They had heard bin Laden say that that was jihad, and claimed victory for it. And so the old imam worried that his words were falling on deaf ears. No one was paying attention.
Habían escuchado a Bin Laden  decir que eso era la yihad y adjudicarse la victoria. Por eso  el viejo imán se preocupaba de que sus palabras cayeran en oídos sordos.