Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 09BAGHDAD563, PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS JUDGE DARA NOOR-ELDEEN AS NEW

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #09BAGHDAD563.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BAGHDAD563 2009-03-05 06:22 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Baghdad
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHGB #0563/01 0640622
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 050622Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1987
INFO RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC PRIORITY
UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000563 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
JUSTICE PASS TO JOHN EULER, PHIL LYNCH 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM KJUS SNAR IQ
SUBJECT: PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS JUDGE DARA NOOR-ELDEEN AS NEW 
MINISTER OF JUSTICE 
 
1. (SBU)  SUMMARY:  On February 19, the Iraqi Parliament 
voted by an overwhelming majority to confirm the appointment 
of Judge Dara Noor-Eldeen Baha,-Eldeen as the new Minister 
of Justice.  Subsequent to the vote, Judge Dara Baha,-Eldeen 
took the oath of office and was sworn in as the Minister of 
Justice.  Minister Dara Baha,-Eldeen replaces Dr. Safa 
al-Safi, who served as the Acting Minister of Justice since 
April 2007 and will continue serving in his normal capacity 
as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.  Minister 
Dara Baha,-Eldeen expressed his desire to work closely with 
the United States.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (SBU)  After a long delay since his initial nomination, 
the Council of Representatives (CoR) on February 19 confirmed 
the nomination of Judge Dara Noor-Eldeen as the new Minister 
of Justice. Judge Dara took the oath of office and was sworn 
in as the Minister of Justice the following day.  Dara 
replaces Acting Minister of Justice Dr. Safa al-Safi, who had 
been Acting Minister since April 2007. 
 
--------------- 
Biography 
--------------- 
 
3. (SBU)  Judge Dara Baha,-Eldeen, an Iraqi Kurd, was born 
in 1947.  He graduated from the Baghdad University College of 
Law in 1970 and following graduation served in the Kirkuk 
courts.  He graduated from the Judicial Institute in 1982, 
and continued serving as a judge in several courts in Baghdad 
until 2001, when he became the Deputy Head of the Court of 
Appeals.   While serving in this capacity, he was 
incarcerated for a period of time at Abu Ghraib prison after 
entering a judicial decision adverse to a member of Saddam 
Hussein,s family.  The Minister served as a member of the 
former Governing Council, as a member of the former Interim 
National Council, and as a member of the former National 
Assembly.   He understands and speaks English to a limited 
degree, but he predominately speaks in Arabic and Kurdish. 
 
-------------------------------------------- 
Priorities and Desire to Cooperate 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
4.  (SBU)  Rule of Law (RoL) officials met with Minister Dara 
on February 21.  He informed us that he would assume official 
duties as Minister of Justice on February 22.  The Minister 
repeatedly emphasized his desire to work closely and 
cooperatively with the Embassy and Coalition Forces, and he 
emphasized that a lot of time had passed with insufficient 
progress within the Ministry of Justice.  He was extremely 
polite and engaging throughout.  Though the meeting was 
focused on personal introductions, courtesies, and 
administrative matters, the Minister provided the following 
general overview of his priorities, and indicated that was 
eager to begin work on them: 
 
-- Prisons and detention, including training, management, 
staffing, and detainee transfers and releases. 
-- The need for a secure computerized database to fully 
automate the Iraq Correctional System (ICS). 
-- The need for a secure computerized database as it relates 
to recording and reclaiming rightful ownership of real 
property. 
-- Coordinating anti-corruption training and programs with 
the U.S. Embassy. 
-- Developing and implementing management and personnel 
training programs within the Ministry of Justice. 
-- The need to better enforce judicial rulings and court 
orders. (The Minister stated:  "What good is a court order if 
it is not followed?") 
-- The importance of working closely with the Shura Council, 
which serves a limited administrative court function 
mediating disputes between ministries and reviews all draft 
Qmediating disputes between ministries and reviews all draft 
executive legislation. (The Minister stated that he will seek 
U.S. assistance in supporting an extended term of office for 
the current head of the council, Dr. Ghazi Ibraheem 
Al-Janabi.) 
 
5.  (SBU)  The Minister asked for regular weekly meetings 
with RoL officers and noted that he would add additional 
engagements whenever necessary.  He also readily approved 
continued Embassy engagements with Deputy Minister of Justice 
Posho Ibrahim to conduct business.  While he noted that his 
first few days are already filled with ministry formalities 
and courtesy calls, he expressed a desire to meet soon with 
other senior U.S. Embassy and coalition forces officials. 
 
-------------- 
Comment 
 
-------------- 
 
6.  (SBU)  Relations with Dr. Safa were characterized by a 
high degree of tension and mistrust.  The confirmation of 
Judge Dara as the permanent minister should lead to 
substantially improved relations with the Ministry of 
Justice.  Our initial interactions with the Minister were 
positive and support this assessment.  His judicial 
reputation is very good.  He was a former student of Chief 
Justice Medhat,s, and the Chief Justice has called him a 
"good and honest man."  U.S. Circuit Judge Gilbert S. 
Merritt, who has over 24 years on the federal bench and spent 
7 weeks in postwar Iraq interviewing Judge Dara and 28 other 
Iraqi Supreme Court Justices, said, "Dara is an independent 
soul, a courageous man of great integrity." 
BUTENIS