Osama bin Laden is the person described the most , from his childhood in Saudi Arabia in a rich family , his participation in the jihad against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan , his role as a financier of terrorist groups , his stay in Sudan , his return to Afghanistan and his interactions with the Taliban . The 1998 United States embassy bombings in Dar es Salaam , Tanzania , and Nairobi , Kenya , are described , as is the bombing of the USS '' Cole '' in 2000
1998 United States embassy bombings
1998 United States embassy bombings
The Looming Tower