born in one of saudi arabia's most wealthy families. bin laden's extremist activities began after he graduated from college. when he invaded afghanistan, he left saudi arabia where he quickly became a top gorilla leader. bin laden opposed the alliance between the united states and saudi arabia. he began training his force to carry out attacks aimed at getting the u.s. military out of foreign lands. he was accused of master minding attacks. the downing of a u.s. helicopter in somalia. the world trade center bombing. the bombing of u.s. military barracks in saudi arabia. the 1998 twin bombings and the attack on "uss cole" in 2000. his most devastating terrorist activity was the 2001 attack on the trade center in new york city and the pentagon attack. however, after american troops moved into the country in 2002, he was forced to flee to the remote caves and mountains. the search for bin laden was like no other in history. he remained an elusive quary. he remained one step ahead of his foes. >>> bin laden was found in a mansion in a medium sized city near the pakistani military schools. obama -- president obama reached out to president become and george w. bush. he issued a statement that read, t