Bin Laden releases tape
Published:Monday | September 14, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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.
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 al-Qaeda-led September 11 attacks on America.