C05453682 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ b 1 _ _ _ __ b 3 EO 12958 1 4 b 25Yrs EO 12958 1 4 c 25Yrs EO 12958 1 4 d 25Yrs EO 1_2958 3 5 c L •• Title TERRORISM Terrorism Bin Ladin Threatening To Atta U Aircraft -- -' _ · TERRORISM Terrorism ·a1n Ladin Threatening To Attack us·Alrcraft_ I_ _ Terrorist financier Usarna Bin Ladin In an Interview published this week with a US journalist indicated he may attack a US military passenger aircraft using antiaircraft missiles His comments follow those he made at a press conference last month In which he indicated the results of his jihad would be visible within weeks · • - Authorities In Saudi Arabi members of a Bin Ladln arrested network and seized antitank m i - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ J I If Bin Ladin's organization has antiaircraft missiles the risk to US aircraft would be greatest i Saudi· Arabia where Bin Ladln has support and infrastructure but US aircraft also could be targeted elsewhere in the Gulf region Bin Ladin directed most of the rhetoric in his- press conference last month toward the US military In Saudi Arabia and the Saudi regime · '· - Last month he claimed to have almost completed preparations for an attack against the US this - month ndlcated such an attack would occur in Saudi Arabia or Kuwai _ I • I - · '----'--- APPROVED FOR RELEASEL DATE 25-April-2012 ' - - - I_ _ _ _ _ _ _