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P 222108Z DEC 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 3409

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 
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