HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002528 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 MHEDID AND SINBAH ¶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: Jabbar Ghdhaib MHEDID POSITION: BG, MOI, Police DOB: July 1, 1950 TYPE OF TRAINING: FMS and Strategic Planning TRAINING LOCATION: Wright patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: August 23 - 31, 2008 NAME: Alaa Hussien Ali SINBAH POSITION: MG, MOI, Police DOB: February 17, 1958 TYPE OF TRAINING: FMS and Strategic Planning TRAINING LOCATION: Wright patterson AFB, Ohio DATES OF TRAINING: August 23 - 31, 2008 CROCKER