Bin Laden says Obama planted "hatred seeds"

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is welcomed to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by King Abdullah (L) at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh June 3, 2009.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said U.S. President Barack Obama had planted seeds for "revenge and hatred" towards the United States in the Muslim world.

"Obama and his administration have planted seeds for hatred and revenge against America," the militant leader said in a recording aired by Al Jazeera television Wednesday.

Bin Laden said Obama was continuing in the steps of his predecessor George W. Bush and told Americans to be prepared for the consequences of the White House's policies.

(Reporting by Inal Ersan; Editing by Daliah Merzaban)