] Federal authorities in Portland, Ore., filed charges
] against an Intel Corp. contract worker Monday, accusing
] him of trying to enter Afghanistan to help al Qaeda and
] Taliban forces a month after the Sept. 11, 2001,
] terrorist attacks.
]
] Maher Mofeid Hawash, 38, faces three charges: conspiracy
] to levy war against the United States, conspiracy to
] provide material support and resources to al Qaeda, and
] conspiracy to contribute services to al Qaeda and the
] Taliban, according to an affidavit filed in federal
] court.
]
] Hawash, a Palestinian-born software engineer who became a
] U.S. citizen 15 years ago, was taken into custody by the
] FBI on March 20. He has since been held in solitary
] confinement as a "material witness."