Friday, October 24, 2003

LTG BOYKIN UNDER FIRE

But you gotta love this story.
During these rallies of the faithful, he brings Christians to their feet with a story from his tour in Mogadishu. Gen. Boykin was on the hunt for a Somali warlord named Osman Ato. Here is how he describes his capture of the warlord and their personal confrontation:

"[Osman Ato] 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."

When Ato was captured, three days later, Gen. Boykin went into his cell and told him to his face: "You underestimated our God."...

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