A new audio tape from Osama bin Laden criticize President Barack Obama for planting seeds of "hatred and vengeance toward Americans" and warns of "new long wars."

The tape, aired on Arabic news network al Jazeera Wednesday, blasts the U.S. president for his position in Pakistan's military operation against Taliban forces in the Swat Valley. The message came as Mr. Obama touched down in Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a Mideast trip to shore up political relations in the region.

U.S. intelligence officials established the authenticity of tape but said "there is no reason at this position to believe that any specific or credible threat is contained”.