US is 'battling Satan' says general

topic posted Mon, May 25, 2009 - 6:36 PM by  Rocky
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Remember this from October, 2003?

US is 'battling Satan' says general

"US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has declined to criticise a senior army officer who told audiences the war on terrorism is a battle with Satan. Evangelical Christian Lieutenant-General William G Boykin was also quoted as saying a Muslim warlord in Somalia had an "idol" for a God. "
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world...3199212.stm

Here's his Wicked pedia page:

Lt. General William Boykin

"He has gained notoriety for his Christian Fundamentalist views over the last few years and some public remarks. Boykin is a born-again Christian, who has cast the "War on Terror" in Biblical terms. A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2004 that he had violated regulations by failing to explain these remarks were not made in an official capacity."

"Boykin achieved wide-spread media coverage for his statements that appeared to frame the War on Terror in religious terms, first broadcast on NBC News, October 15, 2003 [12]. William Arkin,[13] military analyst for NBC-TV News, was the source of the video and audiotapes of Boykin. The following day the Los Angeles Times ran a piece on Boykin. Amongst several quotes, the LA Times article revealed Boykin giving a speech about hunting down Osman Atto in Mogadishu: "He went on CNN and he laughed at us, and he said, 'They'll never get me because Allah will protect me. Allah will protect me.' Well, you know what? I knew that my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real God and his was an idol." [14] Boykin later clarified this statement, saying that he was implying that Atto's true "god" was money."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will...d_comments

"Ladies and gentleman, this is your enemy," Boykin said to the congregation as he flashed his pictures on a screen. "It is the principalities of darkness It is a demonic presence in that city that God revealed to me as the enemy."

That's an unusual message for a high-ranking U.S. military official to deliver. But Boykin does it frequently.

www.commondreams.org/views03/1016-08.htm

What has he been up to lately? Well, check it out ...

"Lt. General William G. Boykin" Testimony
www.youtube.com/watch

As you see, nothing has changed a bit

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Rocky
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