In translations of snatches of an audio tape broadcast by Al Jazeera, a man claiming to be Osama bin Laden claims that al-Qaeda is getting stronger, as and promises fresh attacks inside the US

"This message is about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how to end those wars. It was not my intention to talk to you about this, because those wars are definitely going our way.

"But what triggered my desire to talk to you is the continuous deliberate misinformation given by your President Bush, when it comes to polls made in your home country which reveal that the majority of your people are willing to withdraw US forces from Iraq.

"We know that the majority of your people want this war to end and opinion polls show the Americans don't want to fight the Muslims on Muslim land, nor do they want Muslims to fight them on their (US) land.

"But Bush does not want this and claims that it's better to fight his enemies on their land rather than on American land. Bush tried to ignore the polls that demanded that he end the war in Iraq.

"The war in Iraq is raging and the operations in Afghanistan are increasing. We are getting increasingly stronger while your situation is getting from bad to worse.

"In response to the substance of the polls in the US ... we do not mind offering a long-term truce based on just conditions that we will stick to.

"We are a nation that Allah banned from lying and stabbing others in the back, hence both parties of the truce will enjoy stability and security to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, which were destroyed by war.

"There is no problem in this solution, but it will prevent hundreds of billions from going to influential people and warlords in America - those who supported Bush's electoral campaign - and from this, we can understand Bush and his gang's insistence on continuing the war.

"I would like to tell you that everything is going to our advantage and the number of your dead is increasing, according to Pentagon figures.

"Reality shows that the war against the US and its allies is not just restricted to Iraq as he claims, but Iraq has become a gravitational point and a recruiting ground for qualified (Mujahideen).

"And from another point the Mujahidin have been able, with the will of God, to overcome all security measures that the forces have taken, and the result of this is what you have seen in the explosions in major European capitals.

"The delay in similar operations happening in America has not been because of failure to break through your security measures. The operations are under preparation, and you will see them in your houses as soon as they are complete, God willing.

"Your president is misinterpreting public opinion polls which show that the vast majority of you support the withdrawal of your forces from Iraq.

"If your desire for peace, stability and reconciliation was true, here we have given you the answer to your call."

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