Did not take him long.

"AL-QA'IDA and Osama bin Laden remain the "number one threat" to US security, Barack Obama said, after the elusive militant leader warned of new fronts in his war on the West.

In his first audio commentary in eight months, bin Laden called on all Muslims to take revenge against Israel for its deadly offensive in Gaza, charging the onslaught had been timed to take advantage of the dying days of George W. Bush's presidency.

“Bin Laden and Al-Qa'ida are our number one threat when it comes to American security,” the president-elect said after the emergence of the 22-minute audio recording entitled A Call for Jihad to Stop Aggression Against Gaza.

“We're going to do everything in our power to make sure that they cannot create safe havens that can attack Americans. That's the bottom line.” .......

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24915311-2703,00.html