VZCZCXYZ0002
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHC #4626 2891557
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 161548Z OCT 07
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 3342

UNCLAS STATE 144626 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING 
FOR ABBAS, ABDULLAH, MOHAMMED, RAHAM, AND TAHER 
 
REF: A. BAGHDAD 3354 
 
     ¶B. BAGHDAD 3353 
     ¶C. BAGHDAD 3320 
 
 ¶1. 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.  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 any of 
these 
individuals, the Embassy should so inform the department. 
 
¶2. Names of the candidates are as follows: 
 
NAME: Oday Kareem ABBAS 
POSITION:  Major, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau 
DOB:  November 5, 1971 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for 
Security Studies 
DATES OF TRAINING: December 19, 2007 ) January 8, 2008 
 
NAME: Bakr Mohammed Ameen ABDULLAH 
POSITION:  LTC, Iraqi Army 
DOB:  July 1, 1970 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Military Intelligence Career Captains 
Course 
TRAINING LOCATION:  Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Leavenworth 
DATES OF TRAINING:  November 19, 2007 to September 22, 2008 
 
NAME:  Al Obaidi Mohammed Abdulateff MOHAMMED 
POSITION:  Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense 
DOB:  January 19, 1961 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  NESA Executive Seminary 
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING:  October 24 to November 7, 2007 
 
NAME: Al Zamili Kadhim Mansoor RAHAM 
POSITION:  Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense 
DOB:  March 18, 1963 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  NESA Executive Seminary 
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING:  October 24 to November 7, 2007 
 
NAME: Hsan Abdullaali TAHER 
POSITION:  Colonel, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau 
DOB:  February 26, 1962 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Combating Terrorism Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for 
Security Studies 
DATES OF TRAINING:  December 19, 2007 to January 8, 2008 
RICE