PLACE. [...]	2007-07-05 11:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07AMMAN2980	STAFFDEL SOCHA TOLD THAT PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with Christopher Socha, Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),Jordanian interlocutors stressed the urgency for movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and that Jordan was not able to further accommodate Iraqi [...]	2007-07-11 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
07ANKARA2018	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-07 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07BAGHDAD1392	STAFF SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQI PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting on April 11, members of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's staff told PolOffs that Talabani's health continues to improve, but his staff continues to try to limit his activities, including his desire to travel. His staff shared Talabani's techniques for fostering coope [...]	2007-04-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1436	DAWA HOLDS PARTY CONFERENCE - BUT WHO IS THE [...] (U) The Dawa party held its first party conference since the fall of Saddam on April 19-21 at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad's International Zone. Between 75 and several hundred party members (depending on whom one asks) from throughout Iraq attended the conference. Conference organizers invite [...]	2007-04-28 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1569	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: ECONOMIC MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the first meeting of the US-SCIRI economic dialogue, both sides agreed on the need to coordinate economic activities with local partnership and engagement. Much of the discussion focused on the need to understand economic policy and to implement USG activities within a framew [...]	2007-05-13 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1664	FADHILA AWAITS ANSWER FROM SADRISTS, JAFARI, IIP [...] (C) Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari told PolOffs May 20 that he had recently traveled to Najaf to discuss Fadhila's proposal for a "national front" (ref A) with the Sadrists' political bureau. Despite his urging, al-Shammari said, the Sadrists told him they wanted to remain "independe [...]	2007-05-21 15:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1665	DCM MEETS WITH GOI LEADERS IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C REL GBR) Summary. On May 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Economic Minister Counselor discussed the hydrocarbon revenue management law and upcoming hydrocarbon legislation negotiations with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Tarik Abdullah, Minist [...]	2007-05-21 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD1707	U.S.-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Participants at the second meeting of the U.S.-ISCI economic dialogue discussed U.S. agriculture and micro-credit programs and the need for private sector development. (Note: At a party conference on May 10 and 11, SCIRI decided to change its name to the Supreme Iraq Islamic Cou [...]	2007-05-23 12:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1993	DEPUTY SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari told the Deputy Secretary June 13 that Baghdad security had deteriorated, and al-Jafari worried about the potential impact of that morning's Samarra bombings. He was not convinced that the Neighbors' Conference in Egypt was bearing [...]	2007-06-17 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD202	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAFARI OFFERS HIS ADVICE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a dinner with the Ambassador on January 15, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari evaluated Iraq's development since 2003 and shared his opinions on future policies the Government of Iraq (GOI) should make. He criticized the Sunni Arabs in government and characterized ma [...]	2007-01-18 17:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2282	ISCI SECURITY COMMITTEE STRESSES TRIBAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the fifth meeting of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI) Security Committee meeting on July 2, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi reemphasized the importance of tribal engagement, popular committees, and detainee issues. Badr Organization Secretary-General Hadi al Amer [...]	2007-07-10 09:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD2285	MALIKI VENTS HIS FRUSTRATION WITH THE SADRISTS IN [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki warned the Sadrists in remarks to the media on July 7 to distance themselves from "Baathist and Saddamist" elements using the Sadrist name to undertake acts of violence. His remarks, apparently prompted by JAM confrontations with ISF in the south, provoked an outraged [...]	2007-07-10 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD229	TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...]	2007-01-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2395	THIRD US-ISCI ECONOMIC DIALOGUE MEETING: ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: The US-ISCI Economic Dialogue meeting on July 11 focused on addressing energy shortages and maintaining the Nassiriya water plant. Ministry of Finance Advisor Dr. Azez Jafar committed to ensuring greater Ministry of Finance participation in the Energy Fusion Cell, and offered to [...]	2007-07-18 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2466	BARZANI AGREES TO PUSH FOR NEW GOI ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani spoke passionately about the Kurdish right to Kirkuk and the dangers of failing to hold the referendum on time. Barzani and the Ambassador agreed it would be useful to try [...]	2007-07-25 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3547	COR MEMBER MEHDI HAFEDH DISCUSSES POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Independent, former Iraqiyya) told the Ambassador on October 23 the political situation in Iraq is "alarming." He highlighted the endemic corruption, infighting within many political parties, and the lack of transparency [...]	2007-10-26 09:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3610	NEW COR MEMBER FOCUSES ON ROLE OF SPORTS IN [...] (C) The newest member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),Ahmed Rathi (IIP/Tawafuq),was installed by the Tawafuq bloc after one of its own, Abdul Nasir al-Janabi (Sunni, National Dialogue Conference) bolted from the CoR, saying he was leaving to "join the insurgency." Rathi, a popular a [...]	2007-10-31 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3617	KURDS: PKK IS PRETEXT FOR DEEPER TURKISH AIMS [...] (S) Conversations with senior Kurdish leaders indicate that they view Turkey's recent public statements and military action against the PKK as a pretext to forward Turkey's "true" strategic goals of undermining the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),delaying a referendum vote on Article 140, [...]	2007-10-31 20:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD362	IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]	2007-02-03 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD3823	INDEPENDENT COR MEMBER SAYS LEGISLATION DELAYED BY [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Safia Souhail (Shia, former Iraqiyya) told Poloff unnecessary delays with de-ba'athification and other laws are occurring because of sectarianism and ineffective CoR leadership. She is doubtful the de-ba'athification law will receive the votes necessary [...]	2007-11-22 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4084	ELECTIONS COMMISSION STAFFING UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has appointed twelve of the twenty Governorate Electoral Officers; however, the CoR remains deadlocked over nominations for the remaining eight positions. While mid- and lower-ranked IHEC employees complain of patronage and nepoti [...]	2007-12-16 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD452	IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM [...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]	2007-02-11 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD562	FORMER IRAQI DPM DISCUSSES MODERATE FRONT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Former Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways and the Ambassador discussed on February 10 the status of the moderate front. The Ambassador encouraged Shaways to play an active role in its formation. Shaways said he favored transferring de-Ba'athification to the judiciary and punis [...]	2007-02-18 10:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD565	TALABANI DISCUSSES LATEST ON MODERATE FRONT, PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani discussed the latest efforts on a moderate front in a February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Minister of Water Latif Rashid. He gave the Ambassador a readout of his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-M [...]	2007-02-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA IZ
07BAGHDAD81	LOCAL BAGHDAD RECONCILIATION EFFORTS GO BACK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local Baghdad contacts engaged in neighborhood-level reconciliation efforts suggest an approach based on tribal customs and religious leaders to resolve sectarian conflicts. The U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP) coordinates an ongoing series of briefings with Baghdad residents for [...]	2007-01-09 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PINR KDEM IZ

07BAKU1143	BAKU HOSTS IRAQI TURKOMEN CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) A delegation of Iraqi Turkomen came to Baku September 4-5 to raise awareness about the plight of Turkomen in Iraq. The delegation met with Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov, Presidential Foreign Policy Aide Novruz Mammadov, opposition party representatives, and other Azerbaijani [...]	2007-09-14 08:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS AJ IZ
07BAKU125	GOAJ APPROVES OPPOSITION MUSAVAT PARTY REQUEST TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 24, the Baku Mayor's Office granted permission to the opposition Musavat Party to hold a January 28 rally protesting recent price increases. This decision marks the first official approval of any protest or rally since the November 26, 2005 violent break-up of a peacefu [...]	2007-01-25 14:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC ASEC AJ
07BAKU1285	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON PACE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1354	A/S FRIED'S DINNER WITH AZERBAIJANI RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: At a November 4 dinner in honor of visiting EUR A/S Fried, leading religious analysts agreed that religiosity was on the rise in Azerbaijan, but disagreed on whether radicalism was also on the rise. Those who argued that radicalism was on the rise attributed it to a mix of fore [...]	2007-11-13 09:40:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KISL IR AJ
07BAKU1355	NGO AND POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SHARE CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 4 meetings with NGO and political party leaders, EUR A/S Fried noted the importance of a strong Azerbaijan with strong democratic institutions. Although it is not always popular with the GOAJ, he said that Azerbaijan's democratic development would remain a prio [...]	2007-11-13 09:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1406	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, the Ambassador met with leaders of Azerbaijan's main youth movements. She noted the important role youth can play in Azerbaijan's democratic development. Representatives of the opposition movements expressed frustration that their activities are limited by pressu [...]	2007-11-26 12:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1460	AZERBAIJAN COMMERCIAL UPDATE, NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2007 [...] SUMMARY: This information is drawn primarily from the Azerbaijani local press, and has not been checked for accuracy. The opinions and policies expressed in this report are those of the authors, not the U.S. Government. END SUMMARY. - SOUTH-KOREAN ENERGY PROJECT - ADB HIGHWAY PROJECT - TR [...]	2007-12-10 08:53:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ENRG EFIN AJ
07BAKU1482	PROMINENT JOURNALISTS CONTINUE HUNGER STRIKE TO [...] (SBU) On December 13, Poloff visited the Yeni Musavat newspaper office, where a number of prominent editors and journalists have been staging a hunger strike to draw attention to the case of detained opposition Azadliq newspaper Editor-In-Chief Ganimat Zahid. Hunger strikers include Yeni Musa [...]	2007-12-13 11:57:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU1484	AMBASSADOR MARKS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Ambassador hosted a tea for the journalists who have been subjected to acts of physical violence during the past two years. She noted U.S. concern with Azerbaijan's deteriorating media situation, particularly with cases of hara [...]	2007-12-13 14:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1497	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Summary: Cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States on counterterrorism predates the September 11, 2001 attacks and the first waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act in January 2002. Over the past five years, the GOAJ has continued to step up its efforts to combat terrorist [...]	2007-12-17 13:41:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR AJ KAPO
07BAKU199	AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Novella Jafarova to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (per reftel). Ms. Jafarova is a leading human rights activist with a nationwide network of women's advocacy centers, who has shown exceptional courage and lead [...]	2007-02-14 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO AJ
07BAKU299	AZERBAIJANI NGO LEADER PLANS DEMOCRACY COUNCIL TO [...] (C) Prominent NGO leader and human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva told Poloff March 6 that she has organized a new Democracy Council for the purpose of engaging the GOAJ in a constructive dialogue on democracy and human rights (reftel). Following up on her comments to the Ambassador in Decemb [...]	2007-03-13 06:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU300	EX-HEALTH MINISTER'S TRIAL RIFE WITH ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: The trial of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and ten other former Health Ministry officials began February 15 in the Baku Court of Grave Crimes. Insanov was arrested, along with several other GOAJ officials, in October 2005 on charges of corruption and of fomenting a coup. In F [...]	2007-03-13 13:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU379	AZERBAIJAN: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND [...] Per reftel requests, throughout March the Embassy concentrated programming on women's empowerment issues. In formal and informal settings, the Ambassador, Emboffs, and American visitors to Azerbaijan noted Women's History Month and International Women's Day, emphasizing that women's participat [...]	2007-04-06 02:33:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO OIIP IWI AJ
07BAKU468	PRESIDENTIAL PARDON DECREE INCLUDES YOUTH ACTIVIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-19 12:05:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KJUS AJ
07BAKU500	INDEPENDENT EDITOR EYNULLA FATULLAYEV SENTENCED TO [...] (SBU) On April 20, Eynulla Fatullayev, Editor in Chief of the independent Russian-language Realny Azerbaijan newspaper (the highest circulated newsmagazine in the country) and the Azerbaijani-language Gundelik Azerbaijan newspaper, was arrested and sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment on libel [...]	2007-04-24 12:56:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU599	REACTION TO PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S MAY 4 COMMENTS ON [...] (C) President Aliyev struck a tough tone in his May 4 speech on the GOAJ's position on a Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) settlement at the opening of an IDP center. Aliyev appeared to distance himself publicly from the idea of "special modalities" for Kelbajar and Lachin, focusing on the need for all [...]	2007-05-17 10:39:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU833	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP, MEDIA CRACKDOWN, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Minister of Internal Affairs Ramil Usubov, the Ambassador delivered the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report, highlighting areas identified in the report as needing greater GOAJ action. The Minister was receptive to most suggestions, and agreed to continu [...]	2007-07-03 05:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU926	AZERBAIJAN'S MEDIA ON THE ROPES [...] (C) Summary: This year's attacks on and imprisonment of several more journalists, a growing backlog of defamation cases, and continuing financial difficulties at most of the pro-opposition and independent newspapers have deservedly given the GOAJ a black eye on media freedom. Several opposi [...]	2007-07-24 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL AJ
07BASRAH104	IRANIAN FRONT GROUP COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Leaders of Sayyid al-Shuhada (translated as `Lord of the Martyrs'),an Iraqi Shia party with close ties to Iranian intelligence, met with Regional Embassy Officers (REO) on November 3. They told us this was an introductory meeting to dispel rumors of their Iranian ties, nefario [...]	2007-11-05 14:03:00	REO Basrah	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER IR IZ
07BERLIN1776	INFORMATION DELIVERED ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL [...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche September 18 to MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett and Economics Ministry Foreign Trade Law Desk Officer Ernst Roeder-Messell. Schuett and Roeder-Messell undertook to pass the information to relevan [...]	2007-09-20 09:53:00	Embassy Berlin	SECRET	KNNP MNUC EFIN IR BA GM
07CAIRO1188	AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Ambassador Satterfield discussed security and political developments in Iraq, as well as preparations for the International Compact on Iraq and expanded Neighbors conferences in separate April 19 meetings with Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amre [...]	2007-04-23 10:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IZ IR EG
07DAMASCUS665	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SARG ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (C) Summary: Charge delivered reftel points on the foreign fighter issue July 2 to FM Walid Mu'allim's office director, Bassam Sabbagh. Sabbagh did not offer any official response but noted this was not a new issue and that the SARG did not want to cooperate on a few limited issues without a [...]	2007-07-02 13:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
07DHAKA819	TERRORISM UPDATE IN BANGLADESH [...] (S) Summary: Although there has been no major terrorist incident in Bangladesh since December 2005, the steady stream of alleged militant arrests since December 2006, the seizure of bomb-making material across the country, and the May 1 "cracker" bombs at three city railroad stations indicate [...]	2007-05-20 09:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL PGOV PREL BG
07DUSHANBE1031	AFGHAN VIEWS FROM NORTH OF THE BORDER: PROSPECTS FOR [...] Summary. Not far from the nearly-completed U.S.-funded Nizhniy Pyanj bridge at the Tajik-Afghan border, Afghan traders ferry goods from Pakistan, China, and Iran into southern Tajikistan. The opening of the Nizhniy Pyanj bridge will open the door for more trade while decreasing the opportuni [...]	2007-07-06 09:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TI
07IRANRPODUBAI36	IRANIAN PERCEPTIONS OF TALKS WITH THE US (C-NE7-00968) [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 15:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI49	"WELL-CONNECTED" IRANIANS GIVE DIFFERING VIEWS OF POWER [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-18 12:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PREL PGOV KNNP
07IRANRPODUBAI60	NEW IRGC HEAD JAFARI DESCRIBED AS A BETTER SOLDIER AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-04 16:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV MARR PTER
07JAKARTA1620	INDONESIAN POLICE TAKE DOWN KEY JI OPERATORS [...] (S) Summary. On-going Indonesian National Police (INP) counterterrorism operations in Central Java since Saturday, June 9, have netted the senior-most Indonesian terrorists arrested in the last several years. Among those arrested were Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) Emir Ustad Syahroni (aka Mbah aka N [...]	2007-06-11 12:15:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PTER PGOV KJUS ASEC CASC KVPR CVIS ID
07JAKARTA2732	WEST KALIMANTAN: UNDERSCORING THE VITALITY OF [...] (C) Summary: Pol/C spoke September 26 at a university in West Kalimantan on Borneo island, emphasizing the need for Indonesia to play an enhanced role supporting democracy and human rights, especially in Burma. West Kalimantan--a vast area with a fractious, multi-ethnic population--was focus [...]	2007-09-27 08:18:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA3259	WEST KALIMANTAN -- DAYAK UNSEATS INCUMBENT MALAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: An indigenous Dayak candidate upset the favored incumbent governor, a Malay, in local elections on November 15 in West Kalimantan Province. Indonesian Democratic Struggle Party (PDI-P) candidate Cornelius Kimha trounced incumbent Usman Jafar by a margin of 12 percent in a come-fr [...]	2007-11-27 10:50:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ID
07JAKARTA822	Indonesia: Central Java NU Leader Views on [...] (C) SUMMARY. Consulate General Surabaya met with Muhammad Adnan, Chairman of Central Java Nadhlatul Ulama (CJNU),Central Java's largest Muslim organization, and his deputies on March 2, 2007. Adnan commented that CJNU is less involved in local politics than its East Java counterpart and East [...]	2007-03-22 06:14:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI PTER ID
07JERUSALEM2380	REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR PRESIDENTIAL GUARD [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Amendment requirements, post requests clearance for the following members of the Presidential Guard to attend a USG-funded training course. First name, last name Anwar Ma Zen Aldeen POB: Nablus DOB: 17 September 1982 [...]	2007-11-16 11:40:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
07KABUL2028	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP Officers for Drug Interdiction [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 60 Afghan National Police (ANP) sergeants to be trained in drug interdiction at the Narcotics Interdiction Unit facility in Kabul in e [...]	2007-06-25 10:55:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL208	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL TRAINING OF POLICE AND [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata 32 Afghan National Police officers and 20 prosecutors from Nangarhar province. These individuals are selected for a January 27 regional police-prosecutor training prog [...]	2007-01-22 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2083	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM PHASE III TIER TWO, [...] This is an action request. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of 50 Afghan National Police field grade officers selected for Ministry of Interior Headquarters positions as part of the Phase III Tier Two of ANP Rank Reform. This i [...]	2007-06-29 03:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL2976	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF ANCOP POSITIONS [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of fifty (50) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP). [...]	2007-09-06 07:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3281	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-four (24) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Eastern Regional Command Center. Whe [...]	2007-09-29 12:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3282	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF REGIONAL COMMAND [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Northern Regional Command Center. W [...]	2007-09-29 12:20:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3301	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of eighty-four (84) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there are [...]	2007-09-29 13:58:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KABUL3302	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ANP RANK REFORM OF MINISTRY OF [...] This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred (100) Afghan National Police (ANP) field grade officers selected for positions in the Ministry of Interior. When there ar [...]	2007-09-29 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
07KAMPALA883	SUDAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT: KAMPALA-BASED DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction tied to Ahmed Abdelshafi, based in Kampala, wants a reconciliation conference among the various SLM factions. Abdelshafi is expected back in Kampala in the next week. His faction claims to have assumed Abdelwahid El-Nur's leadership [...]	2007-05-23 10:11:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UG SU
07LONDON3983	AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]	2007-10-19 12:14:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07MANILA2587	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Negroponte conveyed U.S. interest in a transition to democratic elections in Bangladesh, in a July 31 meeting with Bangladesh's Adviser for Foreign Affairs Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury on the margins of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). Chowdhury assured the Depu [...]	2007-08-01 09:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEAN ETRD PREL EXBS BG RP
07MUNICH92	APPRECIATION FOR MISSION GERMANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE [...] Consulate General Munich wishes to express its appreciation for the assistance provided by colleagues in Mission Germany supporting the 43d Munich Security Conference. This was the largest Security Conference in history with four heads of government, 16 foreign ministers, and 24 defense minis [...]	2007-02-15 07:45:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
07MUSCAT189	OMAN RESPONSE TO 2007 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Over the past year, the Omani government has taken significant steps to protect intellectual property, including the undertaking of extensive revisions to its intellectual property protection regime in advance of implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Given these effo [...]	2007-02-26 09:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR MU
07NEWDELHI4587	REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER INFORMATION FOR JAFAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-12 11:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PREL PARM XD XE IR IN
07STATE129815	INFORMATION ON IRANIAN FINANCIAL TRANSFERS ROUTED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) In August 2007, Dresdner Bank decided to wind down its business with Iranian private and corporate customers, including state-run companies. This follows decisions by Deutsche Bank and Commerzban [...]	2007-09-14 21:17:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP MNUC IR BA GM
07TELAVIV1842	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Israel: Governance ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Monday the US and EU lifted the embargo on the PA. The media quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as saying: "We intend to lift [...]	2007-06-19 12:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV2756	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited a report by Christiane Amanpour of CNN based on American and Middle Eastern sources that Israel's action in Syria last week was directed at an Iranian shipment [...]	2007-09-12 10:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TELAVIV704	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. North Korea ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PM Ehud Olmert and PA Chairman [President] Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week, probably at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem. The newspaper r [...]	2007-03-06 09:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
07TOKYO1209	"CORRIDOR FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY" INITIATIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Israel, Palestinians, Jordan, and Japan agreed to a Terms of Reference document for the Corridor for Peace and Prosperity (CPP) Initiative, announced Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso March 14. The parties formed a "Four Party Consultation Unit" and agreed that (1) the CPP init [...]	2007-03-19 08:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID ETRD EAIR KWBG KPAL IS JO JA
07VIENNA111	AUSTRIA ON THE NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (SBU) DCM and EconPolCouns discussed the President's Iraq policy address with Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide on January 16. The DCM stressed the importance of ensuring the independence, integrity and democratic development of Iraq. He said America would help Iraq [...]	2007-01-18 12:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ AU
07VIENNA114	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 18, 2007 [...] Speaking on ORF TV yesterday, the President of the Austrian Administrative Court Clemens Jabloner, like the new Justice Minister Maria Berger earlier this week, suggested the federal government could take Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider to court over the issue of bi-lingual road signs in Austr [...]	2007-01-19 08:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA1604	IRANIAN MINISTER VISITS AUSTRIA [...] (SBU) During a June 12-13 visit to Austria, the Iranian Minister for Economics and Finance, Davoud Danesh Jafari, met with Minister of Economics Martin Bartenstein, President of the Economic Chamber Christoph Leitl, and Head of the Kontrollbank (Austria's export credit agency) Rudolph Scholten [...]	2007-06-15 13:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EINV PREL IR AU
07VIENNA714	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 21, 2007 [...] The SPOe-OeVP coalition will make an effort to settle its ongoing dispute regarding implementation of Kyoto goals at today's Council of Ministers. There has been disagreement on a number of aspects of Austria's planned new climate strategy, including on the SPOe's proposals of holding a climate [...]	2007-03-21 15:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
07VIENNA96	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 17, 2007 [...] A statement made by Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer during his inaugural address in Parliament has caused a stir among MPs: Gusenbauer offered to give tutoring lessons in Austrian schools once a week, thus reflecting a proposal included in the coalition agreement that students could do community w [...]	2007-01-17 16:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
08AMMAN3080	FM BASHIR AND A/S HOOK DISCUSS HAMAS TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir and IO A/S Brian Hook discussed Jordanian talks with Hamas, the Mughrabi Gate issue, and other regional developments during a lunch on November 1. Addressing recent interactions with Hamas, Bashir maintained that Jordanian policy had no [...]	2008-11-09 06:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KWBG IS JO
08ANKARA1710	NEAR-TERM IRAQI GAS TO TURKEY? [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the near-term possibility of importing Iraqi gas to Turkey and Europe with the Chairman of Turkerler Group, Kazim Turker, on September 23. Turker said his Iraqi partner, Dana Gas, is committed to use early gas to supply Iraqi domestic needs but gas for expo [...]	2008-09-25 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET IZ TU
08ANKARA189	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
08ASTANA2475	KAZAKHSTAN: SOCAR DISCUSSES TRANS-CASPIAN OIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12, Energy Officer met with Vurgun Jafarov, State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Country Director for Kazakhstan, and Fuad Khodjayev, SOCAR Country Manager, to discuss the November 14 a [...]	2008-12-18 16:52:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV AJ KZ
08ASTANA2479	KAZAKHSTAN: SOCAR DISCUSSES TRANS-CASPIAN OIL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 12, Energy Officer met with Vurgun Jafarov, State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Country Director for Kazakhstan, and Fuad Khodjayev, SOCAR Country Manager, to discuss the November 14 a [...]	2008-12-18 17:17:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EINV AJ KZ
08BAGHDAD1023	IRAQ'S PRIVATE-SECTOR TELECOMS FIRMS FORGE AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's private-sector led mobile and wireless telecommunications markets are developing apace. The Kurdistan-based, Barzani family-affiliated Korek Telecom recently concluded an interconnection agreement with Zain, the Kuwaiti-backed leading nationwide operator. The agreement ma [...]	2008-04-03 09:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT ECPS
08BAGHDAD1115	TALABANI APPARENTLY PERSUADES IRAN TO CONDEMN IZ [...] (S) SUMMARY: NSC Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan Brett McGurk spoke on April 7 with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to discuss the ongoing political situation including the recently held PCNS meeting and the Executive Council meeting scheduled for that evening. Talabani reiterated th [...]	2008-04-09 19:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1256	HASHEMI: OLIVE BRANCH TO MALIKI TENTATIVELY [...] (C) Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi on April 17 met with the Ambassador and Special Assistant to the President Brett McGurk in Hashemi,s temporary home on President Talabani,s compound in Baghdad. The VP hailed the improved political climate since Prime Minister Maliki,s Basrah operation, sa [...]	2008-04-23 09:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD1291	ACTING COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER SHOWS LITTLE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Acting Minister of Communications (and fulltime Minister of Youth and Sport) Jasim Mohammed Jafar (UIA/Iraqi Turkomen Front) told Econoffs April 21 that he planned to continue in his current roles at least until August 2008. Jafar said he did not think Prime Minister Nuri al-Mali [...]	2008-04-25 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT
08BAGHDAD1366	REPORTS OF ZAIN'S IMMINENT DEMISE ARE GREATLY [...] (C//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Several former USG officials and some non-mainstream media reports have claimed that Zain, Iraq's leading mobile telecommunications operator, risks the collapse of its network infrastructure on May 14, 2008, if it fails to conclude negotiations with its private security [...]	2008-05-02 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT
08BAGHDAD1421	JABR CLARIFIES SAUDI DEBT ISSUE, REVEALS PLANS FOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a wide-ranging conversation May 5, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr clarified the Government of Iraq (GOI) position on the Saudi debt issue. He explained that the GOI believed the total principal amounted to USD 15.7 billion, of which the GOI was prepared to pay 20 percent [...]	2008-05-07 07:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV
08BAGHDAD1524	THE IRAQI COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES: AN [...] (C) Summary. The Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) held its first session on March 16, 2006, and since then, has developed into a working democratic institution. Speaker Mashadani and Deputy Khalid Attiyah are increasingly pressing CoR members to adhere to the CoR by-laws, but hiccups in [...]	2008-05-17 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD1532	COR MEMBER ALLEGES HORRIFIC CONDITIONS AT WOMEN'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nada Ibrahim, a parliamentarian in the Hewar party, recounted her May 12 visit to Khadimiya women's prison to PolOff on May 13. She was shocked at the conditions of the prison and the lives of the female detainees. She said the prison had been infiltrated by militias and was ope [...]	2008-05-18 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD1538	JORDAN'S OFFER TO FORGIVE IRAQI DEBT [...] (C) Reftel refers to the Government of Jordan's (GOJ) offer to forgive Iraqi debt, which is believed to amount to approximately USD 1.3 billion. Based upon our conversations with Iraqi Ministry of Finance officials, including Minister Bayan Jabr and Advisor (and principal debt negotiator) Azez [...]	2008-05-19 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1601	IRANIAN-BACKED PARTIES PREPARED TO DOMINATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The failure of the Shiite religious parties since 2005 to improve the daily lives of average Iraqis has left many Shia disillusioned. In Muthanna, nationalist, tribal, technocratic, and secular groups are coalescing to offer a [...]	2008-05-25 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1620	VP HASHEMI ON TAWAFUQ RETURN, SFA/SOFA, AND MOSUL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 25 meeting, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi told the Ambassador that his May 24 meeting with Prime Minister al-Maliki had not achieved the return of Tawafuq officials to the GOI cabinet and that Maliki had unexpectedly raised a new issue that could obstruct the return pro [...]	2008-05-27 10:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
08BAGHDAD1805	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. [...]	2008-06-15 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08BAGHDAD1807	SADRISTS SPURN ELECTIONS - OR DO THEY? [...] (U) The press is reporting June 14 comments by senior Sadrist Trend officials announcing that the movement will not take part in provincial elections expected before the end of the year. Seeking to reinforce the notion of the Sadr Trend as pure guardians of Iraqi sovereignty, Salah al-Obeidi, [...]	2008-06-15 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD1901	PRT MAYSAN: LOCAL OFFICIALS REQUEST EDUCATION AND [...] (C/REL MCFI) Summary: on June 17, representatives from Majar al-Kabir (MAK) city and al-Bhtera village, accompanied by Maysan governor's advisor Zaid Khalaf al-Hoshi, met with the PRT at Tallil Air Base. The MAK area education representative, inspector for education, agriculture representativ [...]	2008-06-23 06:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV SOCI IZ
08BAGHDAD1922	AYAD ALLAWI DISCUSSES RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Former Prime Minister and Iraqiyya Bloc Leader Ayad Allawi played down rumors of a formal alliance with the Sadrists, Fadila, Iraqi National Dialogue Front (INDF),and Ibrahim Jafari's party in a June 22 meeting with PolCouns, but admitted that Iraqiyya coordinates on some com [...]	2008-06-24 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2113	KADHAMIYA WOMEN'S PRISON UPDATES [...] (S): SUMMARY: Following up on previous reporting about conditions at Kadhamiya Women's Prison, PRTOffs visited the detention facility on June 15 and were able to see some of the concerns first-hand. Embassy officials met on June 15 with CoR member Nada Ibrahim (Hewar) and Masha'el Haider Ha [...]	2008-07-07 16:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	KJUS PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD2241	NINEWA: KRG-AFFILIATED ASSYRIAN LEADERS, SHABAK [...] (C) As part of an ongoing outreach effort to minority communities in Ninewah Province, PRT leader met separately with two prominent Assyrian Christians and four Shabak political activists. All were concerned about threats to their communities and sought continued USG engagement on the way fo [...]	2008-07-19 10:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON EPET ENRG PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2251	MOHR ON SAUDI DETAINEES, TORTURE, NATIONAL HR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolOff on July 17 about her July 14 meetings in Amman with Saudi officials on Saudi detainees in GOI and MNF-I custody. The Saudi officials from the Human Rights Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested a list of Saudi d [...]	2008-07-20 05:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM KJUS PINS PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2305	ELECTION LAW FALLOUT: KURDS RAGE, ARABS REJOICE, [...] (C) Summary: The surprise passage on July 22 of a controversial draft of the provincial election law (Reftel) has infuriated the Kurds, emboldened Sunni and Shia Arabs, marked the overflow of simmering anti-Kurdish sentiment, and set the stage for a Presidential veto and further talks in the [...]	2008-07-24 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2320	IRAQ APPROVES A NEW DPM AND NINE MINISTERS: A [...] (C/NF) Summary/Comment. The Council of Representatives (CoR) approved a new Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and nine ministers on July 19 in a strong step towards national reconciliation. This approval came after months of tumultuous negotiations between Prime Minister Maliki and VP Tariq al-Hash [...]	2008-07-26 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD2452	MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS SEEKS GREATER CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iraq Ministry of Communications (MoC) awarded contracts to several little known telecommunications firms to build and operate MoC-owned international gateways and provide international carrier services to Iraq's licensed Global System Mobile (GSM) and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) [...]	2008-08-05 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECPS ECON EINT
08BAGHDAD2782	MALIKI CONFIDANTE CAREFUL ON SOFA AND DISPUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: One of Prime Minister's closest confidantes told us August 28 that the Prime Minister will keep asserting the Baghdad government's right to deploy the Iraqi army up to the Green Line. He acknowledged Kurdish sensitivities over towns like Khanaqin and Kirkuk but insisted they a [...]	2008-08-29 12:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
08BAGHDAD299	ARTICLE 140: WHERE ARE WE NOW? [...] (C) Summary: The issue of Article 140 and the status of Kirkuk and the disputed territories is solidly in the middle of the national debate, although there are significant disagreements on all sides in terms of addressing this complex problem. A fair, transparent and agreed resolution to the [...]	2008-02-01 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD3021	FORMER PM ALLAWI: IRAQ NEEDS PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: During a September 15 meeting, Iyad Allawi, former Prime Minister and current leader of the secular "Iraqiya" parliamentary bloc, told the Ambassador that Iraq needs its political leaders to develop a greater consensus about key issues like provincial elections, constitutional re [...]	2008-09-19 10:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD3628	US-IRAQ DIALOGUE HIGHLIGHTS IMPEDIMENTS TO BUSINESS AND [...] (SBU) On November 1, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt, Deputy Commerce Secretary John Sullivan, and Assistant US Trade Representative Mike Delaney participated in the Iraqi-U.S. Dialogue on Business and Investment (DBIC). During the day-long event, which also included American and Iraq [...]	2008-11-16 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV CVIS IZ
08BAGHDAD3652	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt had a series of meetings with key Iraqi economic officials at events surrounding the Dialogue on Business and Investment Climate (DBIC),including a large dinner hosted by Finance Minister Bayan Jabr at his home in the International [...]	2008-11-18 14:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID IZ
08BAGHDAD3977	PM VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON HOLD FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. There is plenty of talk about a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Maliki, but it appears unlikely that his opponents will force action any time soon. There was more discussion about removing Maliki among the Kurdish, Sunni Arab and one Shia Islamist party during the Musl [...]	2008-12-19 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
08BAGHDAD4033	IRAQI NSC DISCUSSES INSURGENT FINANCING, AGREEMENT [...] (S) Summary. At the December 21, 2009 meting of the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC),Prime Minister (PM) Nouri al-Maliki received a detailed report from the Minister of Defense (MoD) on the internal sources of financing for Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and other insurgent organizations. Accor [...]	2008-12-26 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR MASS PREL PTER SY IZ
08BAGHDAD66	KURDS STILL SEEKING CHANCE TO REPLACE MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish leaders have agreed not to remove Prime Minister Maliki in the short term, but have little faith in him and probably would move to replace him if not for the Secretary,s strong message that Iraqi leaders must focus on issues instead of personalities. While that message r [...]	2008-01-09 15:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
08BAGHDAD8	PRT-WASIT: IRAN PAYS FOR WASIT SHEIKHS' TOUR [...] (U) This is a PRT Wasit reporting cable. 2. (S//REL TO ACGU) Summary: According to numerous tribal and government contacts, from 21 November to 6 December approximately 60 sheikhs and family members visited Iran for fifteen days to tour Tehran, Qom and Mashad. An Iraqi tour company named [...]	2008-01-02 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD94	RECENT IRANIAN ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-13 12:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON IR IZ
08BAGHDAD959	SOUTHERN IRAQ SITUATION REPORT: MARCH 28, 1300 [...] (S REL MCFI) Fighting continues in numerous areas of Basra city and the surrounding province. Sporadic violence is also reported in other southern provinces as well as Baghdad, which is now under curfew until March 30, 0500 local. Council of Representives (COR) Speaker has called for an emerg [...]	2008-03-28 17:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ KU MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
08BAGHDAD977	THE AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 29 MEETINGS WITH MASHADANI, [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met separately on March 29 with Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiya, Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR); Mahmoud Mashadani, Speaker of the CoR, and Sadiq Rikabi, political advisor to Prime Minister Maliki. The Ambassador stressed that failure in Basrah was [...]	2008-03-30 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD989	ASSET TRANSFER: MINFIN AND EMIN AGREE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ries met on March 27 with Finance Minister Byan Jabr and MoF Advisor Azez Jafar at Adnaan Palace in Baghdad. A wide range of topics were covered, with particular emphasis on the issue of transferring the substantial assets built by the U.S. in Iraq. Jabr resisted EMI [...]	2008-03-31 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IZ
08BAKU1125	AZERBAIJAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST HOSTS GEORGIA [...] (C) Poloff met with prominent Azerbaijan Human Rights activist Novella Jafaroglu (aka Novella Jafarova) about preparations for the upcoming (partially USG-funded) regional meeting she is co-sponsoring in Istanbul. Jafaroglu has an international reputation as a women,s rights and human rights [...]	2008-11-26 07:36:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AM GG RU AJ
08BAKU1156	IRAN/AZERBAIJAN: DISPARATE IRANIANS NETWORK AT [...] (C) Baku Iran watcher met for two and a half hours on December 3 with prominent Azerbaijani human rights activist Novella Jafaroglu and fourteen other Azerbaijan residents who had just returned from participating in a November 28-30 Iran-Turkey-Azerbaijan women,s rights conference in Istanbul [...]	2008-12-05 09:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TU AZ IR
08BAKU262	AZERBAIJAN: 2007 HRR ROLLS OUT TO MIXED REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 12 press event, the Ambassador rolled out the 2007 Human Rights Report to a group of human rights activists, representatives of the Human Rights Ombudswoman's office, and Parliament's Human Rights Commission Chair. Although the Human Rights Commission Chair questioned [...]	2008-03-17 13:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS KPAO AJ
08BAKU432	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PRE-ELECTION ENVIRONMENT WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 28 meeting, a group of key civil society leaders discussed the pre-election environment and briefed the Ambassador on their plans for the October 15 presidential election. The group believes that the media environment is the biggest problem in the pre-election enviro [...]	2008-05-05 12:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ

08BAKU692	AZERBAIJAN: PRO-IRANIAN SHIA NETWORKS TARRING [...] (C) Summary: U.S. exchange participant and graduate of an Iranian theological institute Muslim Elshan Mustafayev told the Embassy that pro-Iranian Shia networks in Azerbaijan have stepped up their criticism of Azerbaijani Shias who travel to the U.S. or maintain contact with Western embassie [...]	2008-07-21 09:21:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF AJ
08BAKU852	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION, GEORGIA WITH HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 29, leading Azerbaijani human rights activists Novella Jafaroglu-Appelbaum, Saida Gojamanly, and Saadat Benanyarly discussed with the Ambassador their concern over the conflict in Georgia and the threat it poses for Azerbaijan. In a surprising twist, they explained that [...]	2008-09-10 13:48:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ GG
08BAKU9	AZERBAIJANI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ARGUE PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 28 meeting with the Ambassador, eight of Azerbaijan's leading human rights activists said GOAJ pressure against government critics is rising, with the GOAJ relying on political charges such as espionage, libel, and terrorism to silence or intimidate critics. T [...]	2008-01-04 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU971	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08BAKU972	AZERBAIJAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC REFORM WITH CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 2 and 3 Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Deputy Assistant Secretary Bryza met with representatives of the international community and with local NGOs working in Azerbaijan. Representatives of the international community agreed that it is unclear whether democratizatio [...]	2008-10-14 04:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
08DAMASCUS292	SYRIANS ACCUSE U.S. OF FABRICATING STORY OF [...] (C) Summary: The current Syrian focus in press statements and government-owned publications is on refuting USG public revelations of Syrian-N.Korean nuclear cooperation. We sense a shift from the Syrian focus on the N. Korean angle to recognition that U.S. information could be negatively i [...]	2008-04-28 15:25:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DAMASCUS299	CORRECTED COPY: SYRIANS ACCUSE U.S. OF FABRICATING [...] (C) Summary: The current Syrian focus in press statements and government-owned publications is on refuting USG public revelations of Syrian-N.Korean nuclear cooperation. We sense a shift from the Syrian focus on the N. Korean angle to recognition that U.S. information could be negatively i [...]	2008-05-01 05:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
08DHAKA1091	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on November 9, 2008. Post ve [...]	2008-10-20 11:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08DHAKA1261	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on December 24, 2008. Post v [...]	2008-12-08 08:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
08IRANRPODUBAI12	IRAN: ELECTION EVE OBSERVATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-13 16:50:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PREL
08IRANRPODUBAI13	ASSESSMENT OF FIRST DAY RESULTS OF IRANIAN MAJLES ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-15 18:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PGOV PREL PHUM
08IRANRPODUBAI22	NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED IN IRAN: THE CASE OF CENTRAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 09:00:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON EFIN PGOV IR
08IRANRPODUBAI27	US-BASED IRANIAN POLITICAL ACTIVIST DISCUSSES IRGC, SUPREME [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 13:41:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PREL PHUM
08ISTANBUL615	REGIONAL ACTIVISTS STRATEGIZE ON BOLSTERING THE [...] (C) Summary: Iranian, Azeri, and Turkish human rights experts participated in a "regional women's rights discussion" November 28-29 in Istanbul, co-hosted by Turkish and Azeri human rights NGOs. Focusing primarily on the beleaguered state of women's rights in Iran, the speakers highlighted t [...]	2008-12-17 10:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS IR TU AZ
08JERUSALEM2232	LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDED PA NSF TRAINEES [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, Post requests clearance to send the following members of the PA National Security Forces (NSF) to USG-funded training courses in Jordan and the West Bank: Name POB [...]	2008-12-12 08:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
08JERUSALEM568	FATAH ELECTS JERUSALEM COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. On March 30, the Fatah Central Committee's (FCC) Mobilization and Discipline (MAD) Committee succeeded in its second attempt to organize a meeting of 921 Fatah members from East Jerusalem and 26 surrounding villages to elect 23 Jerusalem regional committee members. Nearly all of [...]	2008-04-02 09:25:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS
08KABUL1720	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INL JUSTICE SYSTEM SUPPORT PROGRAM [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of one hundred thirty-nine (139) Afghan nationals selected to participate in INL's Justice System Support Program (JSSP). When there are indiv [...]	2008-07-09 10:37:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL1985	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PRESIDENTIAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names and biodata of twenty-seven (27) officers. Post has reviewed the information available on these individuals and has found no derogatory information. Post reques [...]	2008-08-03 10:19:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
08KABUL3174	NOT AFRAID: AFGHAN WOMEN LEADERS, ROLE MODELS, AND [...] (U) An impressive sampling of Afghan women leaders attended a December 4 human rights and gender violence seminar, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and the US Embassy. International media coverage focused on quotes about increasing threats to women in public life. The participan [...]	2008-12-08 07:24:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV AF
08KHARTOUM80	EL FASHER ARABS DEFENSIVE ABOUT MUSA HILAL APPOINTMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 17 meeting with FieldOff, representatives of two Arab tribes in El Fasher were defensive about President Bashir's appointment of former janjaweed militia leader Sheikh Musa Hilal to the post of Advisor to the Minister of Federal Rule. The Arab reps dismissed the pos [...]	2008-01-21 13:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08LONDON2169	IRAN: EXPAT SOURCE'S INFORMATION AND VIEWS ON [...] (S) Summary: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, reportedly is widely viewed within the regime as a capable and forceful leader and manager who may someday succeed to at least a share of national leadership; his father may also see him in that light. A close ally of Tehran Mayor Q [...]	2008-08-21 15:10:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER PHUM IR UK
08LONDON305	IRAN: NAMES PROPOSED BY UK AND FRANCE FOR EU ASSET [...] (C/NF) Providing further details of UK efforts to obtain autonomous EU sanctions against Iran (see ref),the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on January 30 gave London Iran Watcher (Poloff) a list of 18 entities and 14 individuals that the FCO says the UK and France have jointly proposed to EU [...]	2008-01-31 17:07:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPRP PGOV ETTC IR UK
08NEWDELHI2828	INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TEHRAN TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: India,s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Tehran on November 1 to attend the annual Joint Commission meeting with his Iranian counterpart Davood Jafari. Mukherjee,s visit to Iran will focus on economic issues related to trade and is unlikely to result in any s [...]	2008-10-31 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EPET IR PK IN
08NEWDELHI538	IRANIAN SPOKESPERSON SOUNDS OFF IN NEW DELHI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Mohammad Ali Hosseini visited New Delhi February 11-13, reportedly to encourage Indian interaction with Iranian media. Hosseini, however, did not miss the opportunity to publicly urge the Indians to expedite the proposed Iran-Pakistan- [...]	2008-02-20 11:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG EPET IR PK IS CH IN
08RIYADH1070	SECTARIANISM UNDERMINES LOCAL CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite King Abdullah's efforts to foster religious tolerance, an increase in local sectarian tension and a series of perceived anti-Shi'a actions by Saudi authorities in the Eastern Province have undermined confidence among many Saudi Shi'a that the SAG's interfaith efforts will [...]	2008-07-10 13:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1197	RADICAL SHI'A CLERIC SUPPORTS IRAN, WARNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, a Shi'a sheikh in Qatif, Saudi Arabia has once again caused controversy with his radical statements supporting Iran and challenging Saudi authority. In a July 11, 2008 sermon al-Nimr defended Iran's right to respond to "American aggression" and stated t [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1321	SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...]	2008-08-27 23:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA
08RIYADH1748	NAJRAN LOOKS FORWARD TO NEW GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz issued a royal decree relieving Prince Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz from his duties as governor of Najran province at his own request. Contacts widely believe he was fired for his inability to manage relations with the Is [...]	2008-11-24 15:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL SA YM
08RIYADH853	STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...]	2008-06-01 15:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH858	MISSION REQUEST TO REVIEW JAFAR AL-SHAYEB,S VISA INELIGIBILITY [...] (U) This is an action message. It has been cleared by State, GRPO, and DHS. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On April 24, 2007, CA/VO determined that Jafar Mohammed al-Shayeb (DOB: 10 Jan 1959, Saudi Arabia) was inadmissible under INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) based on information contained in TD 314/29893- [...]	2008-06-02 11:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RPODUBAI46	MAJLES APPROVES AHMADINEJAD'S NEW CABINET NOMINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:22:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV
08SANAA1461	DIESEL PROBLEM MORE CRISIS OF SUPPLY THAN PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Persistent diesel shortages attributed to high demand, low refinery capacity and corruption have plagued Yemen since May 2008. As a result, the ROYG has decided to take a number of measures to increase diesel supply. The high international price of oil has forced the ROYG to p [...]	2008-09-02 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV DJ SA SO SU YM
08STATE109141	ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...]	2008-10-10 20:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE132212	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR ADDED [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 15, 2008, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name POB DOB ID 1 Saddam Mahmud Mustafa Hammad [...]	2008-12-17 20:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ASEC IS KPAL
08STATE33109	RESPONSE TO UAE MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS [...] (S) Embassy Abu Dhabi is requested to approach appropriate United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials regarding the four outstanding interdiction cases: YM Energy, M/V Sinotrans Qingdao, M/V Seventh Ocean and M/V Anna E and discuss the options for resolving them. Post should draw from objectives b [...]	2008-03-31 21:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MNUC PARM PREL XB ZO ZP AE
08STATE71576	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much t [...]	2008-07-03 12:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
08STATE75161	(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE GOF ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Helsinki, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) On several occasions since 2006, we have raised our concerns with the government of Finland (GOF) regarding the Finnish firm Vaisala Oy acting as a supplier to Iranian entities of concern (Refs). In late 2007 [...]	2008-07-14 16:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA IR FI
08STATE93970	LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenar [...]	2008-09-02 23:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL UNEP WMO KGHG IR ML AR MA MO
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV669	ISRAELIS SEE PROGRESS AT JEC [...] (C) On March 18, Michal Finkelstein, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance (MOF),gave EconCouns a readout of the March 11 Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting between the GOI and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Finkelstein said that the talks were constructive and would lead to signif [...]	2008-03-21 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KPAL IS
08TOKYO760	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/20/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 08:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TRIPOLI12	GOL TELLS IRANIAN VP IT OPPOSES IRAN RESOLUTION, SHARES [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 09:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PREL PGOV KTFN KNNP PARM ETTC EFIN IR IZ LE LY
08USOSCE118	CFE: APRIL 29 JCG PLENARY, ALLIES REFUTE RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the April 29 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Dr. Szabolcs Osvat of the Hungarian MOD provided an academic-style briefing to the JCG on the topic of "Stationing and Temporary Deployment During CFE Adaptation and Beyond, 1996-1999." Inter alia, the brief noted how the CFE F [...]	2008-04-30 18:47:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE160	CFE/JCG: JUNE 10, 2008 PLENARY AND RELATED MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 10 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Belgium briefly described its ratification procedures noting the process would take 6-12 months. Then Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged a series of interventions in which Armenia did not answer direct questions posed by [...]	2008-06-12 16:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08VALLETTA211	MALTESE FIRM REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS [...] (C) As reported reftels, Malta's Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has been quick to recognize the risks that financial transactions with Iranian banks pose to Malta's reputation. In that context, MFSA Director General Andre Camilleri contacted post regarding a Maltese businessman, Mark Ca [...]	2008-05-21 05:27:00	Embassy Valletta	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KTFN PTER EFIN PARM PGOV ETRD MT
08VIENNA531	AUSTRIA'S ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) Austrian exports to Iran declined by 7.2% in 2007, following a drop of 21.7% in 2006. However, Iranian exports to Austria - 80% of which was energy -- Austria jumped 57.1% in 2007. Overall trade remained a very small part (.24%) of Austria's total trade, although Iran is still an import [...]	2008-04-17 09:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV PREL IR AU
09AMMAN1394	JORDAN BRIEFS ISRAEL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: After consistent prodding from Post since 2007 for the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to engage the Israelis on its nuclear energy plans, Jordanian officials briefed an Israeli delegation on June 11 about the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program (reftels). According to Is [...]	2009-06-22 08:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2769	GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...]	2009-12-22 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN2804	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS [...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]	2009-12-30 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN511	GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]	2009-02-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN669	STRIDENT GOJ LANGUAGE WITH U.S. ON MUGHRABI GATE, [...] (C) Summary: While Jordanian fears that Israel will unilaterally rebuild the Mughrabi Gate ascent to the Temple Mount/Haram Al-Sharif have cropped up periodically since the original ramp was damaged by heavy rains in 2004, over the past year the matter has been raised in increasingly strident [...]	2009-03-16 11:21:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UNESCO IS JO
09AMMAN813	WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...]	2009-04-02 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PINR IR JO
09ANKARA39	TURKEY: DIYANET HEAD BARDAKOGLU ON EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu briefed the Ambassador January 8 on the Diyanet's responsibility to provide moral guidance and religious instruction to Muslims as well as looking after the interests of other religious groups. He highlighted Turkey's unique role a [...]	2009-01-12 05:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA564	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09BAGHDAD1013	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR IP [...] This is an action request. 2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for US Government provided training in Iraq. Post has no derogatory info [...]	2009-04-13 11:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09BAGHDAD1446	RRT ERBIL: CONSORTIUM TO DEVELOP GAS FIELD IN [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE's Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas have entered into a consortium with two European energy companies to develop a natural gas field in the Kurdistan Region (KR) to supply the Nabucco pipeline. Separately, Crescent/Dana's plans to develop Gas City, a massive gas utilization i [...]	2009-06-02 12:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG EINV PGOV HU GM IR TU IZ
09BAGHDAD1473	RRT ERBIL: KRG ELECTIONS: NAWSHIRWAN SAYS KDP AND [...] (C) Summary. Nawshirwan Mustafa, leader of the PUK breakaway &Change8 list in Sulaimaniyah Province, informed RRTOff that KRG President Masoud Barzani sent an emissary on two successive days to persuade him to withdraw from the upcoming elections for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament (IKP). Imm [...]	2009-06-04 08:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IR
09BAGHDAD2057	IRAQI OIL: MIXED MESSAGES FROM SOUTH OIL ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent meetings, stakeholders from the GOI as well as international oil companies (IOC) and service providers (SP) offered divergent insight and opinions on the developments within the oil sector in Iraq. In a meeting on July 20, South Oil Company (SOC) Director General Fayed [...]	2009-07-31 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG PGOV EINV PINR IZ
09BAGHDAD2143	IRAQI MINISTER OF FINANCE JABR [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador,s meeting with Finance Minister Jabr, they discussed the Minister,s approval for financing of the GE deal, the need for flexibility in bidding rounds to increase oil production, the need to encourage the World Bank to provide financing to complement the USD 5. [...]	2009-08-10 08:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	BEXP EAID ECON EFIN EINV IZ PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD2288	NEW SHIA ALLIANCE EXCLUDES MALIKI, BUT FINAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's main Shia parties, with the notable exception of PM Maliki's Da'wa, announced today the establishment of the Iraqi National Coalition (INC),a revitalized Shia grouping that seeks to run together during the national election scheduled for January. Saying the INC would buil [...]	2009-08-24 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2487	AHMED CHALABI DISCUSSES HIS NEW POLITICAL ALLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 12 meeting with POL M/C, Ahmed Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress party and member of the newly-formed and predominantly Shia Iraqi National Alliance (INA) (see reftel),criticized the GOI and PM Maliki for failing to govern effectively. He said the I [...]	2009-09-14 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2824	INITIAL AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary & Comment: GOI, KRG and U.S. senior officials agreed on the text of a Northern Security Initiative that would create a joint security architecture for the disputed internal boundary (DIBs) areas in the northern provinces of Ninewa, Kirkuk and Diyala. The plan would bring select [...]	2009-10-20 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER MARR IZ
09BAGHDAD2865	POLITICAL TURMOIL IN DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: A [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a lengthy period of tranquility, politics have heated up sharply in Diwaniyah Province. The forging of national electoral coalitions in Baghdad reverberated in the province, but new coalitions in the Provincial Council (PC) appear to be driven by local considerations rath [...]	2009-10-25 15:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD2880	ANTI-CORRUPTION UPDATE OCTOBER 26, 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Council of Representatives (COR) has resumed its questioning of senior officials on corruption allegations. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has singled out "political corruption" for condemnation at a recent Defense Ministry-sponsored conference. ACCO contacts tell us th [...]	2009-10-27 16:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD2905	SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER,S MEETINGS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Sta [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2906	CORRECTED COPY: SENIOR ADVISOR MISENHEIMER'S [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq, Alan Misenheimer, held a round of meetings in Erbil and Sulaimaniyah October 19-22. He met with the incoming and outgoing KRG Prime Ministers, the KRG Parliamentary leader, KDP and PUK officials, President Barzani,s Chief of Staf [...]	2009-10-30 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD2909	RRT ERBIL: SLIMMED DOWN KRG CABINET SWORN IN [...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: On October 28, following over three months of intense inter-party negotiations, the sixth cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was sworn in. The new cabinet, led by former GOI Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih, consists o [...]	2009-10-31 13:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
09BAGHDAD2970	THE LEADER OF IRAQ'S ASPIRING, BUT STILL UNLAWFUL, [...] (C) During an October 24-26 trip to Basra to assess Iraq,s southern oil and gas facilities (septels),emboffs met with the leader of a group aspiring to represent Iraq's oil workers. (Note: At the moment, unions are illegal in Iraq. End note) Hassan Jum,ah Al-Asadi, the apparently self-appo [...]	2009-11-10 07:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EINV ENRG EPET IZ PREL
09BAGHDAD306	RESULTS OF IRAQ'S PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS: AN INITIAL [...] (C) Summary: A complex and nuanced political picture is emerging out of Iraq's provincial elections as preliminary results are announced. Across the board, the results are diffuse: in all but one case, no electoral list secured more than 38%, and in a number of cases, the leading parties sec [...]	2009-02-05 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD421	MP QASIM DAOUD ON PRO-/ANTI-MALIKI ALLIANCES IN [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentarian Qasim Daoud, leader of the Solidarity Party, told Poloffs on February 16 that the opposition to, and support for, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in parliament is becoming more cohesive. Daoud expressed optimism over a possible ISCI, IIP, Kurdish, Solidarity, and [...]	2009-02-18 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BAGHDAD731	IRAQ 201: SHI'A POLITICAL LANDSCAPE COLORED BY [...] (C) Summary. This cable outlines Iraq's primary Shi'a parties and the major events Shi'a actors will likely face before national elections, planned for late 2009 or early 2010. Prime Minister Maliki's Da'wa party, and the other Shi'a who won seats during the January 31 provincial elections n [...]	2009-03-18 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD83	SHIA PARTIES FACE ISSUE-BASED FISSURES BEFORE [...] (C) Shia political parties, especially ISCI and Da'wa, are engaged in ideological and policy-based battles among themselves that might foreshadow a permanent split of the Shia electoral alliance at the national level, according to numerous meetings with our Shia contacts in Baghdad. These ba [...]	2009-01-13 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KISL IZ
09BAKU206	NGO LEADERS DEBATE REFERENDUM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 25 the Ambassador held a roundtable discussion with leaders of Azerbaijani NGOs and youth groups. The discussion centered on the environment surrounding the March 18 referendum on changes to the constitution. The participants felt the public has little information a [...]	2009-03-17 09:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
09BAKU256	AZERBAIJAN: YOUTH ASK U.S. HELP IN EDUCATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 31 the Ambassador held a discussion with leaders of Azerbaijani youth groups. While these young people agree that their compatriots are largely apathetic towards politics and the referendum reflected a clear turn away from democratic reform, they have many ideas on ways [...]	2009-04-02 11:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
09BAKU26	YOUNG IRANIAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT [...] (C) A young Iranian women's rights activist and writer studing in Baku discussed women's rights issues in Iran with Baku Iran watcher. The activist, forced to study in Azerbaijan due to politically-motivated withdrawal of her university acceptance in Iran, discussed recent incidents of Irani [...]	2009-01-14 10:53:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR AJ TU IR
09BAKU27	YOUNG IRANIAN ACTIVIST SPEAKS OUT [...] (C) A young Iranian women's rights activist and writer studing in Baku discussed women's rights issues in Iran with Baku Iran watcher. The activist, forced to study in Azerbaijan due to politically-motivated withdrawal of her university acceptance in Iran, discussed recent incidents of Irani [...]	2009-01-14 11:05:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR AJ TU IR
09BAKU477	AZERBAIJAN: DRAFT LAW WOULD RESTRICT NGO ACTIVITY [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: On June 8 the Presidential Administration delivered draft changes to the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to parliament. These draft changes would restrict the activities of both foreign and domestic NGOs in a nu [...]	2009-06-12 11:34:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU484	AZERBAIJAN: NEW CONSORTIUM OF NGOS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, the leadership of the new Azerbaijani NGO Consortium "The Dialogue for Peace and Progress" discussed issues including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) resolution, human rights, women's rights and media fr [...]	2009-06-18 04:52:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL AJ
09BAKU624	AZERBAIJAN: ANOTHER YOUTH ACTIVIST ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: On August 3 Agasif Shakiroglu, the leader of a small youth group, was arrested and sentenced to one month of pre-trial detention for evading military service. According to Shakiroglu, he is not in breach of his military obligation and this arrest is an attempt by the GOAJ to sile [...]	2009-08-06 08:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL AJ
09BAKU677	AZERBAIJAN: COMBATING TIP UPDATE FROM MIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Anti-trafficking Unit is open to dialogue with the USG on the issue of combating trafficking in persons (TIP). On August 25 poloff met with the deputy head of the Unit, who offered an update on the many activities it is conducting in all thr [...]	2009-08-28 08:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP AJ
09BAKU865	HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES ROUNDUP, OCTOBER 1-30 [...] (U) This cable is part of a regular series that will summarize major ongoing human rights issues in Azerbaijan. This series aims to pull together many different sources of information into one readable biweekly summary of human rights cases, with the aim of giving a fuller picture of Azerbaija [...]	2009-11-02 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
09BAKU886	AZERBAIJAN: RFI ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) This cable responds to reftel A. Answers follow Reftel A sequence. A.) The United States and Azerbaijan have established a Security Dialogue, chaired by State and MFA at the Deputy Minister/Assistant Secretary level; and Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC),at the Deputy Chief of Genera [...]	2009-11-10 13:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ
09BARCELONA67	IRANIAN REFUGEE SEEKERS REQUEST HELP TO RESETTLE IN THE [...] (S) Summary: An Iranian couple called the Consulate May 6 seeking help in obtaining refugee status in the United States. The couple, who claim to have information on Iran's terrorist activities, say they've been in Spain since March and believe their lives are threatened by Iran. The wife, N [...]	2009-05-19 09:04:00	Consulate Barcelona	SECRET	PREF PTER SP
09BASRAH15	BASRA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) In March 17-19 meetings with the Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq and the Regional Embassy Office, Basra political leaders all but conceded that the next provincial government will be headed by the Da'wa-led State of Law coalition, despite attempts by opposition parties to capitalize on [...]	2009-03-25 13:23:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV IZ
09BASRAH19	BASRA EXECUTIVES ELECTED ACCORDING TO MALIKI'S PLAN [...] (C) Summary: The Basra Provincial Council (PC) elected new leadership on the evening of April 15. Although disagreements within the State of Law coalition over its gubernatorial nominee prevented an agreement during the PC's opening session, coalition members eventually agreed to follow a no [...]	2009-04-21 17:29:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
09BASRAH34	PRT ENGAGES BASRAH PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. On June 3, PRT Basra met for the first time with the new Provincial Council as a group. PRT acting team leader delivered short remarks to remind Iraqis that U.S. military withdrawal does not mean U.S. withdrawal, and that the U.S. civilian presence will endure so long as the bila [...]	2009-06-14 13:11:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ PGOV
09BEIRUT347	LEBANON: SHIA FAMILIES READY TO TAKE ON HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Duraid Yaghi, a prominent Shia from Baalbeck and second-in-command in Walid Jumblatt's Progressive Socialist Party, praised President Obama's March 20 message to Iran, believing it would corner the extremists into a dialogue with the United States. He expressed his readiness to run against [...]	2009-03-24 16:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY
09DHAHRAN295	SAUDI BORDER CONFLICT WITH YEMEN RAISES FEAR OF SECTARIAN [...] (C) Prominent members of the Eastern Province (EP) Shia community are growing increasingly worried that the conflict in Yemen will spur a backlash against their community. The attitude is prevalent among Shia youth as well. Statements by a Yemeni official, as well as a recent circular issued b [...]	2009-12-19 12:06:00	Consulate Dhahran	SECRET	PGOV KIRF PREL SA YM PINR PHUM
09DHAKA380	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on April 21, 2009. Post vett [...]	2009-04-15 10:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA594	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 27, 2009. Post vetti [...]	2009-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09ISLAMABAD2022	ENCOURAGING GULF INVESTMENT IN KARACHI'S POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),Pakistan's only private utility, serves 18 million consumers in Karachi, the financial, industrial and commercial hub of Pakistan. Inadequate generation and out-dated transmission infrastructure have contributed to chronic load shedding [...]	2009-08-25 05:53:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG AE PK
09ISLAMABAD2853	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: NOVEMBER 25, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 10:55:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09ISTANBUL220	IRAN/ELECTIONS: "AN IRGC COUP" NOW FACES THREE [...] (S) Summary: A former IRGC captain maintains that the Iranian regime's claim of an Ahmadinejad presidential victory was "an IRGC coup." He claims to have been told by current IRGC contacts (hinting that they are colonels or brigadiers) that once the IRGC saw on election day that that Mousavi [...]	2009-06-17 14:24:00	Consulate Istanbul	SECRET	PINS PGOV KDEM PREL IT TU
09ISTANBUL343	IRAN: MOUSAVI CAMPAIGN ACTIVISTS RECOUNT [...] (C) Summary: Two Mousavi campaign activists who recently came to Turkey to avoid re-arrest in Iran described their experiences in detention and told us that: the regime is obsessively afraid of former President Khatami, but less so of Mousavi and Rafsanjani; that the purpose of the "show trial [...]	2009-09-10 06:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PREL IR TU
09KABUL1312	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: D-10 AND PPS ANNUAL UPDATE (3 of [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty (50) Afghan nationals for new agent training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's r [...]	2009-05-25 07:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC PINR PTER AF
09KABUL1838	WITH DEEP POCKETS, GOVERNOR ATTA LEADS CHARGE FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Balkh Governor Atta is increasingly confident that his influence in the north will continue to attract supporters to Dr. Abdullah's campaign. He claims to have wrested Turkmen, Uzbek, Arab, and Hazara support from under the noses of ethnic Turkmen Minister Qarqin, Junbesh-e-Mill [...]	2009-07-12 07:03:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV AF
09KABUL4057	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by December 21, 2009. 3 [...]	2009-12-17 11:47:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL581	Afghanistan's First Female Mayor Could Use a Little Help [...] (SBU) Azra Jafari, Afghanistan's first female city mayor, is struggling to put together a functioning administration and win the support and approval of the people of Nili in Dai Kundi province without financial resources or experience in running a city. Mayor Jafari Lacks Resources ------- [...]	2009-03-15 05:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM AF
09KABUL661	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA NIU XIII TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty (20) individuals selected for DEA NIU training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's [...]	2009-03-19 12:57:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KABUL765	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: CNPA INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of twenty-five (25) individuals selected for CNPA Intelligence Officers training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. If [...]	2009-03-29 12:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF

09KABUL767	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: DEA NIU XIV TRAINING [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy human rights vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of fifty-five (55) individuals selected for DEA NIU training. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post request's Departm [...]	2009-03-29 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
09KUALALUMPUR48	MALAYSIA: ALL SIGNS POINT TOWARD RECESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Although the Government of Malaysia has not offered a public statement revising its official forecast of 3.5 percent GDP growth for 2009, its actions speak louder than its words. On January 21 the central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, slashed interest rates by 75 ba [...]	2009-01-23 09:44:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY IN
09LONDON1423	IRAN ELECTION: XXXXXXXXXXXX CLAIMS MOJTABA IS [...] (S/NF) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX and former XXXXXXXXXXXX claims that Mojtaba Khamenei, acting in concert with IRGC Jafari and other officials in the Supreme Leader's office, has been a major force behind vote manipulation, and current measures to repress pro-Moussavi demonstrations in the street, accor [...]	2009-06-16 15:55:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	IR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1442	IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...]	2009-06-18 17:50:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK
09NDJAMENA513	SUDAN REBELS: DEMARCHE TO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPS [...] (SBU) DCM, accompanied by DATT and RSO, delivered points provided in ref message to members of the Technical Committee representing SLA and URF factions November 3, stressing that S/E Gration commended progress thus far, including via the road map signed in Addis Ababa, toward unification und [...]	2009-11-03 17:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SU CD
09RIYADH42	DAY AND NIGHT: SAUDI SHI'A SHARE GEOGRAPHY, BUT [...] (C) MEETING CIVIC LEADERS. A large contingent of Shi'a leaders hosted Dhahran Consul General Kenny December 21 in Qatif, seizing the opportunity to impart varied agendas and points of view. Qatif municipal council chairman Jafar M. Al-Shayab (protect) opened the meeting. He proudly described [...]	2009-01-07 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER SA
09RPODUBAI244	FACTORING THE ECONOMY INTO IRAN'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with Iranian businessmen and financial consultants held in the past week reveal an overwhelming preference among our contacts for Mohsen Rezai's economic proposals, but most intend to vote for Mir Hossein Mousavi for political and social reasons. Our contacts admit t [...]	2009-06-11 12:19:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IR
09RPODUBAI301	IRAN: SUPREME LEADER-AHMADINEJAD TUSSLE OVER NOMINEE BRINGS [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Leader Khamenei's intervention in a dispute among conservatives over President Ahmadinejad's pick for first vice president has further strained his status as the unchallenged arbiter of Iranian politics. Though Ahmadinejad did ultimately bow to the Supreme Leader's directi [...]	2009-07-27 14:07:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IR
09RPODUBAI373	IRAN: IRIG EFFORTS TO SHUT DOWN THE OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The IRIG is pursuing several strategies simultaneously to cow the opposition and to prevent further protests. Some elements of this strategy include the ongoing show trials of prominent reformers, pressuring opposition leaders by arresting or threatening family members, canceling [...]	2009-09-08 13:58:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IR
09SANAA1939	FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE: A CLASH OF RELIGIOUS [...] (S) SUMMARY. One of the deepest root causes of the conflict in Sa'ada is an ongoing battle of religious extremes between the violent Zaydism of the Shiite Houthi rebels native to the region and the radical Sunni Salafism that has crept down from Saudi Arabia in the last 20 years. Supported [...]	2009-10-20 13:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV KISL SCUL YM
09STATE122229	SAVE THE DATE REQUEST FOR CENTCOM GULF REGION [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. SUMMARY. A Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) will be held in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-sponsored by Commander, United States Central Command (CDRUSCENTCOM) and the Government of Jordan (GoJ),and coordinated with Embas [...]	2009-11-27 22:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
09STATE125419	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE ( BAKU 897) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend NCO training. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel and possesses no credible derogatory information as of 12/04/2009. Post is [...]	2009-12-08 16:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
09STATE2956	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE 6898 [...] (SBU) In response to referenced Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of i [...]	2009-01-12 19:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JO KCRM MASS PHUM PREL
09STATE30838	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 31, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-16 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 17-23 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 24-44 5. (U) Threats & Analysis - Paragraphs 45-59 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 60-68 7. (U) Suspicious [...]	2009-03-31 17:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
09STATE53429	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for these individuals be filed with as m [...]	2009-05-26 16:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE61779	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING FOR NSF 1ST [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 15, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Â [...]	2009-06-15 20:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAL KWBG PHUM JO IS
09STATE65908	(U) IRAN: REACTION OF IRGC LEADERSHIP TO PROTEST [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE VERY INFORMATIVE AND USEFUL REPORTING POSTS HAVE PROVIDED IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 12 JUNE IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK AND VALUABLE INSIGHTS. ANALYSTS ARE MONITORING INTERACTIONS AND RELATIONS AMONG SEN [...]	2009-06-25 14:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PINS IR
09STATE69790	IRPO & NEA/IR ELECTION SPOT REPORT JULY 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE72087	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR LEAHY VETTING: SLC 4 [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of July 10, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below. Name: SALEH ABED ALRAHMAN ERSAN MAHAMMED DOB: 10/14/1989 POB: Jenin ID: 852555606 [...]	2009-07-10 21:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAL KWBG PTER IS
09STATE76467	(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON EVOLVING TURKISH AND IRAQI KURDISH POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS (C-RE9-00967) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY FOLLOWING THE EVOLUTION OF THE ANKARA-ARBIL RELATIONSHIP WHICH COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON US INTERESTS IN 2009. ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN DISCOVERING THE DRIVERS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS BETWEEN IRAQI KURDISH AND TURKISH LEADERS AND IDENTIFYI [...]	2009-07-22 16:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IZ TU
09TELAVIV2445	ISRAELI ARABS: PARTNER OR POWDER-KEG? [...] (C) The Israeli Arab community plays a role in domestic stability and Israeli engagement with the Palestinians and Arab world. However, as it continues to lag behind the majority Jewish population in most social, political, and economic indicators, leaders of the community sense a growing dis [...]	2009-11-06 12:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL IS
09TELAVIV348	THE ISRAELI ARAB COMMUNITY AND THE 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Arab parliamentarians and civil society activists told an audience of diplomatic representatives that an increasing sense of alienation among Arab Israelis would likely lead to an all-time low voter turnout for te February 10 general elections. Factors contriuting t [...]	2009-02-09 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV812	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. DPRK: Missile Launch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the Netanyahu government is conducting a thorough policy review in which all diplomatic components -Q from the Roadmap to the Annapolis proc [...]	2009-04-06 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09UNVIEVIENNA117	UNODC OFFICIALS DISCUSS PROGRESS IN AF-PAK AND [...] (C) Summary. On March 18, INL/PA Director of the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Program Tom Williams met with UNODC officials to discuss counternarcotics issues in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran, and to gain insight into UNODC's program plans and needs in the coming year. UNODC offici [...]	2009-03-20 15:34:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR KCRM EAID IR PK AF
09USOSCE132	FSC MAY 20: RUSSIA RETURNS TO NAVAL CSBMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia again proposed naval CSBMs and asked that they be included on the June 3 working group agenda. Code of Conduct expert Alexander Lambert praised the updated Code questionnaire but lamented the "imbalance" caused by additional questions related to terrorism. The decision [...]	2009-05-22 14:35:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE MD RS XG
09USOSCE16	CFE/JCG: FEBRUARY 3 PLENARY - AZERI/ARMENIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 3 Joint Consultative Group heard another exchange of accusations between Azerbaijan and Armenia regarding excess holdings of Treaty-limited equipment. The JCG POET working group met briefly with little result. At the JCG-T, the Dutch provided a readout of the Ja [...]	2009-02-04 16:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS AJ AM
09USOSCE256	FSC OF NOVEMBER 11: BOAT TO ATHENS BETWEEN SCYLLA [...] (C) Summary: The November 11 FSC's Working Group B (WGB) has displaced the Plenary for length of time and most attention in the run up to the OSCE Athens Ministerial. The Draft Ministerial Council Decision on Small Arms and Light Weapons will move forward, but the politically-charged paper [...]	2009-11-16 16:44:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE257	FSC OF NOVEMBER 11: BOAT TO ATHENS BETWEEN SCYLLA [...] (C) Summary: The November 11 FSC's Working Group B (WGB) has displaced the Plenary for length of time and most attention in the run up to the OSCE Athens Ministerial. The Draft Ministerial Council Decision on Small Arms and Light Weapons will move forward, but the politically-charged paper [...]	2009-11-17 07:14:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
09USOSCE64	OSCE/FSC: DAY ONE--OSCE WORKSHOP ON A [...] (U) NOTE: This is the first of two cables reporting the March 17-18 OSCE Workshop on a Comprehensive OSCE Approach to Enhancing Cybersecurity. END NOTE. 2. (SBU) Summary: More than 200 civil and military representatives gathered in Vienna, March 17 ) 18, in the first wide-scale FSC ef [...]	2009-03-25 16:06:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT FR KCFE KHLS OSCE PARM PREL RS KCIP
10AMMAN219	JORDAN: PREVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT OFFER IN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's top military advisor and brother of the King, Lieutenant General (LTG) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and Minister of Planning Jafar Hassan will travel to Washington during the week of January 25. Their itineraries include meetings with senior U.S. officials in the Depa [...]	2010-01-22 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF
10BAKU126	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU129	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU130	KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED [...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]	2010-02-25 05:18:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU138	HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOW FOCUS ON RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22 poloff met with three of Azerbaijan's leading human rights defenders for an update on their major concerns. Topping their list were increasing Iranian-inspired religiosity and property rights, as well as political prisoners and NGO registration problems. The righ [...]	2010-02-26 12:45:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KIRF KISL IR AJ
10BAKU91	IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC [...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner (protect) who has demonstrated a wide range of Iranian political and governmental contacts (including relatives). The contact has been known to Iran watcher for over a year, and has reportedly accur [...]	2010-02-10 12:22:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BAKU98	IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC [...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with xxxxx (strictly protect - see reftels). He who Got Slapped ------------------ 2. (S) According to source, President Ahmedinejad surprised other SNSC members by taking a surprisingly liberal posture during a mid January post-Ashura meeting of the SNSC called to disc [...]	2010-02-11 10:23:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10DUBAI27	Iranian Gas Deliveries to Sharjah Remain on Hold [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum executives tell Consul General that the company's project to purchase unprocessed sour gas from Iran's Salman gas field remains suspended pending Iranian completion of export facilities to deliver the gas. But they believe progress is underway, due [...]	2010-02-25 09:55:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL ETTC IR IZ AE
10KABUL547	LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 27, 2010. 3 [...]	2010-02-13 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10OTTAWA174	CANADA CRITICIZES IRAN'S ARRESTS OF BAHA'I FOLLOWERS [...] (U) In a statement on February 14, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon criticized Iran for its recent detention of seven Baha'i followers, which he called "unacceptable," as well as for other human rights violations. He called on Iran to adopt "meaningful change in its human rights practices. [...]	2010-02-17 16:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM IR CA
10RPODUBAI5	IRAN'S HARDLINERS NOT READY TO COMPROMISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hardline IRIG officials stepped up the rhetoric this week in a series of statements against the opposition. As court proceedings against the Ashura protest participants began, both the National Prosecutor General and the Tehran Prosecutor General signaled that the defendants could [...]	2010-01-05 13:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PREL
10STATE12095	GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010 UPDATE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. Reftel announced a by-invitation-only Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-hosted by United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Reftel requested pos [...]	2010-02-05 18:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
10STATE15409	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BAKU 76) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Ministry of Defense on 22-26 February 2010 at the Garaheybat Sergeants Academy. 2. (SBU) The Department of State has vetted the individuals listed in reftel an [...]	2010-02-19 20:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM AJ
92ISLAMABAD8548	ONE YEAR AFTER THE SHARIA ACT, [...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF'S SHARIA (ISLAMIZATION) ACT, PASSED BY THE PAKISTANI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ONE YEAR AGO, WAS SYMPTOMATIC OF THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY ON PAKISTANI POLITICS. THE POORLY DRAFTED AND VAGUELY WORDED DOCUMENT P [...]	1992-06-08 12:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KPRP PK
98ISLAMABAD3977	RELIGIOUS DELEGATION TO IRAN, SHIA POLITICAL LEADER IS [...] (C) QAISER BOKHARI, THE LAHORE CHIEF OF THE SHIA TEHRIK-E- JAFARIA-E-PAKISTAN (TJP) TOLD POLOFF MAY 26 THAT HE WAS HEADING A RELIGIOUS DELEGATION TO IRAN ON MAY 27 FOR ONE WEEK. THE TRIP OF THE MILLI YAKJETI COUNCIL (NATIONAL SOLIDARITY COUNCIL) COMES AT THE INVITATION OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNME [...]	1998-05-29 04:06:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MNUC PK IR

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