al-Qa’ida Speaks
time does not pass
our dead live more deeply
water flows stalactite
our lungs do not breathe
we have no enemies contemporary
we fight ghosts of the past
Crusader and Jew
Safavid, Qarmatian
Mongol, munaafiq
the followers of Khusrau
– all must be repeated
there is no new news
the sin of this moment
is the taint of the present
its salvation lies deep in
its own timeless heart
Qunfuz 
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