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Mr. Faraj--thanks for getting in touch. Luis will be in touch From: Haytham Faraj <Haytham@puckettfaraj.com> To: Michel Martin; Luis Clemens Sent: Mon Mar 08 10:10:52 2010 Subject: 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.Â
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. PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC WASHINGTON DC× ÂSAN DIEGO × DEARBORN 888.970.0005 Toll Free 202.280.1039 Fax The information
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