HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002310 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 ASADI ¶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: Jumaah Naser AL ASADI POSITION: COL, Counter Terrorism Bureau, Iraqi Army DOB: September 15, 1962 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Language Program and Program on Advanced Security Studies TRAINING LOCATION: Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany DATES OF TRAINING: August 25 to December 19, 2008 CROCKER