Reuters:
Al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing threatened more small-scale attacks against the United States to inflict economic damage, particularly to the aviation industry.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said it had cost just $4,200 to mail two parcel bombs from Yemen to the United States last month. The bombs were intercepted in Britain and Dubai, sparking a worldwide security alert.
"It is such a good bargain for us to spread fear amongst the enemy and keep him on his toes in exchange of a few months of work and a few thousand bucks," AQAP said in its online Inspire magazine, released on militant websites.
"We are laying out for our enemies our plan in advance because as we stated earlier our objective is not maximum kill but to cause (damage) in the aviation industry, an industry that is so vital for trade and transportation between the U.S. and Europe."
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It is a pretty cheap strategy. It makes our effort in Yemen all the more important, to find and destroy those responsible for the attacks rather than focusing only on the strategic defensive of increasing the disruption of
air freight. Since the attacks have in effect shut Yemen out of the air freight business it is in that country's interest to help us find and destroy these people.
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