TigerSwan and Syria (Office of the Attorney General - North Dakota)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the North Dakota Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Emails sent or received by any member of your agency containing the non-case-sensitive keyword "Syria" AND one of the two following non-case-sensitive keywords: "TigerSwan," "Reese," "Delta."

You may limit your search to the time period between July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2018.

Please include any files attached to the responsive emails as well. If any part of these documents are exempt from disclosure, please be sure to review and release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of responsive documents.

I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an investigative journalist who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest for the Daily Beast, the Asia Times, Responsible Statecraft, the National Interest, Reason Magazine, America Magazine and the Armenian Weekly, and I am requesting these documents in an editorial capacity. Please contact me if you have any questions about my media status.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Matthew Petti

Hello,

I am writing in regards to my public records request for emails containing the non-case-sensitive keyword "Syria" AND one of the two following non-case-sensitive keywords: "TigerSwan," "Reese," "Delta." Th request was sent yesterday and is copied below.

I hereby withdraw my request for records.

Best regards,
Matthew Petti