My Muslim contacts tell me ...

Submitted by John L. Berg (United States), Nov 19, 2002 at 17:11

That there are no moderate or militant Muslims--just Muslims. I learned that every Muslim must support other Muslims in Jihad with their prayers, support, and even their bodies by "fighting the oppressors." Support includes money and avoiding harming any other Muslim by giving information to authorities. And I learned that US Muslims are obligated to respond to a call for Jihad and may use al taqiyya to mislead the government or their neighbors about their intentions if that avoid confrontation until they are able to win.

Consequently I have to conclude that either Pipes is correct or Bush, too, is using al taqiyya to permit fighting our enemies one by one.

John

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