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DE RUEHC #4462 3291953
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P 241947Z NOV 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 2615

UNCLAS STATE 124462 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
SUBJECT: (U) HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED 
TRAINING FOR AL-RIKABI, AL-OBAIDI, AL-SHAMMARI 
 
REF: BAGHDAD 3464 
 
(U) 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 these 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 and 
cancel the proposed trainings. 
 
(SBU) 2.The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: 
 
NAME: Kadhim Mohan Mutar AL-RIKABI 
POSITION: Lieutenant Colonel, Counter Terrorism Bureau 
DOB: July 1, 1969 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 
 
NAME: Hayder Fadhil Razooqi AL-OBAIDI 
POSITION: Staff Major, Iraqi Special Operations Force (ISOF) 
S-3 
DOB: August 5, 1976 
TYPE OF TRAINING:  Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 
 
NAME: Kareem Hakeem Farhan AL-SHAMMARI 
POSITION: Colonel, Air Force, Counter Terrorism Bureau 
DOB: January 27, 1961 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: December 1 to 18, 2008 
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