Photo Gallery Inmates of the CIA's Secret Jails
Abu Subeida: The suspected al-Qaida leader is believed to have planned several terrorist attacks. US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced the Palestinian's apprehension in Pakistan in April 2002. He was reportedly held first in Thailand und later in Poland.
Ramzi Bin al-Shibh: The Yemeni is suspected of playing an important role in preparing the Sept. 11 attacks. He was arrested in Pakistan in September 2002. He is thought to have been held for a time in Poland.
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri: Al-Qaida's chief of operations for the Persian Gulf is suspected of planning the October 2000 bombing attack on the naval ship "USS Cole." According to Human Rights Watch, the Saudi was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in November 2002 and held for a time in Poland.
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed: The alleged Sept. 11 mastermind is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan on March 1, 2003. The Kuwaiti is also thought to have been involved in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. He was held in Poland.
Hambali: The Indonesian terrorist is suspected of planning the Bali bombings and the more recent JW Mariott blast in Jakarta. He was captured in Thailand in August 2003 and has been held ever since, isolated from the other top terror suspects.
Mohammed Khan: The Pakistani computer engineer was arrested in Lahore in July 2004 by national security forces, who presumably turned him over to the US. He is said to have acted as the e-mail postman for coded messages passed between al-Qaida members.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani: The Tanzanian al-Qaida suspect, wanted by the US for the 1998 bombings of the US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, was arrested in Pakistan in July 2004. He is thought to have been turned over to the CIA and held in Poland.
Abu Faraj Farj al-Liby: The Libyan top al-Qaida terrorist is suspected of planning assassination attempts against the president of Pakistan. He was captured there in May 2005 and turned over to US forces. He is thought to have been held in Poland.
