HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 001730 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 ABOOD THIS CABLE IS A RESEND - PLEASE EXPEDITE ¶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. ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate follows: NAME: WISAM JEBUR BREHEE ABOOD POSITION: LT COL/SUPPORT BATTALION S-3/Iraqi Special Operations Force/Counter Terrorism DOB: 8 October 1967 TYPE OF TRAINING: English Training/Special Operations Combating Terrorism TRAINING LOCATION: Joint Special Ops University/Hurlburt Field, Florida, USA DATES OF TRAINING: 1 July-4 September 2009 HILL