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P 251322Z JUL 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 9855

UNCLAS STATE 080278 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING 
 
REF: A. BAGHDAD 2171 
     ¶B. BAGHDAD 2176 
     ¶C. BAGHDAD 2245 
 
 ¶1. 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 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 any of these 
individuals, the Embassy should so inform the Department. 
 
¶2.  The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: 
 
NAME: Hamid Mahdi ABDULAZEEZ 
POSITION: BG, Deputy Chief of Staff, Iraqi Army 
DOB: May 17, 1967 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Naval Post Graduate School 
TRAINING LOCATION: Monterey, CA 
DATES OF TRAINING: September 6 to 29, 2008 
 
NAME: Sameer Ghanem HADI 
POSITION: Civilian, MOI 
DOB: August 8, 1975 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Language Training and Logistic Course 
TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, Texas 
DATES OF TRAINING: August 20 to December 19, 2008 
 
NAME: Jaleel Jabbar Abdulhasan AL-ZERKANI 
POSITION: MG, Iraqi Army 
DOB: March 7, 1961 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Foreign Military Sales Symposium 
TRAINING LOCATION: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio & Washington, 
DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: August 23 to 31, 2008 
RICE