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A tape said to be from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has warned US President Barack Obama there will be more attacks if the US continues to support Israel. | A tape said to be from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has warned US President Barack Obama there will be more attacks if the US continues to support Israel. |
In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden says the US will never live in peace until there is "peace in Palestine". | In the newly released audio tape aired on al-Jazeera, Bin Laden says the US will never live in peace until there is "peace in Palestine". |
The authenticity of the audio tape has not been verified. | The authenticity of the audio tape has not been verified. |
The message praises the 25 December attempt to blow up a passenger plane bound for the US. | |
A Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been charged with attempting to blow up the Delta Airlines plane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam. | A Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been charged with attempting to blow up the Delta Airlines plane as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam. |
The speaker on the tape says the message is from "Osama to Obama". | |
Directly addressing Americans, it says: "It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly... Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel." | |
The al-Qaeda leader issues sporadic tape messages. | |
In September, a 10-minute audio tape warned Mr Obama he was "powerless" to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |