An article authored by the pseudonymous jihadi author "'Ubada Bin Al-Samit" threatens that Al-Qaeda will attack the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The article was published in the 5th issue of the jihadist online magazine Al-Mushtaqun ila al-Janna ("Yearners for Paradise"), which was posted on jihadist forums on April 7, 2010. This magazine is a relative newcomer to the jihadi media scene; its inaugural issue was released in October 2009.
The author may or may not be the same 'Ubada Bin Al-Samit who is an active member of the Al-Falluja jihadist forum, but neither he nor the magazine are "official" spokesmen for Al-Qaeda or any other organization. The author himself notes this at the end of the article in a taunt "to the CIA," consciously playing on the reader's uncertainty as to whether this threat is to be taken seriously.