Al-Qaeda terror ad warns of 'big surprise'
{{date|August 2, 2007}}
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An advertisement for [[w:al-Qaeda|al-Qaeda]], posted on the internet by the ''[[w:As-Sahab|As-Sahab]]'' propaganda campaign for al-Qaeda, has warned of a "big surprise" by the terrorist group.

The ad reportedly shows digitally altered images of [[Pakistan|Pakistan's]] President, [[w:Pervez Musharraf|Pervez Musharraf]], and the [[United States]] President, [[w:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]], in front of the [[w:White House|White House]] in [[w:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]], which happens to be on fire in the background and a U.S. presidential motorcade is also in the background. Images of [[w:Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden]] and [[w:Ayman al Zawahri|Ayman al Zawahri]] are also flashed across the advertisement.

The message then says "wait for the big surprise," but does not add anymore information. It ends with a simple "Soon -- God willing."

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291809,00.html
|title=Militants Threaten 'Big Surprise' in Tease for New Terror Video
|author=
|pub=FOX News
|date=August 2, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://themoderatevoice.com/war/war-on-terror/14329/big-surprise-promised-by-al-qaeda-on-web-ad/
|title="Big Surprise" Promised By Al Qaeda In Web Ad
|author=Joe Gandelman
|pub=The Moderate Voice
|date=August 2, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/08/new-al-qaeda-we.html
|title=New Al Qaeda Web Ad Threatens 'Big Surprise'
|author=Rhonda Schwartz
|pub=ABC News
|date=August 1, 2007}}

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[[es:Nueva propaganda de al-Qaeda advierte una 'gran sorpresa']]
An advertisement for al-Qaeda, posted on the internet by the As-Sahab propaganda campaign for al-Qaeda, has warned of a "big surprise" by the terrorist group.

The ad reportedly shows digitally altered images of Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, and the United States President, George W. Bush, in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., which happens to be on fire in the background and a U.S. presidential motorcade is also in the background. Images of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahri are also flashed across the advertisement.

The message then says "wait for the big surprise," but does not add anymore information. It ends with a simple "Soon -- God willing."
Politics and conflicts al-Qaeda