C05453685 I • L __ _ ___ SENIOR EXECUTIVE INTELUGENCE BRIEF 11 December 1999 Bin Ladin T Exploit Looser Security During H lidaysJL- ---' Jordanian authorities iasf week mested Bin Ladin operatives with plans to born tourists attendin millennium b 1 b 3 EO 12958 1 4 b 25Yrs EO 12958 1 4 c 25Yrs · EO 12958 1 4 d 25Yrs EO 12958 1 4 e 25Yrs EO 12958 3 5 c celebrations m Jo Bin · LadinI w· ' Ce H _sailD IlC-YillLI an LUJL1LI1 uu u i L _--- - • - In addition the Intelligence Community's assessment of Bu Ladin' s infrastructure raises the possibility of attacks in Europe South Asia and $ -Saharan Afticai I _· Enhanced Polidcal Cover for A c __ __ byl • Statements and actions in the past few months I FX tremists have given Bin Ladin greater deniability in the event of an attack Bin Ladin over the past year has tried to placate the --'------ Taliban by portraying hims lf publicly as a mere instigator of terrori APPROVED FOR RELEASEL DATE 25-April-2012 I TeP SEC L_------- I· • --A senior Egyptian al-Gama•at al-Islamjyya member with longstanding ties to Bin Ladin last month publicly warned that a · repeat of the 1997 Lux or massacre is likely · · Re9ent public expressions of support for Bin Ladin in Afghanistan and Pakistan the result of UN sanctions and fears of US missile S1rikes--will help insulate him from Taliban retaliation for attacks Sanctions on Afghanistan may heighten the Taliban's reluctance to confront Bin Ladin by increasing the group's dependence on hi · s_ _ _ _ __ worldwide network for fundraising and military procurement _J_ _ _ _ _ __ • ·•· TO Sl CRS-1 ---------'