Simon Reeve Profile: Simon Reeve Events (3) December 15, 1986-1989: ’Blind Sheikh’ Obtains First US Visas with Help from CIA 1986-12-15 Before August 7, 1998: CIA Has Multiple Informants in Al-Qaeda Cell Planning African Embassy Bombings 1998-08-07 Late 1998: Moles within Al-Qaeda Lead to Arrests of 20 of Bin Laden’s Closest Associates