Tre Arrow says he's an activist. The FBI says he's a terrorist. A fugitive for the past 19 years, Arrow is now in a jail in Vancouver awaiting trial. The charge: shoplifting bolt cutters. More serious charges await him in Oregon, on which he's fighting extradition. He's also begun a hunger strike:

Arrow is accused in Oregon of use of fire to commit a felony, destruction of vehicles used in interstate commerce and use of incendiary devices in a crime of violence. The charges carry combined penalties of up to 80 years in prison.

To the "environmental militants", he's a folk hero. The FBI thinks he's more than an activist and has links to the ELF.

"As an activist, I stand tall. I hold my head high," Arrow said in an interview with The Associated Press at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre. Arrow, 30, was born Michael Scarpitti but says the trees told him to change his name. He gained notice by scaling the offices of the U.S. Forest Service in Portland in 2000 and perching on a narrow ledge for 11 days to protest logging on Mount Hood. Arrow says he is not a terrorist.