By this time, Bin Ladin was well-known and a senior figure among Islamist extremists, especially those in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.
( ( By ( this time ) ) ( , ( ( Bin Ladin ) ( ( ( was well-known ) ( and ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( a ( senior figure ) ) ( among ( Islamist extremists ) ) ) , ) ( ( especially those ) ( in Egypt ) ) ) , ) ( the ( Arabian Peninsula ) ) ) , ) and ) ( the ( Afghanistan-Pakistan ( border region ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN By) (NP (DT this) (NN time))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Bin) (NNP Ladin)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ well-known)) (PRN (CC and) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ senior) (NN figure)) (PP (IN among) (NP (JJ Islamist) (NNS extremists)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (RB especially) (DT those)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Egypt)))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NNP Arabian) (NNP Peninsula)) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (JJ Afghanistan-Pakistan) (NN border) (NN region))))) (. .)))
In certain areas of the middle east, like Egypt and Pakistan, Bin Laden had already secured a senior place as a well respected member of radical Islam.
( ( In ( ( certain areas ) ( of ( ( the middle ) east ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( like ( ( Egypt and ) Pakistan ) ) ( , ( ( Bin Laden ) ( ( ( had already ) ( ( secured ( a ( senior place ) ) ) ( as ( ( a ( ( well respected ) member ) ) ( of ( radical Islam ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NP (JJ certain) (NNS areas)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN middle)) (ADVP (JJ east)))))) (, ,) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNP Egypt) (CC and) (NNP Pakistan))) (, ,) (NP (NNP Bin) (NNP Laden)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB already)) (VP (VBN secured) (NP (DT a) (JJ senior) (NN place)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB well) (VBN respected)) (NN member)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ radical) (NNP Islam))))))) (. .)))