A video recording bearing a message from Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden surfaced just as the United States prepare for an historic moment:  the inauguration of their 44th and first black President, Barack Obama.

The U.S. Government on Wednesday said the new message from the Al Qaeda leader is not a threat to the new President who takes office on January 20.

In the audio message, the most wanted terrorist on the planet calls for holy war (Jihad) against the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza. Bin Laden did not forget President-elect Obama in his message and emphasized the fact that the new U.S President will inherit the "heavy legacy" of the war waged by his country on more fronts. Osama added that the war will widen on several other fronts, according to the Internet terrorism monitor SITE Intelligence Group.

Bin Laden described the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip as a desperate attempt to benefit from the last days of President George Bush’s foreign policy. The terrorist leader held responsible for the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York, also accused the Arab leaders of agreeing and consenting with Israel’s aggression.

However, the U.S. Government dismissed the threat of the message. U.S. officials argued that the audio message was in fact an attempt to raise money and that the audio tape demonstrates Bin Laden’s isolation and Al Qaeda’s desperate attempts to remain relevant at a time when the terrorist organization’s ideology and mission are being challenged.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation labeled the 22-minute audio message as posing "no specific or credible threat." The message entitled "A call for jihad to stop the aggression on Gaza" was posted on Islamist Web sites on Wednesday.