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A National Guardsman accused of attempting to share military intelligence with the al-Qaida terrorist network has been formally charged, an Army spokesman said Wednesday. Spc. Ryan Anderson provided information about U.S. troop strength, equipment and tactics, as well as methods of killing Army personnel, to people he thought belonged to the terror network but who were actually U.S. military personnel, the military alleges.
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Anderson was arrested Feb. 12, just weeks before his brigade was to leave for duty in Iraq. He reported to Fort Lewis for active duty on Nov. 15. The conduct alleged in the charges occurred between Jan. 17 and Feb. 10. In the first count, Anderson, also known as ``Amir Abdul Rashid,’’ is accused of disclosing ``true information’’ about U.S. Army troop strength, movements, equipment, tactics and weapons systems, as well as methods of killing U.S. Army personnel and vulnerabilities of Army weapons systems and equipment. Anderson is also alleged to have communicated by ``oral, written and electronic communication’’ to the supposed al-Qaida contacts in essence, ``I wish to meet with you, I share your cause, I wish to continue contact through conversations and personal meetings.’’ The second charge alleges Anderson passed sketches of the M1A1 and M1A2 tanks, as well as a computer disc with such personal IDs as his passport photo, weapons card and military ID card. The last charge alleges he ``wrongfully and dishonorably’’ provided information on Army troop strength, movements, equipment and vulnerabilities.
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