Christopher Hitchens Interview on AC360: Extended Version - Part 1 of 2

Christopher Hitchens interview with Anderson Cooper, CNN, 8-5-2010

Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZQrvpAcGtM

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[nilbog44]

RIP. You were one of a kind. A true intellectual with the guts to tell the truth. There will never be another Christopher Hitchens

[dog1dog2]

@pearsc5d Spoken with the true, heartfelt compassion of a Christian...

[il9agr17]

@TheShaitanjr It does promote terrorism. 500,000 Iraqi civilians dead because of America. 200,000 Afghani (and counting) civilians dead because of America. Supplying of high-tech weapons to the state of Israel to kill Palestinian women and children daily. I agree with you, that is in no way terrorism.

[il9agr17]

@TheShaitanjr No that's not what I'm saying. I'm talking about misconception and misinterpretation.

[TheShaitanjr]

@il9agr17 I have another thing to add to that list btw, slave trade in the barbary states. -So you're saying that everything I mentioned would have happened, even if the Koran didn't exist? I'm not going to argue this with you anymore, its pointless.

[TheShaitanjr]

@il9agr17 No, actually they don't. I don't have anything against the Americans either, I'm not American, in case you're wondering. And before you just think, do some research on it. It may be corrupt, but it does not promote terrorism.

[il9agr17]

To all Atheists who are convinced that everything has to have reasoning. Please answer this question the Koran asks especially you. "Or were they created out of naught? Or are they the creators?" Koran 52:35

[il9agr17]

@TheShaitanjr But you in no way possible can accuse the Koran of inspiring people to do the things you said. "You're talking about the same book that inspires people to fly into buildings, to behead those who cartoon mohammed, to burn other books, to subjugate women, to kill authors or atleast try to kill them". There is no proof.

[il9agr17]

@TheShaitanjr Well they do speak against extremism, at least a large part of them do. But you, given that you clearly follow American media, are banned from seeing that. I have nothing against the American people. I just think it has the most corrupt government that promotes censorship and "terrorism". Yes, because of the misconceptions and misunderstanding of the Koran, the Koran has produced harm.

[TheShaitanjr]

@il9agr17 And second post: No I can't blame everyone of the followers of that religion, and I'm not doing that. I can blame the religion that was explicitly the cause of the events I mentioned. If not for the religion, those events would not have happened.

[TheShaitanjr]

@il9agr17 I didn't blame 1/5 of the world. I blamed the book that inspired people to do those things. If you want to contribute good things to that book you cant do it a la carte. you must take the good with the bad. Frankly, more harm has come from that book than good. That would be great if the 99.995% could speak up against extremism, why don't they if its such a small minority?

[il9agr17]

@TheShaitanjr Just because I speak fluent English doesn't make me American. I am Saudi Arabian, I have lived in America, and am currently living on an Island off the coast of Saudi. Frankly, I have exposed to more danger and threat in America than while living here. And as for Rushdie, 9/11, and whatever shit you're complaining about. You can't blame more than 1/5 of the world and their religion because less than 0.005% of them are extremists or terrorists, every group has its extremists.