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Jihad isn\u2019t just for Muslims anymore, according to Lieutenant-General William \u201cJerry\u201d Boykin<\/a>, the man tasked with hunting down Osama bin Laden. Boykin phrased the war on terror as a battle against \u201cSatan,\u201d who he said was represented by Muslims who worshipped \u201cidols.\u201d \u201cThe battle that we\u2019re in is a spiritual battle,\u201d said Boykin. \u201cSatan wants to destroy us as a Christian army<\/a>.\u201d Caught between Iraq and a hard place<\/a>, Rumsfeld downplayed the outburst (much like he does protests in Iraq<\/a>) as an example of free speech. \u201cWe\u2019re a free people,\u201d shrugged Rumsfeld. The general had other interesting first-hand knowledge<\/a> of God\u2019s thoughts to pass along to mere mortals. \u201cWhy is [Bush] in the White House?\u201d said Boykin. \u201cThe majority of Americans did not vote for him. He\u2019s in the White House because God put him there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n

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