RETIRED THREE STAR GENERAL THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET WITH ISLAM

Retired Delta Force General William G. Boykin once again cast any hint of political correctness aside before speaking to a group of people in Owego, New York. Boykin has developed a reputation for being critical of Islam, often saying it's not a religion but a political system with a religious component. I saw him speak in Killeen, TX on November 21st and he also made the point that the freedom to practice Islam / implement Shariah law is NOT a First Amendment issue; it's an Article VI issue.

Via Press Connects:

"I believe today we face as great a threat as we faced in 1776," Boykin said. "The situation in America is much far more serious than most Americans realize, and there's no longer any excuse for not knowing."

That threat, he said, is Islam.

"You need to remember one thing from tonight's presentation," Boykin told the audience. "Their objective is to replace our Constitution with Sharia Law."

Boykin spent 36 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant general in 2007. He was the U.S. undersecretary of defense for intelligence during part of the George W. Bush administration.

Boykin also was an original member of the Army's elite special operations unit, Delta Force. He either commanded or served on Delta Force missions in Iran, Grenada, Columbia and Somalia.

He was the Army's mission commander during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, depicted in the movie "Black Hawk Down."

By the way, Article VI of the U.S. Constitution states:

This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.

The argument that Islam necessarily considers shariah law to be the law of the land would seem to point to an irreconcilable conflict between Islam and the U.S. Constitution.

Boykin went on to say:

"You need to understand that this is a war of ideology -- it's not a war of Islam versus Christianity," Boykin said. "This is a war of Islam against everybody that is not submitted to Allah. Now because most of the world is Christian, it falls out that most of the people who are under persecution, or the targets of Islam, are Christians."

Boykin's solution is to preach the Gospel in Muslim lands. Why not? Don't they do it here?

h/t Weasel Zippers

FORT HOOD: A MATTER OF STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

When I read columns like this one from Ken Blackwell - this guy should have been RNC Chairman - my view that political correctness in matters of Islam in this country is reinforced; it's just a nice way of saying, "Stockholm Syndrome". Named after a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden in 1973, the hostages in that robbery actually viewed their captors as their protectors. It's a survival technique that is incredibly delusional and misguided, if not mildly understandable.

It's also very real. While Blackwell doesn't identify it as such when he juxtaposes Gen. Jerry Boykin's treatment in the media with that of Nidal Malik Hasan, the implication is clear; Boykin is an easy target because he's no threat. Conversely, Hasan and other militant Islamists are actual threats media types like NPR's Nina Totenberg don't want to confront.

It's really both disgraceful and obvious what's going on. Via the American Spectator:

Gen. William G. "Jerry" Boykin knows something about political correctness in the military. Gen. Boykin, a highly-decorated combat veteran was dragged through the mill by the liberal media back in 2003 for expressing his Christian beliefs in Christian churches. They charged the general was calling for a Christian crusade against the Muslims.

"I hope he's not long for this world," said NPR's Nina Totenberg on WUSA's Inside Washington TV talk show. When fellow panelists, mostly liberals, protested, asking whether Totenberg really wanted to issue a fatwa on the offending general, she quickly backtracked. She said: "in his job, in his job, please, please, in his job." Well, that's reassuring. Totenberg only wanted the heroic general fired. She wanted him removed from any role in directing the war on terror. She didn't want him beheaded.

Major TV networks denounced Gen. Boykin as a "Holy Warrior." They ridiculed his Evangelical Christian faith on prime-time television.

Compare that treatment with what we see in the treatment of Nidal Hasan. This man yelled "Allahu Akbar" (Arabic for "God is great!") even as he squeezed the trigger in the worst case of terrorism here since September 11th. Yet, the media is very hesitant to demand accountability of the military brass. Army Chief of Staff General Casey made the rounds of TV talk shows the first Sunday after Hasan's shootings. He said it would be "a tragedy" if the Army's diversity was a casualty of the Fort Hood murders.

The hero is spat upon by those he attempts to save while the villains are glorified by the countless, shameless, and cowardly knaves.

Read it all.

VIDEO: GENERAL BOYKIN NAILS PROBLEM AT FORT HOOD

This one sent in by Barrackaid #30. It really is a shame this guy is retired. Three Star General William Boykin in an interview with CBN lays it all out truthfully. Unfortunately, current Chief of Staff of the Army, George Casey is publicly saying exactly the opposite.

Yes, it's much easier for a retired General to say this. The difference between Boykin and Casey is that the former doesn't have Obama telling him what to say.

However, it speaks volumes that the man in charge is saying things that make our nation look weak while Boykin's words are ones this country would rally behind immediately after he said them if he held Casey's position while saying them.



h/t to Barrackaid #30