Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Us Sponsored Training

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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
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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 of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for
training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information.

3. The names of the proposed candidates are as follows:

NAME: Abbas Kadhim Abbood ABBOOD
POSITION: Major, Iraq Special Operations Force (ISOF), 1st
Battalion, S-3
DOB: July 26, 1966
TYPE OF TRAINING: National Defense University
TRAINING LOCATION: Washington, DC
DATES OF TRAINING: January 7, 2009 - June 10, 2009

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