HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 003954 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO NEA-I, SHAUN MANDELKORN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-MALIKI, KADHIM AND AL-BIATY ¶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 Air Force who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The names of the proposed candidates follow: NAME: Jawad Kadhim Laebe AL-MALIKI POSITION: Major, Iraqi Air Force, NAMAB DOB: July 01, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 8 to January 30, 2009 NAME: AMIN Khudhair Kadhim KADHIM POSITION: Major, Iraqi Air Force, Sq. 23rd DOB: February 15, 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 8 to January 30, 2009 NAME: Ahmed Muaath Salih AL-BIATY POSITION: Chief Warrant Officer, Iraqi Air Force, Sq. 23rd DOB: October 19, 1969 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF C-130 Simulator Refresher Course TRAINING LOCATION: Little Rock AFB, AR DATES OF TRAINING: January 8 to January 30, 2009 CROCKER