Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden is charged with masterminding the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa, is believed to have had a role in the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole in the Yemeni port of Aden, and now is a chief suspect in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center. He is currently on FBI's top 10 most wanted fugitives list with a $5 million bounty on his head.

Osama bin Laden Resources

News Reports

Osama bin Laden: Folk Hero, Pariah, Bankroller -- ABCnews.com, September 18, 2001

Who is Osama bin Laden? -- BBC, September 18, 2001

Bin Laden, millionaire with a dangerous grudge -- CNN.com, September 13, 2001

Portraits of Osama bin Laden -- Time.com, March 4, 1999

Other Resources

Hunting Bin Laden -- Frontline

Osama bin Laden Information Page -- FBI, June 1999

Who Is Osama bin Laden? -- Infoplease.com