Authorities charge Seattle man in terror probe

SEATTLE -- Federal authorities on Wednesday charged a former Seattle man with conspiring to help al-Qaida and set up a terrorist training camp.

Earnest James Ujaama was named in an indictment that accused him of conspiracy to provide material support and resources for al-Qaida and with using, carrying, possessing and discharging firearms during a crime.

The indictment contends Ujaama, a Muslim who was born James Ernest Thompson, led a conspiracy to set up a training camp in Bly, Ore.

In October and November 1999, at meetings with co-conspirators there and in Seattle, the indictment says, Ujaama led discussions about the need to attend jihad-training camps in Afghanistan, robbery, building underground bunkers to hide weapons, creating poisonous materials and firebombing vehicles.

Ujaama maintains his innocence.

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