HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-SAADOON AND AL-MANEHLAWI

UNCLASSIFIED UNCLAS STATE 133683 SIPDIS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ, MOPS, PGOV, PHUM, PINS, PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-SAADOON AND AL-MANEHLAWI REF: BAGHDAD 3950 1. (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for the individuals be filed with as much time as possible to allow for additional processing procedures that may be required. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be deemed to be credible information of a gross violation of human rights by these individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. 2. (SBU) The names of the proposed candidates (ref a) are as follows: NAME: Hussein Ogla Enad Al-SAADOON POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army, CTB DOB: August 8, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Language Program and Program on Terrorism Security Studies (CTLP and PTSS) TRAINING LOCATION: Marshall Center Garmisch, Germany DATES OF TRAINING: 12 January - 20 March 2009 NAME: Asaad Mohammed Ali Jawad AL-MANEHLAWI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army, CTB DOB: December 28, 1974 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Language Program and Program on Terrorism Security Studies (CTLP and PTSS) TRAINING LOCATION: Marshall Center Garmisch, Germany DATES OF TRAINING: 12 January - 20 March 2009 RICE