HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS STATE 048027 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL-SAADOON REF: BAGHDAD 1322 ¶1. The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the member of the Iraq Security Forces listed below. If, at any time, Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents that could be deemed to be credible information gross violation of human rights by the individual involved in this training, Embassy should so inform the Department. ¶2. The pertinent information concerning the proposed candidate is as follows: NAME: Hussein Ogla Enad AL-SAADOON POSITION: Colonel DOB: August 8, 1961 TYPE OF TRAINING: Exploring Military Dimensions in Countering the Ideological Appeal of Terrorism TRAINING LOCATION: Rome, Italy DATES OF TRAINING: May 12 to 14, 2008 RICE