REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003964 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 KHALEEL ¶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: Alaa Hussein KHALEEL POSITION: Colonel, Iraqi Army DOB: March 9, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Officer Training TRAINING LOCATION: Army War College, Carlisle, PA DATES OF TRAINING: December 12 to 17, 2007 BUTENIS