HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001215 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-SAADI ¶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: Hameed Jasim Dawood AL-SAADI POSITION: Civilian Legal Advisor/Counter Terrorism Bureau DOB: 10 July 1964 TYPE OF TRAINING: Counter Terrorism Language Program TRAINING LOCATION: George C. Marshall European Center/Garmish, Germany DATES OF TRAINING: 25 May - 31 July 2009 BUTENIS