Take an astonishing journey around the globe and into the heart of this terrorist organization's secret world. From their beginning as "Arab Afghans" fighting under the banner of Islam against Soviet Communism in the 1980's, to this very moment in Iraq and elsewhere, we examine their origins, aims, atrocities and history. Delve into the personality of their leader Osama Bin Laden, as well as his closest associates, and discover the reasons why he and the group he leads are the implacable enemy of America. Includes rare footage of Bin Laden and his associates and FBI surveillance tapes of terrorists in Sudan.