Always taqiyya and kitman on my mind... Contrary to widespread belief, active deception is practiced not only in Shia, but in the Sunni branch of Muhammedanism as well. Like military djihad, it is a religious
obligation, not a voluntary mission. Well-known Quran-exegete Al Tabarani therrefore consequently summs it up like this: "Lies are sins - except they are told for the interest of Muslims."
"Moderate" and "Westernized" Muhammedans sometimes even acchieve to deceive themselves about the grim face of the ideology they claim to want to follow.