14 sent to Guantanamo

They include the man believed to be behind 9/11 attacks

Published: Thursday, Sept. 7 2006 12:00 a.m. MDT

These 14 prominent terrorism suspects have been transferred from secret CIA prisons to Guantanamo Bay for trials:

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Ramzi Binalshibh, who is believed to have helped plan the Sept. 11 attacks and allegedly was a lead operative for a foiled plot to crash aircraft into London's Heathrow Airport.

Abu Zubaydah, a Palestinian believed to be a link between Osama bin Laden and many al-Qaida cells.

Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, who is accused of serving as a key lieutenant to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Pakistan and delivering funds to the Sept. 11 hijackers.

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian who allegedly helped coordinate the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

Riduan Isamuddin, an Indonesia native who is believed to be the main link between al-Qaida and the terror group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202.

Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi, a Saudi who reportedly arranged financing and travel for the Sept. 11 plot participants.

Mohammed Nazir Bin Lep, a Malaysian who allegedly helped transfer al-Qaida funds for a 2003 car bombing at a hotel in Jakarta that killed 12.

Majid Khan, who was allegedly being groomed by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for an attack inside the United States.

Waleed bin Attash, better known as Khallad, who was an alleged al-Qaida operative accused of serving bin Laden as a bodyguard.

Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the suspected mastermind of the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.

Abu Faraj al-Libi, a Libyan who was regarded as a successor to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the al-Qaida No. 3.

Mohd Farik Bin Amin, a Malaysian who is believed to have been tapped to be a suicide operative for an al-Qaida attack on Los Angeles.

Gouled Hassan Dourad, a Somalian who allegedly headed a Mogadishu-based network that supported al-Qaida.

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