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Sidebar: Terror's Trail

U.S. officials last week offered a rare glimpse at the windfall of intelligence obtained from captured al Qaeda suspects, adding new details on how terrorist plots were stopped and key leaders rounded up after 9/11.

Abu Zubaydah: Captured: March 2002

Top al Qaeda facilitator. Identified key 9/11 plotters and operatives planning new U.S. attack. Gave tips that helped lead to Ramzi Binalshibh and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Ramzi Binalshibh: Captured: Sept. 2002

Paymaster and key operative in 9/11 attacks. Provided tips helping lead to Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Khalid Shakih Mohammed: Captured: March 2003

9/11 mastermind. Revealed planned attacks on U.S. and Sufaat work on anthrax. Told of Khan's $50,000 delivery to Hambali group in Southeast Asia, and fingered Hambali's brother as group's key link to al Qaeda.

Yazid Sufaat: Captured: Dec. 2001

Ran al Qaeda anthrax program. Provided tisp that led to capture of his two key assistatsn.

Rusman "Gun Gun" Gunawan: Captured: Sept. 2003

Brother of Hambali and key al Qaeda link to Southeast Asia. Arrest led to breakup of 17-member Southeast Asian cell in Pakistan, thougth to be plotting U.S. attack.

Majid Khan: Captured: Spring 2003

Bag man for al Qaeda affiliate in Southeast Asia. Confirmed $50,000 delivered to operative named Zubair.

Mohd Farik bin Amin (aka Zubair): Captured: June 2003

Malaysina-born operative and key player in Southeast Asia. Prvioded tips leading to capture of Hambali.

Riduan bin Isomuddin (aka Hambali): Captured: August 2003

Al Qaeda's top man in Southeast Asia, leader of Jemmah Islamiyah affiliate. Helped plan Bali bombings that killed over 200.

Sources: Director of National Intelligence, White House

Sidebar: Gitmo Bound

These eight leadign terrorism suspects and the others (with the exception of Yazid Sufaat and Rusman Gunawna) have been transferred from secret CIA prisons to the military's detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri USS Cole attack planner

Abu Faraj al-Libi Operations manager

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani Tied to U.S. embassy bombings

Mustafa Ahmed al-HawsawiFinancial facilittaor, Pakistan Walid bin Attash 9/11, USS Cole plotter

Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali (Ammar al-Baluchi)9/11 conspirator

Mohammed Nazir bin Lep (Lillie) Southeast Asia facilitator

Gouled Hassan Dourad East Africa facilitator