For the young men in what would later come to be called the Hamburg cell, Ramzi Binalshibh was a leader. It was Binalshibh who connected the group to the broader jihadist movements then coalescing across the Arab world. It was he who brought new members into the group and eased tensions when they arose. And it was Binalshibh, a native of the same region of Yemen as Osama bin Laden’s family, who later formed a close bond with Bin Laden as the Sept. 11 plot against America progressed. Full Story