Includes statement by Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar that bin Laden has been neutralized by restricting his communications.

Biography of bin Laden, as well as information on terroristic acts he has been speculated to be involved in.

Opinion piece by Michael Moran of MSNBC.

Collection of articles, photo gallery and background information. USA.

CBC News reports on Osama Bin Laden.

Michel Chossudovsky. "The history of Osama Bin Laden and the links of the Islamic 'Jihad' to the formulation of US foreign policy during the Cold War and its aftermath."

Information about the prime suspect. From CNN: America Under Attack.

Information on attacks bin Laden has been suspected or proved to be involved in.

"U.S. intelligence agencies are checking the activities of Osama Bin Laden, a member of a wealthy Saudi family who was stripped of his Saudi citizenship in 1994 and who finances a host of hard-line groups from Egypt to Algeria. Bin Laden has lived in Sudan for the past five years."

"Osama bin Laden's historic hour-long interview with CNN was played Wednesday for the jury deciding whether four men are part of an alleged decade-long conspiracy led by the Saudi expatriate and aimed at killing Americans and destroying U.S. property abroad."

A day-by-day account of how Osama bin Laden eluded the world's most powerful military machine.

By Ardeshir Cowasjee. "Now, before our spooks disrupt my communications systems, I tell them that all this information has been culled from the Internet, available with one click to anyone with access." Pakistan.

Translation of the videotaped statement.

Rahimullah Yusufzai. The thoughts of a Pakistani journalist who has interviewed both Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. UK.

Julian Borger in Washington and Ewen MacAskill. "Circumstantial evidence points to Bin Laden." UK.

Ewen MacAskill, Richard Norton-Taylor and Julian Borger in Washington. "The enormity of the task facing the US and its allies...has been revealed in a report showing that his reach extends to 34 countries, including Britain."

Jason Burke. "America's number one terrorist suspect has built up a formidable network dedicated to the Islamic fundamentalist cause."

Information about bin Laden and al-Qaida which emerged during the 2001 trial in New York for the bombing of two US embassies in east Africa in 1998.

Ewen MacAskill, Richard Norton-Taylor, David Pallister, Brian Whitaker and Rory McCarthy. "Intelligence sources say only one man was capable of mounting attack."

Marcella Bombardieri. Interview with Osama's US-based brother Abdullah in the only interview given by a member of the Bin Laden family since September 11. UK.

Luke Harding in Kabul. "Half of my country has been destroyed by two decades of war. If the remaining half is also destroyed in trying to protect Mr Bin Laden, I'm willing for this sacrifice," Mullah Omar said.

An article on Osama Bin Ladin by Peter Bergen and Frank Smyth in the New Republic, reprinted after the events of 11 September 2001.

A US-based expert on non-conventional terror believes terrorist Ossame Bin Laden has acquired portable nuclear devices. Clipped from The Jerusalem Report.

Article examining his CIA ties and what this has led to. Includes interactives: slide show and his al-Qaida network.

Ongoing collection of NYT articles, plus multimedia. Free registration required to view.

Interview with Mujahid Usamah Bin Ladin. Includes brief biography and statement of philosophical outlook. Australia.

Jason Burke in Peshawar. About Osama Bin Laden, his son Muhammed, al-Zawahiri and other fighters. UK.

Video clips and accompanying text from investigative documentaries on the suspected terrorist mastermind.

How the U.S. attacks on Osama bin Laden have transformed him into a local hero.

Discusses the lack of hard evidence linking bin Laden with the many terrorist acts attributed to him.

Collection of articles. USA.

Analysis from the New Yorker Magazine.

The Associated Press and Knight-Ridder Newspapers. To fully understand how Osama bin Laden became a world-famous suspected terrorism mastermind and an America-hater, it is necessary to see how he became an Islamic "holy warrior."

By Michael Dobbs. "Saudi fugitive spouts militant rhetoric, but ties to violence remain mysterious."

Background information about the Al Qaeda group and its leader. Timeline of presumed terrorist attacks. (GIF image, 51K)

Interview in which bin Laden denies direct responsibility for the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa, but reiterates his call for all Muslims to protect themselves against Western infidels.

How Osama Bin Laden operates - and what it will take to defeat him

Lisa Beyer. In-depth history of Osama bin-Laden. USA.

Compendium and index of articles and analysis concerning Usama Bin Laden.

An article by Camelia Fard and James Ridgeway about Laili Helms, a Taliban advocate, and recent attempts to turn bin Laden over to the US.

The CIA has been authorized since 1998 to use covert means to disrupt terrorist operations planned abroad by Osama bin Laden. USA.