In Defense of Endless War

As 9/11 showed, civilization has enemies with which peace is neither possible nor desirable.
By Christopher Hitchens

A continuous and repetitive thread in the commentary on the decade since 9/11—one might almost call it an endless and open-ended theme—was the plaintive observation that the struggle against al-Qaida and its surrogates is somehow a "war without end."

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The Iraq Effect

If Saddam Hussein were still in power, this year's Arab uprisings could never have happened.
By Christopher Hitchens

"The most heartening single image of the past month—eclipsing even the bravery and dignity of the civilian fighters against despotism in Syria and Libya—was the sight of Hoshyar Zebari arriving in Paris to call for strong action against the depraved regime of Col. Muammar Qaddafi."

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AT LARGE: A Conversation With Christopher Hitchens

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty writer James Kirchick recently interviewed Hitchens at his home in Washington about his left-wing revolutionary past, his views on America, Iran's nuclear program, Turkey's Islamist turn, Putin's Russia, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and sampled his views on a variety of international figures.


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Humane Bravery

Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, opposes to the death penalty for Tariq Aziz, one of Iraq's worst enemies.

By Christopher Hitchens

"When I wrote a recent call for the commutation of the death sentence against Tariq Aziz, I was privately hoping that the president of Iraq would intervene, as he has done before, to say that he would decline to sign his name to the death warrant."
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Part Two. Christopher Hitchens on ABC1 Lateline.

In this second part Christopher Hitchens talks about his public life, battles and some of the events in recent history which led to his break with the left.



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Iraq Through Night-Vision Goggles

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."
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Mark Danner debates Christopher Hitchens on Iraq, 2003 (1/6)

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Christopher Hitchens vs. Playthell Benjamin (1/10)

The Thrilla in Manhattanilla - The War in Iraq. February 9, 2006 at The Great Hall at Cooper Union. Play All Videos

The Iraq War Debate with Scott Ritter 2005 (1/11)

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George Galloway vs. Christopher Hitchens on Iraq (1/12)

FORA.tv Interview with Christopher Hitchens

Hitchens vs. Hitchens

(1/16) Hitchens debates Andrew Arato on Iraq

Hitchens debates Iraq with Reagan Jr.