Osama bin Laden could be entering the sad, lonely world of the has-been. He has reportedly released two audio tapes this week, both of which urge Muslims to “liberate” Palestine and incite resistance to the existence of the Jewish state. Bin Laden is quoted as saying that there is “no way to liberate Palestinian territories without violence.” The second tape, released Sunday, coincided with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Israel.

But the thing is…no one really cares. At least, not in the U.S.

Bin Laden has released his fair share of tapes, both audio and video, for the better part of a decade. The tapes have become the main — really the only — form of communication between the leader of Al Qaeda and the outside world.

But as former FBI agent Brad Garrett told ABC News, the tapes no longer send U.S. officials into a frenzy. “It seems just more of the same,” Garrett said. “He has an opinion, sure, but nothing he says surprises anyone anymore.”

The most recent tapes seem to indicate that bin Laden is continuing to shift his attention toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and away from the removal of U.S. forces from Saudia Arabia, which were the focus of many of his earlier tapes.

The release of the second tape also coincided with the last day of President Bush’s Middle East trip. Bush angered a lot of Palestinians with a speech he gave on Thursday in which he praised the Jewish state as the “homeland of the chosen people.”

The authenticity of the new bin Laden tape has yet to be confirmed by U.S. officials, but according to the ABC News story, sources “familiar with bin Laden’s voice” have said there was no doubt it was his.