Bin Laden: Obama Speech Sows Seeds of Hatred

Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:09 PM

By: Dave Eberhart

As President Barack Obama called for a new beginning to relations between America and the Islamic world in Cairo Thursday, Osama bin Laden was heaping praise on the criminal perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks.

For those who thought Obama’s speech might hamper the message of radical Islam, a new rash of vitriol and threats from al-Qaida chieftains may seem like a slap in the face.

In an audio message aired on Al-Jazeera TV, Bin Laden proclaims: “Obama and his administration have sown new seeds that will increase hatred and vengeance towards America,â€