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| 'Bin Laden' message harangues US | 'Bin Laden' message harangues US |
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| An audio message purportedly by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been released on an Islamist website. | An audio message purportedly by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been released on an Islamist website. |
| The message, entitled "a statement to the American people", was about 10 minutes long and was accompanied by a still image of Bin Laden but no video. | The message, entitled "a statement to the American people", was about 10 minutes long and was accompanied by a still image of Bin Laden but no video. |
| In the message, a voice tells the US president that he is "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
| The message comes just two days after the US marked the eighth anniversary of the 11 September attacks on America. | The message comes just two days after the US marked the eighth anniversary of the 11 September attacks on America. |
| Bin Laden is thought to be hiding in mountainous terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. | Bin Laden is thought to be hiding in mountainous terrain on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. |
| In his last known message, in June, Bin Laden had said that US President Barack Obama had planted the seeds of "revenge and hatred" towards the US in the Muslim world. |