RE: Case of Cpl Imad Siddiqi

Good; thanks.

Jed Babbin

Editor

Human Events

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From: Haytham Faraj [mailto:haytham@puckettfaraj.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:21 AM
To: Jed Babbin
Subject: RE: Case of Cpl Imad Siddiqi

Jed:

I am working on getting him brought back from Lejeune to N. VA. The command was trying to get him put in jail as he awaits trial. Let me finish dealing with this and I’ll give you a call.

From: jbabbin@eaglepub.com [mailto:jbabbin@eaglepub.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:17 AM
To: Haytham Faraj
Subject: Re: Case of Cpl Imad Siddiqi

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.

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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 you’re 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. 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 wasn’t 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. They’re proud of their eldest son’s service but know nothing about his legal troubles because he’s 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. I hope you can help shed some light on this story.

Best to you,

Haytham Faraj, Esq.

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