HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING FOR AL

UNCLAS BAGHDAD 000329 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 BAIDHANI ¶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 candidate from the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (MOD) who has been nominated to attend the Special Operations Combating Terrorism Course during the period 03 March through 14 May 2010; training location - Lackland AFB, TX/Hurlbert Field, FL, USA ¶3. The name of the proposed candidate is as follows: FULL NAME: Adel Arab Baddy AL BAIDHANI POSITION: LTC/Iraqi Special Opns Force/Counter Terrorism DOB: 30 Nov 1971 ¶4. Due to short timeframe, request process be expedited. HILL