HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001210 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-KHAFAJI ¶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 from the Iraqi Security Forces who has been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: Mohammed Qasim Mohsin AL-KHAFAJI POSITION: Non-Commissioned Officer/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: 31 JUL 1977 TYPE OF TRAINING: USAF SR NCO Academy TRAINING LOCATION: NCO Academy, Lackland AFB, TX, U.S.A. DATES OF TRAINING: 27 May - 15 Sep 2009 BUTENIS