Haditha-Hamdania James Mattis

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

FOIA REQUEST: Expedited processing requested (see below):

Documents requested:
All (records) documents and emails that were retained and preserved by commander James Mattis in relation to the Haditha-Hamdania incidents (which are clarified below in the marines.mil link). This was ordered by MARADMIN 303/06, which is linked below.

http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/890529/retention-and-preservation-of-documents-concerning-the-haditha-hamdania-inciden/

Expedited Processing:

I am requesting expedited processing as James Mattis could end up being the next director of the Department of Defense. The public deserves to know his involvement, processing, and documents that were preserved by him involving an incident that even the marines described as "unclear". The public deserves to know this information before the senates potential confirmation of James Mattis.

This request meets the criteria for expedited processing under 28 CFR 16.5(e)(1)(iv and ii), as “[a] matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible questions about the government’s integrity which affect public confidence.” This is acknowledged by the Marine Corp itself in the link (MARADMIN) above stating, "THE ALLEGED EVENTS AT HADITHA AND HAMDANIA HAVE GENERATED INTENSE INTEREST BOTH IN THE MEDIA AND CONGRESS. "

In relation to 28 CFR 16.5(e)(1)(ii) the potential information would be disseminated via twitter, and all documents publicly available on Muckrock.com, the news organization Elevnth, and potentially on the platform medium.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Patrick Mackie

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

FOIA REQUEST: Expedited processing requested (see below):

Documents requested:
All (records) documents and emails that were retained and preserved by commander James Mattis in relation to the Haditha-Hamdania incidents (which are clarified below in the marines.mil link). This was ordered by MARADMIN 303/06, which is linked below.

http://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/890529/retention-and-preservation-of-documents-concerning-the-haditha-hamdania-inciden/

Expedited Processing:

I am requesting expedited processing as James Mattis could end up being the next director of the Department of Defense. The public deserves to know his involvement, processing, and documents that were preserved by him involving an incident that even the marines described as "unclear". The public deserves to know this information before the senates potential confirmation of James Mattis.

This request meets the criteria for expedited processing under 28 CFR 16.5(e)(1)(iv and ii), as “[a] matter of widespread and exceptional media interest in which there exist possible questions about the government’s integrity which affect public confidence.” This is acknowledged by the Marine Corp itself in the link (MARADMIN) above stating, "THE ALLEGED EVENTS AT HADITHA AND HAMDANIA HAVE GENERATED INTENSE INTEREST BOTH IN THE MEDIA AND CONGRESS. "

In relation to 28 CFR 16.5(e)(1)(ii) the potential information would be disseminated via twitter, and all documents publicly available on Muckrock.com, the news organization Elevnth, and potentially on the platform medium.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Patrick Mackie