Christopher Hitchens - 'Is Afghanistan Worth The Price?' (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Christopher Hitchens is one of the most prolific and controversial writers in the English-speaking world. A prominent atheist, he is the author of "God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," which became an international best-seller in 2007. He has also written books on topics ranging from the partition of Cyprus to Thomas Jefferson and the Anglo-American relationship; his most recent is the memoir "Hitch 22."

RFE/RL writer at large 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.

In the past year, many voices have called for a downscaling in the Western commitment to Afghanistan and a removal of NATO troops -- including individuals who initially supported the 2001 war that ousted the Taliban from power. Hitchens disagrees.

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• politics
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• Afghanistan
• NATO
• military
• Taliban

[raggedclown]

Looking at him you think, he's so ill, so weak, what a tragedy... Then he opens his mouth, and he's the same brilliant Christopher.

[milekrizman]

I would really like to contact this man! He is a cultural icon and my personal idol. He is a true spokesman of enlightement.



[milekrizman]

We should translate 'God is not great' on Pashto and Dari languages and distribute it to every household in Afghanistan and western Pakistan.

[blobvision]

@milekrizman It's time for all of us to take the torch and aspire to be the erudite Hitchens was. That's what he truly wanted.

[andromidius]

@andromidius Osama*

[andromidius]

@PilateTS Osame wasn't a member of the CIA, but he had friends in the CIA in the 80's.

[andromidius]

@raggedclown To be fair, he looks better here then some 'healthy' 60 year old men! I was suprised when I found out his age a few years back. But yes, still the same great mind on the inside. He doesn't even have a hint of urgency, even though he knows his time is short. He's taking his time, being articulate, making his thoughts perfectly clear. Really awe inspiring.

[PilateTS]

I would argue that Hitch is wrong. The amount of heroin being farmed, and then brought to the US by the CIA. Then proper diplomatic action with all the countries bordering Afghanistan would collapse the country on its own. Finally, Usama Bin Laden is or was a CIA operative.

[CorrinTamajb163]

hmz ich bin total naja wie soll ich sagen reich

[LowleyUK]

@glower125 How you can call somebody racist and then in the very same sentence use the words "jew virus" is beyond me.

[moroney1]

ITs odd, for a man who looked liked the youngest 60 year old ever, cancer treatment really did age him considerably