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Haytham: would be glad to do a story on him. Please call when you get a chance. 202-216-0601 Office 703-403-6069 Cel. Best, Jed. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From: Haytham Faraj <Haytham@puckettfaraj.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:52:12 -0500 To: <jbabbin@eaglepub.com> Subject: Case of Cpl Imad Siddiqi Jed: I enjoyed meeting you last week. I am writing to see if youâre
interested in possibly doing a story on Cpl Siddiqi, USMC. As you may recall
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. ÂCpl 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 is in serious
trouble. A conviction could result in his deportation because he is not a
citizen yet. Imagine sending a U.S. Marine back to Afghanistan. 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.Â
I hope you can help shed some light on this story. Best to you, 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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