REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003354 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR TAHER AND ABBAS ¶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: Hsan Abdullaali TAHER POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: February 26, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: Combatting Terrorism Exective Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for Security Studies DATES OF TRAINING: December 19, 2007 to January 8, 2008 NAME: Oday Kareem ABBAS POSITION: Major, Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: November 5, 1971 TYPE OF TRAINING: Combatting Terrorism Exective Seminar TRAINING LOCATION: Near East Southern Area Center for Security Studies DATES OF TRAINING: December 19, 2007 to January 8, 2008 CROCKER