More about Islam and lying

By Aussiegirl

After posting this excellent article on lying as an Islamic strategy, I found another, even more comprehensive, article that gives a history of the practice and subdivides it into several tactics, e.g "outwitting", "role playing as victim", "manipulating ambiguity", and "the tactical use of children". After reading this, it's hard to imagine being able to believe anything a Muslim says...which makes avoiding war even more difficult--if not impossible.

Taqiyya and kitman: The role of Deception in Islamic terrorism

Taqiyya and the Deceptive use of Jihad: The contemporary political meaning of jihad is clear: it is Jihad of the sword. Egyptian-based Islamic fundamentalists, from whom Bin Laden recruited his key operatives, believe jihad is the fourth pillar of Islam and is a binding belief and integral to the faith. Claiming that Jihad is a subjective and psychological state of personal struggle is taqiyya. In contemporary terms, Jihad means - holy war - against unbelievers and it in this context that Al Qaeda training manuals refer to Jihad as ‘Holy War’.

The study of taqiyya and kitman is crucial to an understanding of Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism ranging from the issuing of false terrorist threats, operational and strategic disinformation issued by Al Qaeda in the form of ‘intelligence chatter’ to the use of taqiyya and kitman by terrorists during interrogation and the use of systematically misleading expressions concerning Islam and terrorism by Muslim ‘spokesmen’.