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DE RUEHC #0712 0361938
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P 051923Z FEB 09
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD PRIORITY 3997

UNCLAS STATE 010712 
 
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-ZERKANI AND AL-TAMEEMI 
 
REF: BAGHDAD 3959 
 
¶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 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 these individuals, the 
Embassy should so inform the Department. 
 
¶2. (SBU) The name of the proposed candidates (ref a) are as 
follows: 
 
NAME: Jaleel Jabbar Abdulhasan AL-ZERKANI 
POSITION: Major General, Iraqi Army, CTB 
DOB: July 03, 1961 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: February 22, 2009 - March 06, 2009 
 
NAME: Kareem Abbood Mohammed AL-TAMEEMI 
POSITION: Staff BG, Iraqi Army, Counter Terrorism Command 
DOB: September 03, 1963 
TYPE OF TRAINING: Senior Executive Seminar 
TRAINING LOCATION: NESA Washington, DC 
DATES OF TRAINING: February 22, 2009 - March 06, 2009 
CLINTON