Fugitive American with al Qaeda ties captured in Belize

Washington Times:

Police in Belize yesterday arrested an American Muslim with ties to al Qaeda who pleaded guilty in 2003 to conspiring to provide cash, computers and fighters to the Taliban, but fled after agreeing to cooperate in ongoing investigations.
Authorities said James Ujaama, who was wanted for parole violation, entered Belize, a small country on the eastern coast of Central America, 10 days ago using a phony Mexican passport.
"The police conducted an investigation, and some time around midnight last night or earlier this morning, this fugitive was apprehended here in Belize City," said acting Police Chief Eduardo Wade, adding that one Belizean police inspector was treated and later released for injuries he received when Ujaama "attempted to escape during his apprehension."
Ujaama, who served two years in a plea agreement on charges of dealing with al Qaeda and providing various types of material support to the Taliban, has since been turned over to U.S. authorities, said Leonard Hill, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy.
Mr. Hill said Ujaama's immediate crime was a parole violation, but he could face additional charges and also is being held as a material witness in other terror-related cases.
"One indication of his status may be that federal officials sent down a private plane to bring him back to the States," Mr. Hill said.
Ujaama, also known as Ernest James Thompson, was first arrested in Denver in July 2002 as a material witness and later named in a federal grand jury indictment of providing resources to al Qaeda. The indictment said he was attempting to create a camp for training terrorists near Bly, Ore., between October and December of 1999.
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This looks like a bad plea agreement. This guy probably should have been sent to Gitmo. He has certainly made it pretty easy for the government to revoke his parole.

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