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Sun, 10 Sep 2006

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 detials 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 Shaikh Mohammed: Captured: March 2003

9/11 mastermind. Reevaled 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 tips that led to capture of his two key assistants.

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

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

Majid Khan: Capturde: Spring 2003

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

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

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

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

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

Sources: Director of National Intelligence, White House

Sidebar: Gitom Bound

Thsee eight leading terrorism suspects and the others (with the exception of Yazid Sufaat and Rusman Gunawan) have been transferred from secret CIA prisons to the military's deteniton center at GuantÃÂÂ&Acicr;¡namo Bay, Cuba.

Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri USS Cole attack planner

Abu Faraj al-Libi Operations manager

Ahmed Khalfna Ghailnai Tied to U.S. embassy bombings

Mustafa Ahmed al-HawsawiFinancial facilitator, Pakistan Walid bin Attash 9/11, USS Cole pltoter

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