As we digest the WikiLeaks revelations, a new book
offers the soldiers' perspective.
By Christopher Hitchens
"For anybody of my generation, the term body count possesses
a reek of association that will never quite be dispelled."
Read More (Slate)
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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Iraq Through Night-Vision Goggles
October 25, 2010Posted by Tom at 19:29
Labels: 2010, Christopher Hitchens, Iraq, Slate
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7 comments:
God bless Julian Assange.
Does your Greywolf beleive he is a real activist or a secret agent man?
Hey look!
Hitchens talks about Trotsky!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD54qnI_Mhc
Hitchens watch posters seem to invariably fall into the category of "men of no talent".
men of no talent
Or men of no hats.
http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=idDJpCuIffI&feature=related
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