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When retired Lt. Gen. William Jerry Boykin, the former commander of the U.S. Armys elite and secretive Delta Force, published a book in 2008, it detailed some of the Pentagons most sensitive operations of the 20th century. Among them were the 1979 hostage crisis in Iran, the 1989 hunt for Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega and the tragically flawed 1993 mission in Somalia that killed 18 U.S. troops and was later depicted in the book and movie Black Hawk Down.
Retired military personnel who write about such sensitive issues commonly submit their works to the Pentagon for advance review to ensure that they dont divulge classified information. But Boykin declined to do so, forging ahead with publication of Never Surrender: A Soldiers Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom.
The Army struck back last year, quietly issuing him a scathing reprimand following a criminal investigation that concluded he had wrongfully released classified information, according to an Army document obtained by The Washington Post through a Freedom of Information Act request.
According to the Jan. 23, 2013, memorandum, the Army determined that Boykins book disclosed classified information concerning cover methods, counterterrorism/counter-proliferation operations, operational deployments, infiltration methods, pictures, and tactics, techniques and procedures that may compromise ongoing operations.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/exclusive-lt-gen-william-boykin-past-delta-force-commander-hit-with-army-reprimand/d2014/05/22/264a7ea2-e0fd-11e3-8dcc-d6b7fede081a_story.html
And now the 'persecution of conservative Christians'(TM) is about be turned up to 11.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)ck4829
(35,077 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Wasn't he in trouble before this?
ck4829
(35,077 posts)Initech
(100,082 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)K&R.
madfloridian
(88,117 posts)There is an interesting article about Boykin at Irregular Times. These four paragraphs grabbed me attention.
Onward Christian soldiers.
Now, here's where that categorical morality gets really twisted: Bush and Boykin seem to believe that because their cause is a good one, whatever they do to support that cause is good. Thus, for them, killing civilians is not a wicked thing. It is a sign of moral resolve. Starting a war against a non-threatening opponent is not cruel for them. It is strength in the face of evil.
Bush and Boykin can perceive American torture as a good thing because they are incapable of believing that anything they do could be wicked. After all, they believe, God is on their side. God is good, or so they teach us in Sunday school.