HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002015 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS 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 JANABI ¶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: Abdullah Shawan Gatea AL-JANABI POSITION: LTC, Iraq Air Force DOB: July 1, 1967 TYPE OF TRAINING: English Language and Army Command General Staff College TRAINING LOCATION: Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas, and Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas DATES OF TRAINING: September 1, 2008 to January 3, 2010. CROCKER