HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 002622 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 ALSODANY, AL JUBOORI, ALI ALI, AL-SAEDI AND NAJM ¶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 candidates follows: NAME: Haleem Kareem Hasin ALSODANY POSITION: Major General/Director of Aviation Directorate/ Ministry of Interior DOB: July 1, 1954 NAME: Ali Zouin Mohammed AL JUBOORI POSITION: Brigadier General/Aviation Directorate Pilot/ Ministry of Interior DOB: May 14, 1961 NAME: Jasim Jawad Ali ALI POSITION: Major General/Director of Contracting Directorate/Ministry of Interior DOB: July 1, 1952 NAME: Fouad Majeed Abd AL-SAEDI POSITION: Colonel/Aviation Directorate Pilot/Ministry of Interior DOB: June 24, 1961 NAME: Nezar Abdullah Najm NAJM POSITION: Major General/Aviation Directorate Engineer/ Ministry of Interior DOB: January 28, 1958 TYPE OF TRAINING: Iraq Ministry of Interior Helicopter Delegation TRAINING LOCATION: Washington DC, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Connecticut and Pennsylvania (USA) DATES OF TRAINING: Oct 23, 2009 - Nov 16, 2009 Please expedite these cases. This visit is both time sensitive and very high profile. Thank you. FORD