WEST POINT, N.Y. ? A veterans group has asked the Army chief of staff to rescind the invitation of a retired U.S. general who made comments denigrating Islam to a prayer breakfast at West Point.
VoteVets.org told Gen. Raymond Odierno in a letter released Monday that allowing retired Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin to speak at the U.S. Military Academy next week would be incompatible with Army values and disrespectful to Muslim cadets.
Boykin served as an intelligence official during President George W. Bush's administration. In 2003, he made statements portraying the fight against terrorism as a Christian fight against Satan and suggesting that Muslims worship idols.
Boykin retired in 2007.
West Point didn't immediately comment Monday. Officials there had previously said cadets are purposefully exposed to different perspectives and cultures.
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