REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003838 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO SEPSTEIN NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR HATTAB AND HASHIM ¶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: Khudhur Falih HATTAB POSITION: Brigader General, Deputy Director for Intelligence DOB: April 9, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: CT Excutive Training TRAINING LOCATION: NESA, Washington, DC DATES OF TRAINING: January 23 to February 14, 2008 NAME: Baqer Othman HASHIM POSITION: Brigader General, Deputy Director for Intelligence DOB: May 8, 1959 TYPE OF TRAINING: CT Excutive Training TRAINING LOCATION: NESA, Washington DC DATES OF TRAINING: January 23 to February 14, 2008 CROCKER