Cablegate: Human Rights Vetting for Us Sponsored Training

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SUBJECT: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING
FOR Amer Abd Muslim Raheem RAHEEM

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: Amer Abd Muslim Raheem RAHEEM

POSITION: Ministry of Defense

DOB: July 12, 1960

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

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