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As we learn from Reliance of the Traveler, by Islamic law there are things Muslims are required to know and there are other things we, as non-Muslims, are allowed to know. In fact, Islamic law requires lying at times ("it is obligatory to lie if the goal is obligatory.") (See pages 8-14, 732 and 745).
As a result of their binary world view, al Qaeda has two main audiences: the Muslim world (the ummah) and the non-Muslim world, consisting of the United States and the rest of the Western world. As such, it uses markedly different approaches to address each group.
When speaking to America and the Western world, al Qaeda turns statements made by what Lenin called the “useful idiots” into popular propaganda. They frequently cite Michael Moore, William Blum and other liberal commentators.
In contrast, when speaking to their constituents -- the Muslim World -- bin Laden and Zawahiri instead use formal Islamic theology and sharia law as levers to enforce Muslim compliance. Those who don’t comply are labeled apostates, who, by sharia, must be killed and will inhabit hell. (See “Reliance of the Traveler,” pp. 595-98 and 848).
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Maybe Buchanan, Ron Paul, and their ilk who don’t understand Taqiyya need to examine the speeches of Yasser Arafat for verification of this Qur’anic doctrine.
In his speeches to Arab audiences, Arafat frequently said: “
I am not seeking the peace of compromise, but the peace of Salidin.”, the "peace" which he made with the Crusaders before he attacked them with ferocity and drove the Crusaders from the Holy Land.
“Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war that will last for generations…We shall not rest until the day…we destroy Israel”
(Yasser Arafat)
In one of his speeches to fellow Muslims, Arafat told them he was launching a "Jihad," a holy war to conquer Jerusalem, and that he was only offering the Jews a peace similar to the peace treaty Mohammed made with his enemy, the powerful Quraysh tribe that controlled Mecca.
The audience understood his meaning because the Qur’an tells of how Mohammed betrayed and destroyed the Quraysh. It was Mohammed himself who laid the foundation for Islam to build a history of making peace with an enemy in order to attack at a more opportune time.
The agreement utilized by Muslims to this very day is a shining example of the
Hudaybiyyah agreement - an agreement between Mohammed and the infidels, never lasting more than 10 years, never permanent, whereas Islam is not permitted to stop until Islam reigns supreme…
Fight [q-t-l] against those who believe not in Allah, nor in the Last Day, nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.( 9:29)
It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad) with guidance and the religion of truth, to make it superior over all religions, though the Mushrikűn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it).(9:33)
The Legacy of Jihad by Andrew Bostom is a very worthwhile read:
http://www.andrewbostom.org/loj/