Christopher Hitchens on Jefferson & Bush (6 of 8)

Christopher Hitchens, one of the most highly-regarded political commentators in the U.S. today, visited Grand Rapids on October 3, 2006, to talk about President Thomas Jefferson's war in Tripoli and President George W. Bush's war in Iraq. He also gave a preview of his work in progress, "God Is Not Great."

Christopher Hitchens, one of the most controversial and compelling voices in Anglo-American journalism, has written twenty books, including biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and George Orwell, as well as scathing critiques of Henry Kissinger, Bill Clinton, and Mother Teresa. Most recently, he wrote the book on atheism, "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," and edited "The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever." A contributing editor to "Vanity Fair," he also writes regularly for "The Atlantic," "The New York Times Book Review," "The Nation," "Harper's Magazine," "Slate," and "The New York Review of Books."

Christopher Hitchens returned to the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies in 2007 to debate his younger brother Peter Hitchens on God and the Iraq War.

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[ThePissedOffAtheist]

Thats an interesting point: the communists never sought destruction by nuclear war. If Ahmadinejad had an ICBM that could deliver a nuclear weapon to the US would he strike because he doesnt care, maybe even seeks, a nuclear counterstrike? We love death more than the infidel loves life.

[MrCropper]

7:25 "Where would America be without arrogant suns of bitches?"

nice

[danielrep]

"Be more British about it" something like that is what is needed: Hitchens seems to embody among the best from both the British and the American heart...

[soapfiction]

@IstilGotGame Aww, Mr. "I Got No Game and Can't Spell For Shit" is offended. The fact that your grammar is awful, that you called Bush a dog, and blamed the Jews for 9/11 makes me think you're from the middle east. Seriously, what the hell do you people have against dogs? They're friendly, loyal animals. Calling someone a dog isn't an insult.

Keep sucking bin Laden's cock all you want, and reading "Mein Kampf" and "The Turner Diaries". Go and rot in your own shit while modern society prospers.

[IstilGotGame]

this wasnt bin laden you dumb fuck.. it was elements in the us gov that did 911 and more and more people are finding that out. bush is a dog

[IstilGotGame]

@infokemp u r as deluded as fuck.. the west is about money and stealing other countries resources. if you truly believe that the west stands for humanity then you obviously havent looked at history.. humans in general if they have power or money are fucked no matter where they are from. 911 was done by people we will never know and it was not about religion or ideology. it was probably helped along by the jews.

[GaiusIuliusTaberna]

"Be more British about it" I like that...

[KenMacMillan]

I agree.

[MrSalamander7]

Define wipe.

[NewtonsStudent]

I think it's about time we wipe Islam off of the globe.

[MrCropper]

*sons