REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002759 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING ¶1. (U) This is an action request. ¶2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's 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. (U) Names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Husseun Sayed Ali ALI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 1, 1950 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: Septemebr 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Abdulhakeem Abbod Taher AL ZUBAIDI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Dheyee Abd Abdullah AL RUBAYE POSITION: Captain, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: July 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Abdulhakeem Abbod Taher AL ZUBAIDI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: November 21, 1967 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Firas Wafaa Badri AL NASSERI POSITION: Major, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: December 10, 1970 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Muayad Marzah Hamzah AL SHUMMARI POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: June 17, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Haitham Abdulrazzaq Kadhim KADHIM POSITION: LT Colonel, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: September 3, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 NAME: Waleed Khalid ZAYNAL POSITION: Captain, Iraqi Ministry of Defense DOB: January 31, 1960 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Ft. Riley DATES OF TRAINING: September 15 to October 15, 2007 CROCKER