| Nice reply. Neal A. Puckett, Esq LtCol, USMC (Ret) Puckett & Faraj, PC 1800 Diagonal Rd, Suite 210 Alexandria, VA 22314 703.706.9566 The information contained in this electronic message is confidential, and is intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, distribution, copying of disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify Puckett & Faraj, P.C. at 703-706-9566 or via a return the e-mail to sender. You are required to purge this E-mail immediately without reading or making any copy or distribution. On Nov 1, 2011, at 3:37 PM, Haytham Faraj wrote: Ms. Vaughn Thank you for following up. I frankly have never heard that before. Even the Government does not allege that he was personally recording demonstrations. I am fascinated by the allegations of these protestors. To my knowledge, Mr. Soueid has never been to the White House to record protestors or any other place for that matter. By saying to my knowledge, I do not intend to run away from the answer or to be lawyerly. I simply do not know. We never spoke about it because it was not an issue raised by the allegations. I cannot get you a better answer because he is in detention. If you read my motion, you’ve seen the many links to YOUTUBE videos of demonstrations in DC and other places. That’s just a small representation of what is out there. I find the entire accusation of recording of demonstrations against Mr. Soueid to be quite ridiculous. If you have Facebook and have Syrian and Arab friends like I do, you would know what I mean. No one seems to be keeping their disagreement with the Syrian regime quite. Demonstrators are proud of their actions and are bragging about them on just about every medium that would have them. I don’t think the Syrian government needs Mr. Soueid to tell them who is demonstrating in DC. And as you said in your email, recording demonstrations is not a crime and neither is publishing them. That said, I maintain that I have no knowledge of any facts that support the allegations that Mr. Soueid recorded and, therefore, deny them. I appreciate you giving me the opportunity to contribute our side to your story. Best, Haytham Faraj From: Vaughn, Alexa [mailto:xcxavaughn@tribune.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 3:01 PM To: haytham@puckettfaraj.com; neal@puckettfaraj.com Subject: Q's Re: Soueid Hi Mr. Puckett and Mr. Faraj, I was just reviewing your response to last week’s detention hearing and realized I don’t know if Alex Soueid is refuting that he recorded protests or not. I remember hearing and have read the argument that recording people in public is not a crime, but protestors I’ve interviewed said they remember seeing him in front of the White House recording them and having an altercation with him. Can you elaborate on whether Soueid says he did record protests and, if so, why he did? Thank you, Alexa Vaughn Los Angeles Times Washington DC Bureau Desk: (202)824-8213 Cell: (310)259-9599 |