HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 004175 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO SEPSTEIN, NEA-I E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-DISHAWI ¶1. This is an action request. ¶2. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests 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. The names of the proposed candidates are as follows: NAME: Hasan Maknazi Salman AL-DISHAWI POSITION: LTC, Iraq Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB:1 Jan 1964 TYPE / LOCATION OF TRAINING: English Language Training at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX DATES OF TRAINING: 31 Dec 07 to 30 Jun 08 TYPE / LOCATION OF TRAINING: Professional Military Education, USMC Command and Staff College, Quanico, VA DATES OF TRAINING: 1 Jul 08 to 30 Jun 09 CROCKER