NEW : U.S. counterterrorism official : The attack was planned in advance. NEW : It 's a `` morale factor to remind the people who follow him that he 's still out there , '' the second official said . The message is an `` in your face '' signal that bin Laden is still out there , the official says . The audiotape believed to be from Osama bin Laden was aired on Al-Jazeera television . The speaker says the release of two journalists hinges on a French troop withdrawal .
NEW : U.S. counterterrorism official : The attack was planned in advance. NEW : The message is an `` in your face '' signal that bin Laden is still out there , the official says . The audiotape believed to be from Osama bin Laden was aired on Al-Jazeera television . The speaker says the release of two journalists hinges on a French troop withdrawal .