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A former Seattle man's alleged attempt to profit from a plan to build terrorist training camps in the United States apparently landed members of his family and his mosque in the middle of a global terrorism investigation.After the effort failed, James Ujaama reportedly had to fend off death threats from one of two al-Qaida operatives who arrived expecting to conduct training exercises at a ranch in the Oregon desert, only to discover there were no recruits waiting to join the jihad, or holy war.     Now, three years later, the aborted scheme to help advance the cause of Islamic...

Just when you think you know somebody, he goes and gets himself detained by the FBI for questioning in connection with alleged ties to the terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. So, who do you stand by: your country or an individual who you've known all your life-but who may not be what he seems to be? Such is the predicament of the friends and relatives of James Ujaama, a 36-year-old American black Muslim convert also known as James Earnest Thompson and Ahmed Bilal, who was born in Denver, raised in Seattle, and moved to London in 1996 to worship...

<p>July 30, 2002 -- Two suspected al Qaeda terrorists who were arrested last week by federal officials were planning to poison the country's water supplies, it was reported last night.</p> <p>One of the suspects, James Ujaama, 36, was arrested last week in Denver.</p>

<p>WASHINGTON — Federal officials have arrested two Al Qaeda terror suspects in the U.S. with documents in their possession about how to poison the country's water supplies, Fox News has learned.</p> <p>The first case involves James Ujaama, who surrendered to the FBI last week in Denver. Sources say they found documents about water poisoning among several other terrorism-related documents in his Denver residence.</p>

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. Computers seized from activist's relatives The Houston Chronicle SECTION: A; Pg. 17 July 27, 2002, Saturday 3 STAR EDITION DENVER - Federal agents on Thursday seized two computers and two floppy disks from a house where an American Muslim activist had been staying when he was arrested as a material witness to terrorist activity, his brother said. Federal authorities speaking on condition of anonymity have said authorities believe James Ujaama, 36, took computer equipment to an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Afghanistan. James Ujaama...

London imam faces FBI inquiry over al-Qa'eda training camp By Sean O'Neill (Filed: 25/07/2002) Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical London imam, is at the centre of an FBI investigation into an alleged plot to recruit young American Muslims into an al-Qa'eda cell in the United States. Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri is at the centre of the FBI's investigation The US authorities have arrested two Muslim activists from Seattle with links to Hamza or his mosque in Finsbury Park, north London. They claim the men were involved with Hamza in organising a "jihad training camp". US sources confirmed to The...

The FBI investigation into a group of Seattle-based militant Muslims has a bigger target, federal sources say: Abu Hamza al-Masri, the firebrand Islamic cleric in London who supports Osama bin Laden and whose mosque is considered a recruiting ground for the al-Qaida terrorist network. The investigation accelerated late Monday when federal agents in Denver arrested James Ujaama, 36, a central figure in the Seattle group. He is being held on a material-witness warrant issued by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, the Justice Department's hub for international terrorist investigations. Ujaama and others connected with a now-defunct...

Militant Seattle Muslims, most of them American citizens, are under investigation by the FBI and a federal grand jury for allegedly supporting the al-Qaida terrorist network. Sources say members of the group — described as a "cell" by law-enforcement sources — have ties to Sheik Abu Hamza al-Masri of London, a radical Islamic cleric suspected by Western officials of recruiting for al-Qaida. Additionally, federal investigators believe members of the group scouted a ranch in southern Oregon as a potential site for a terrorist training camp. About 15 of the militants visited the sagebrush-covered property near Bly, Ore., in fall 1999...

<p>LONDON (AP) --  A cadre of militant Muslim leaders, including some linked to al-Qaida or accused by the United States of supporting terrorism, held a conference Friday to condemn the United States in a show of defiance.</p> <p>Among the speakers at the event were Egyptian activist Yasser el-Sirri, who is facing extradition to the United States for allegedly sending terror money to Afghanistan, and Abu Hamza al-Masri, a cleric whose funds were frozen by the U.S. Treasury for his alleged membership in the Islamic Army of Aden. The organization is linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network and claimed responsibility for the bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen in October 2000 in which 17 U.S sailors were killed.</p>

WASHINGTON, July 12 — The hunt for terrorist “cells” in the United States is increasingly focused on American citizens, including a group in Seattle linked to a firebrand London cleric who U.S. counterterrorism experts believe is an al-Qaida recruiter, it was reported Friday. Meanwhile, investigators also are searching for Americans who may be acting as behind-the-scenes advisers to the terrorists, including a “wise man” referred to in al-Qaida documents seized in Afghanistan. A DAY AFTER Attorney General John Ashcroft testified that “sleeper terrorists” were at work inside the United States, published reports indicated that law enforcement agencies are actively seeking...

<p>SEATTLE (AP) — A federal grand jury is investigating a group affiliated with two defunct Seattle mosques for possible ties to the al-Qaeda terror network, an attorney for a former mosque member said Friday.</p> <p>"The grand jury is looking into a lot of things," said attorney Robert Leen, who declined to be specific.</p>

July 13, 2002 U.S. Inquiry Said to Focus on 2 Mosques in SeattleBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EATTLE, July 12 (AP) — A federal grand jury is investigating a group of people affiliated with two defunct Seattle mosques for possible ties to Al Qaeda, a lawyer for a former mosque member said today. "The grand jury is looking into a lot of things," said the lawyer, Robert Leen, who declined to be specific. Mr. Leen confirmed the inquiry in an interview, after The Seattle Times reported today that investigators here had identified a half-dozen core members of the group but had...

A Panther’s Trial By Jamie Glazov The current Atlanta murder trial of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther, is another vindication of David Horowitz’s critical assessment of Panther criminality. continue…

Seattle militants investigated for possible ties to al-Qaida Additionally, federal investigators believe members of the group scouted a ranch in southern Oregon as a potential site for a terrorist training camp. About 15 of the militants visited the sagebrush-covered property near Bly, Ore., in fall 1999 to participate in target practice, and two men from Abu Hamza's mosque visited the ranch later that year, sources say. That account was supported by a relative of one of the men under investigation. The investigation comes to light as Attorney General John Ashcroft is warning that al-Qaida maintains a "hidden but active presence"...

Fundamentalist groups hold conference in London   07/16/2002 BBC Monitoring Source: Al-Sharq al-Awsat web site, London, in Arabic 14 Jul 02/BBC Monitoring/(c) BBC     UK-based fundamentalist groups have held a conference in London at which they denounced US policies against Muslims and the harassment suffered by Muslims in Europe. An e-mail from Palestinian fundamentalist Abu-Qatadah, believed by Western agencies to be Al-Qa'idah's spiritual leader in the West, was read out in which he said that the battle with the Taleban was not yet over and that victory was at hand. Another speaker said it was the duty of...

Seattle Mosque Members Under Federal Investigation July 12, 2002   By KOMO Staff & News Services SEATTLE - A federal grand jury is investigating a group affiliated with a now-defunct local mosque for possible ties to the al-Qaida terror network, the attorney for a former mosque member confirmed Friday."The grand jury is looking into a lot of things related to people of this faith who have been associated with the mosque," said Robert Leen, attorney for Semi Osman, 32, of Tacoma, who is charged with trying to fraudulently obtain U.S. citizenship and owning a semiautomatic handgun with the serial...

S E A T T L E, July 23 — A Muslim activist being investigated for potential ties to the al-Qaida terrorist network was arrested in Denver, his mother said Tuesday. James Ujaama, 36, who has been living in London in recent years, was arrested at his aunt's home Monday, his mother, Peggi Thompson, told The Associated Press. "The FBI came and got him," Thompson said. "It's a federal charge of being a material witness. There's nothing I can do or anything right now. Nobody's saying anything." The arrest was first reported in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on Tuesday. John Hartingh,...

Militant suspicions Where's the connection? I am outraged by "Seattle militants investigated for possible ties to al-Qaida" (Local News, July 12). Your headline would imply there are dozens if not hundreds of Muslims plotting and planning to wreak havoc in Seattle. The article seemed long on allegations but woefully short on proof; healthy skepticism was non-existent. We would like to share just a few of our concerns with you and your readers: The mosque in the picture says, "Masjid Al-Taqwa" ("God-fearing Mosque"), not Dar-us Salaam. "(T)he Ultimate Jihad Challenge": What does that mean? It could be a struggle for the...

July 17, 2002 2 Seattle Men Call Inquiry Wrong on Ties to Al QaedaBy MICHAEL WILSON EATTLE, July 16 — A former inner-city mosque under investigation for suspected ties to Al Qaeda was run by mostly young African-American men who saw themselves as armed enforcers for a block overrun by drug dealers, members said. A former leader of the Seattle mosque, Semi Osman, 32, a Tacoma resident who reportedly holds a British passport, was arrested in May on immigration and weapons charges. Two members, the brothers James and Mustafa Ujaama, said in a news release on Monday that they were...

Wash. Man Arrested in Terror Probe W A S H I N G T O N, July 24 — An American Muslim activist who authorities believe took computer equipment to an al-Qaida terrorist camp in Afghanistan has been taken into custody, a federal law enforcement official said Tuesday. James Ujaama, 36, was arrested Monday night in Denver as a material witness to terrorist activity. He was flown to Virginia, where he is being held, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The alleged terrorist activity was not related to the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the official, who declined...