I have to run off to the dentist and a few interviews on Capitol Hill, so I don't have time to look for the full statement. If anyone has a link to the audio, or a transcript, please let us know (comments or e-mail).
Apparently the message is about a "war of attrition" with the U.S., and Obama's continuing escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
Bin Laden harangued Obama for keeping appointees of Republican President George W. Bush such as Defense Secretary Robert Gates and General Robert Petraeus as head of US Central Command running the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
"Reasonable people knew that Obama is a powerless man who will not be able to end the war as he promised, but rather, will continue it to the highest point possible," said the Al-Qaeda chief.
Bin Laden's last tape was released in June, shortly before Obama's address to the Muslim world.
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Categories: War and Terrorism
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden
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