William G. Boykin

[[File:Lt Gen William G Boykin.jpg|right|thumb|165px|William G. Boykin]]{{uspolitics}}
{{cquote|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. |||on hunting down Osman Atto in Mogadishu.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3199212.stm No, really.]</ref>}} 
'''William G. "Jerry" Boykin''' {{lived|1948}} was a Lieutenant General in the [[United States Army]] and the US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President Shrub from 2002-2007. He is also a pretty severe [[wingnut]].<ref>http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/people/jerry-boykin</ref>

Boykin has been involved in almost every recent major American military operation, from the [[Somalia|Mogadishu operations]] in 1992 up to the events of the [[Iraq War|Iraq/Afghanistan War]].

==Deus vult!==
A Christian fundamentalist, during the Iraq War, he characterized the [[war on terror]] as an apocalyptic crusade between the American soldiers of Jesus and the dirty brown Moslems who seek to overrun civilization.

This led to the Pentagon (and [[Shrub]]) emphasizing that Boykin’s statements in no way reflected the point of view of the president or the administration. [[Donald Rumsfeld|Rummy]] didn't hold that opinion, though.

In case it wasn't obvious, Boykin is a big fan of the whole [[The United States as a Christian nation|America as a Christian nation]] idea. 

==Retirement and activism==
After his retirement from government service in 2007, Boykin decided not to lay on his duff and in proper military fashion began applying his enthusiasm to activism.

As well as taking a teaching stint at Hampden-Sydney College<ref>[http://www.hsc.edu/Directories/FacultyStaff-Directory.html Staff directory]</ref> and being the author of several books,<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/William-G.-Boykin/e/B007DMV9P8 Amazon page]</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Jerry-Boykin/e/B001JSFHLE/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 2nd Amazon page]</ref> Boykin has accepted a position as Executive Vice-President of the [[Family Research Council]].<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/look-where-delta-force-general-is-headed/ Look where Delta Force general is headed]</ref>

Boykin is also a leading member of the following, in official and unofficial capacities:
* The [[Benghazi]] Accountability Coalition:<ref>http://benghazicoalition.org/bac-members/ Member List</ref> A group devoted not only to "exposing" the "truth" behind that event, but also "events that occurred, before, during, and after the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks."
* [[The Oak Initiative]],<ref>[http://www.theoakinitiative.org/board-members#.VNzP3SxUUfs Staff List]</ref> a [[dominionist]] Christian group devoted to furthering the [[New_Apostolic_Reformation#Seven_Mountains_ideology|Seven Mountains]] theology, led by [[Rick Joyner]].<ref>[https://pjmiller.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/rick-joyner-and-the-oak-initiative/ The best concise summary available.]</ref>
* Groundswell,<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/groundswell-grover-norquist-hater-club-2013-7 Inside The Group Therapy Session For Conservatives Who Hate Grover Norquist]</ref> a coalition of conservative activists and journalists seeking to lobby and advance [[Tea Party]] goals.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundswell_group Wikipedia entry on Groundswell]</ref>
* He is also Grand Chancellor of the Knights Hospitallers of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem.<ref>[http://www.theknightshospitallers.org/leadership Staff List]</ref>

==External links==
* [http://americanloons.blogspot.com/2010/06/35-william-g-boykin.html Encyclopedia of American Loons entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Boykin Wikipedia Entry]
* [http://www.rightwingwatch.org/category/people/jerry-boykin Right Wing Watch's collection of Boykin's antics]

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