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7 b7 C. INTERPOL - USNCB From: 7b 7C Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 9:20 AM To: b7 Subject: -W: CONTINUED USAMA BIN LADEN-RELATED THREATS SEE ME b7 C INTERPOL - USNCB ----Original Message- From: Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 1:53 PM To: USNCB State Group Cc: Subject: NTINUED USAMA BIN LADEN-RELATED THREATSE JNLET 0022 13:24:41 12/11/99 *OO LL JIPOL AM.DCFBIWAD8 11:16 12/11/99 01175 11:16 12/11/99 00278 DJ TXT (AP) REQUEST NATIONAL BROADCAST ML0114702 KLANQUIST CONTINUED USAMA BIN LADEN-RELATED THREATS THIS IS NOT A TERRORIST THREAT ALERT OR ADVISORY; IT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.E ALTHOUGH UNCLASSIFIED, THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE - HANDLED AS LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE. THIS COMMUNICATION SHOULD NOT BE FURNISHED TO THE MEDIA OR OTHER AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT/U.S GOVERNMENT COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE FBI. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF FBI COMMUNICATIONS COULD JEOPARDIZE ONGOING FBI INVESTIGATIONS END PART 1 OF 5 THE FBI CONTINUES TO RECEIVE THREATS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH TIES TO USAMA BIN LADEN AND HIS ORGANIZATION, AL-QAEDA. SEVERAL FACTORS HEIGHTEN THE POTENTIAL FOR TERRORISM WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THESE INCLUDE THE CONTINUED LARGE NUMBER OF THREATS RECEIVED, THE INDICTMENT AGAINST B!N LADEN, HIS ADDITION TO THE FBI'S "TEN MOST WANTED FUGITIVES" LiST, THE ONGOING U.S. iNVESTIGATION AND SEARCH FOR BIN LADEN, THE UPCOMING TRIAL OF BIN LADEN ASSOCIATES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND THE PERCEIVED SIGNIFICANCE OF THE YEAR 2000. END PART 2 OF 5 AS RECIPIENTS ARE AWARE, SIX INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH BIN LADEN ARE CURRENTLY AWAITING TRIAL IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR ROLES IN THE EAST AFRICA EMBASSY BOMBINGS. THEY FACE NUMEROUS CHARGES, INCLUDING CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. CITIZENS AND EFFORTS TO OBTAIN CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS. THE PRE-TRIAL PROCESS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN JANUARY 20O0. AN ADDITIONAL THREE INDIVIDUALS ARE IN CUSTODY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FACING EXTRADITION TO THE UNITED STATES, AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL FUGITIVES ARE BEING VIGOROUSLY PURSUED WORLDWIDE. END PART 3 OF 5 ATTACH SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE YEAR 2000. RELIGIOUS MOTIVATION AND POLITICAL IDEOLOGY (SUCH AS THE NEW WORLD ORDER CONSPIRACY THEORY) MAY LEAD EXTREMIST GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE VIOLENT ACTION AT YEAR'S END. SOME INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS, SUCH AS USAMA BIN VIOLENT ATTACKS AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS. PART 4 OF 5 THE FBI POSSESSES NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION AT THIS TIME INDICATING THAT ANY TERRORIST GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS ARE PLANNING ATTACKS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. RECIPIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO