is it live or is it memorex?

CAIRO, Egypt -- If that is really Osama bin Laden on an audiotape aired Thursday, the Bush administration says it rejects the offer of a truce in the war on terror.

"We do not negotiate with terrorists. We put them out of business," said White House Press Secretary Scott McClellen.

Al-Jazeera TV is carrying an audiotape from a man identified as Osama bin Laden voicing threats that more attacks on the United States are in the works. But it also included a truce offer to allow time to "build Iraq and Afghanistan."

McClellan said President George W. Bush has been briefed on the audio tape, and U.S. intelligence is now analyzing it to see if it's genuine. But he said it's clear al-Qaida's leaders are under pressure and on the run.

He said terrorists may have started the war, but, "We will end it at a time and place of our choosing."

The man claiming to be bin Laden said that United States security measures aren't the reason there haven't been more attacks since Sept. 11, 2001. Instead, he said the delay is "because there are operations that need preparations, and you will see them."

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well, if it is indeed osama, and he's planning new attacks on us, the the incompetent bushites must be running around in circles trying to figure out what to do next. who knows. i doubt it's a fake tho. the added truce thing surprised me.