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Re: A story that may be of interest to you



Mr. Faraj,

Thanks so much for getting in touch and sharing this important story with us. Michel and I are both tied up through 230pm tomorrow but I would very much like to hear more. Could I give you a call at 3pm?

Again, thanks.
Luis Clemens
202 657-3678


De: Haytham Faraj <Haytham@puckettfaraj.com>
Para: Michel Martin; Luis Clemens
Enviado: Mon Mar 08 10:10:52 2010
Asunto: A story that may be of interest to you

Dear Luis and Michelle:

I was a guest on your program after the Fort Hood shooting. I am writing to see if youâre interested in possibly doing a story on a client of mine. His name is Cpl Imad Siddiqi, USMC.  Cpl Siddiqi is Marine who was born in Afghanistan and immigrated the U.S. with his family.  He served two tours in Afghanistan.  On his last tour his squad came across a person (Mohamed Gul) on whom they had intel that he is a Taliban operative and was intimidating villagers and possibly conducting attacks on the friendly villagers.  Cpl Siddiqi speaks Pashtu, Urdu, and Dari.  He began to interrogate Mohamed Gul but could get nothing from him.  He told his squad leader that Gul wasnât talking and that he was lying about his activities.  The squad leader ordered another Marine to take care of Gul.  The next day Gul showed up at the base accusing the Marines of abuse. 

The unit charged all the Marines in the squad with conspiracy, false official statement, and assault.  Cpl Siddiqi suffers from severe PTSD and has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.  A conviction could result in his deportation because he is not a citizen yet.  Imagine sending a U.S. Marine back to Afghanistan to live.  His family is distraught and poor.  They live in Northern Virginia.  They came here to get away from Afghanistan and the Taliban, entered the U.S. legally and are working on building a life here and becoming Americans.  Theyâre proud of their eldest sonâs service but know nothing about his legal troubles because heâs afraid that they might become ashamed of him when they learn that he is facing charges.  I took on his representation pro bono to offer whatever help I can.  Let me know if this story interests you.

 

Best regards,

 

Haytham Faraj, Esq.

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