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Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) wants Gen. William G. Boykin for Special Ops job

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gen04.html

Controversial general touted for Special Ops job

WASHINGTON -- A Senate Republican wants an Army general who drew criticism for church speeches casting the war on terrorism in religious terms to lead the U.S. Special Operations command.

In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) recommended Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin, the Pentagon's deputy undersecretary for intelligence, for the open post.

''I am told, and I believe it to be true, that no Special Operations officer currently on active duty is more highly respected or admired by his superiors, peers or subordinates alike, than Jerry Boykin,'' Allen wrote. snip

In 2003, Boykin gave speeches at evangelical Christian churches in which he painted the war on terror as a Christian fight against Satan.

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