REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002228 SIPDIS SENSITIVE, SIPDIS LEGAL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING ¶1. (U) This is an action request. ¶2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. (SBU) Names of the proposed candidate are as follows: NAME: Alaa Oleiwi Abdulsada Abdullsada POSITION: Eng. Colonel DOB: 23 July 1960 TYPE OF TRAINING: DISAM International Purchasers Course TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: 14 July 07 - 4 August 07 NAME: Abdulzahra Sh. Abed Abed POSITION: Director DOB: 14 October 1953 TYPE OF TRAINING: DISAM International Purchasers Course TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: 14 July 07 - 4 August 07 NAME: Ahmed Mahmood Lafta Lafta POSITION: Director DOB: 21 September 1955 TYPE OF TRAINING: DISAM International Purchasers Course TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: 14 July 07 - 4 August 07 NAME: Adnan Shehab Hamad Al-Shohani POSITION: Director General DOB: 1 July 1953 TYPE OF TRAINING: DISAM International Purchasers Course TRAINING LOCATION: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: 14 July 07 - 4 August 07 CROCKER