On September 11, 2001, a terrible disaster struck the United States. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York, New York. The only time American soil had been attacked since the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The attacks occurred not only on the twin towers of the World Trade Center, but also on the Pentagon and what would have been the White House. The September 11 attack was one of the most devastating events this country has ever experienced. Al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group, was responsible for the hijacking of four commercial airliners. Nine members of the Islamic terrorist group carried out suicide missions in three different locations: New York City, Washington DC and Pennsylvania. Of the four planes, two crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the fourth, believed to be headed for the White House in Washington, crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. American Airlines Flight 77, carrying 64 passengers, departed Washington-Dulles for Los Angeles around 8:20 a.m., was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon. American Airlines Flight 11, carrying 92 passengers, and United Airlines Flight 175, carrying 65 passengers, departed Boston for Los Angeles around 8 a.m. and were both hijacked and crashed into the World Trade Center. United Airlines Flight 93, carrying 44 passengers, departed Newark International Airport for San Francisco around 8:40 a.m., was hijacked and crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. At approximately 8:40 a.m., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notifies the Northeast Air Defense Sector of the North American Aerospace Defense Command of the suspected hijacking of American Flight 1. Shortly thereafter... half of the document... of its followers. It took the CIA years to discover the leader's name, much less his location. Osama Bin Laden is the man behind the terrible events of September 11th. There was speculation that Bin Laden lived in one of Pakistan's remote tribal areas or even across the border into Afghanistan. It was found in an affluent suburb of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. To pursue Bin Laden, the CIA followed several leads involving his inner circle, particularly his couriers. One such courier stood out to investigators because he was said to be a protégé of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, and one of the few people Bin Laden trusted. Investigators were able to narrow down Bin Laden's location with the help of this young man, whose name was not given. The alleged residence that Bin Laden occupied was not a normal residence, the wall of the 3,000 square foot compound was