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The Road to 9/11. K halid S heikh M ohammed. Ramzi Yousef. Abdul Murad. M ohamed atta. Osama Bin Laden. S heik O mar A bdel R ahman. Osama Bin Laden . Son of Billionaire Construction Magnet Father divorces mother At least 5 wives over 20 children
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed RamziYousef Abdul Murad Mohamed atta Osama Bin Laden Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman
Osama Bin Laden • Son of Billionaire Construction Magnet • Father divorces mother • At least 5 wives over 20 children • Fought w/ Mujahedeen in Soviet/Afghan War • Jihad Network (1984)- Turns into Al-Qaeda • Banished by Saudi Government in 1992 • Angry over U.S. involvement Against Iraq
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Known as “KSM” • Pakistani who grew up in Kuwait • Attended College in N.C. • Fought w/ Bin Laden in Soviet/Afghan War • Architect of 9/11 • Captured in Pakistan on March 1, 2003 • Held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
RamziYousefSheik Omar Abdel RahmanAbdul Murad- • Nephew of KSM • Pakistani • Trained in an Al Qaeda terrorist camp • Performed first attack on WTC in Feb. of 1993. • Helped by: • Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman (The Blind Sheik) • In charge of Al Farooq Mosque in Brooklyn & friends w/ Bin Laden • Abdul Murad- • Friend of Yousef- Trained in flight schools & Discussed planes as bombs • Arrested in Philippines
Mohamed atta • Egyptian • Attended School in Germany & Cairo • Recruited by Bin Laden & KSM for Planes Op. • Led Attack on 9/11