Terrorist Leader Osama bin Laden

Leaders Group
Bin Laden, second from left, sits with, from left, al-Qaeda spokesman Suleiman Abu Ghaith; Ayman al-Zawahiri, who, at the time this photo was taken in late 2001, was regarded as al-Qaeda's No. 2 operative; and Muhammad Atef, who allegedly was, until his death in 2001, the military chief of the organization.

• Sept. 11, 2001