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Seattle Man Arrested in Terror Probe
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
(9:07 AM)
The Associated Press

The brothers [Ujaama and Mustafa] were born James Ernest Thompson and Jon Thompson and grew up in Seattle. Some community leaders there have applauded their work to rid their neighborhood of drugs and prostitution by recruiting former gang members and others into the local mosque, Dar-us-Salaam.

WASHINGTON -- AP
Federal authorities have arrested an American Muslim activist who they believe took computer equipment to an al Qaeda terrorist camp in Afghanistan.

A law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity said Tuesday that James Ujaama, 36, was arrested Monday night in Denver as a material witness to terrorist activity and flown to Virginia.

The official said the activity that led to Ujaama's arrest was not related to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Another federal official said investigators believe Ujaama may have supplied terrorists in Afghanistan with computer equipment. He said authorities were investigating whether Ujaama also trained at the camp.

Ujaama told the Rocky Mountain News during a jailhouse interview Tuesday that he had never heard of al Qaeda until the Sept. 11 attacks.

"I wasn't planning any terrorist attacks, I'll tell you that -- or delivering laptops to terrorists," he said.
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