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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 Iâll give you a call. From: jbabbin@eaglepub.com
[mailto:jbabbin@eaglepub.com] 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. 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 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. I hope you can help
shed some light on this story. Best to you, Haytham Faraj, Esq. PUCKETT & FARAJ, PC WASHINGTON DC× SAN DIEGO × DEARBORN 888.970.0005 Toll Free 202.280.1039 Fax The information
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