HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001770 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO 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 HALFY ¶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: Khadair Khalat Badir AL HALFY POSITION: Major General DOB: July 1, 1951 TYPE OF TRAINING: Decision Making TRAINING LOCATION: Naval Postgraduate School DATES OF TRAINING: May 31 to June 15, 2008 BUTENIS