Parts of an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden aired Sunday on an Arabic-language TV network in which the al Qaeda leader attacks the West for cutting off funds to the Palestinian Hamas-led government and referred to a "crusader-Zionist war" against Islam.

Better text of the quote CNN's lead is based off can be found, via the New York Times. Maybe later in the day, a more complete transcript will be available somewhere.

"The blockade which the West is imposing on the government of Hamas proves that there is a Zionist crusader war on Islam," the speaker on the tape said.

In this quote, he is basically saying that by cutting off the flow of money to Palestine, we have proved we are waging a war against Islam. To reason through this logic, if you can call it that, keep in mind that Hamas translates roughly to "God's Party".

"I call on the mujahedeen [Islamic fighters] and their supporters, especially in Sudan and the Arabian peninsula, to prepare for a long war against the crusaders and plunderers in western Sudan. Our goal is not defending the Khartoum government but [to] defend Islam, its land and its people," the speaker said.

Looks like Bin Laden is down with re-branding the "Global War on Terrorism" as "The Long War". Furthermore, I've thought that Sudan is play significantly into things in the future for quite some time now..

Should I rename the "War on Terrorism" topic on MemeStreams to "The Long War"?

CNN.com - Bin Laden approves of 'Long War' re-branding