Where is Nathan?

My ex-neighbour came to my house during CNY day. We started talking and soon, our conversation revolved around the topic of the USA and Middle East conflicts.

One of the questions he asked was "Why couldn't the US intelligence catch Nathan?" I thought to myself why would the US want to catch our dear Nathan.

I smiled and said "Is it? I must be missing out on some big news."

He asked again and my reply was "I don't know." He continue saying "The US must be paying Nathan to hide."

Only after a looooooong while did I realise Nathan = Laden. He didn't pronounce properly.