] An American citizen detained for more than a month as a ] material witness in a terrorism case in Oregon was ] charged today with plotting to fight against American ] soldiers in Afghanistan. ] ] The American, Maher Hawash, a 38-year-old software ] designer in Portland, was accused of conspiring with a ] group of six others who had already been charged with ] trying to provide material support to Al Qaeda and the ] Taliban. Hawash Charged With Plotting to Fight U.S. in Afghanistan |