Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Us Sponsored Training

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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
FOR SHATTI

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 of the Iraqi Armed Forces who has been nominated for
training in the United States. Post has no derogatory information.

3. The names of the proposed candidate follows:

NAME: Wisam Raisan Shatti SHATTI
POSITION: Captain, Counter-Terrorism Command, Iraqi Army
DOB: January 12, 1978
TYPE OF TRAINING: DLI/Military Intelligence CCC
TRAINING LOCATION: San Antonio, TX and FT Huachuca, AZ
DATES OF TRAINING: January 14, 2009 to November 8, 2009

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