The WikiLeaks founder is an unscrupulous megalomaniac with a political agenda.
By Christopher Hitchens
"In my most recent book, I reprint some words from a British Embassy cable, sent from Baghdad to the Foreign Office in 1976. The subject is Iraq's new leader. His quiet coup d'etat is reassuringly described as "the first smooth transfer of power since 1958."
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Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.

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Turn Yourself In, Julian Assange
December 6, 2010Posted by Tom at 20:09 126 comments
Labels: 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Julian Assange, Slate
Merry Xmas with Christopher Hitchens
It's that time of the year, again. Christopher Hitchens gives his views on Christmas. Clips from MSNBC and Reason Magazine HQ, from a few years back. + Bonus Track.
Posted by Tom at 11:22 5 comments
Labels: 2010, Christmas Carol, Christopher Hitchens, msnbc, Reason Magazine, Xmas
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