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FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - A National Guardsman was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to provide information to the al-Qaida terrorist network, the Army said.Army Lt. Col. Stephen Barger said Spc. Ryan G. Anderson was being held at Fort Lewis "pending criminal charges of aiding the enemy by wrongfully attempting to communicate and give intelligence to the al-Qaida terrorist network." Anderson, 26, will remain at the base near Tacoma.
Barger declined to give any details on the arrest, including what information allegedly was given to al-Qaida or how it was provided.
Anderson converted to Islam five years ago, and studied military history with an emphasis on the Middle East while attending Washington State University, the Everett Herald reported last week.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Will the press play up "soldier" and down play "Muslim"? Will the defense be that the Army was "out to get him"?
Stay tuned...