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    ZNet Debates: Responding To Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens wrote an essay (roughly 9/20/2001) for an issue of the Nation titled Against Rationalization . On the Nation website on 9/24 Hitchens added a reply (Of Sin, the Left & Islamic Fascism) to some criticisms he had heard of  his initial piece. In the two pieces Hitchens dismisses many critics of Bush’s “war on terrorism” as rationalizing terrorism, among other falsely impugned failings. Here are some replies to Hitchens…

    Noam Chomsky replies to Hitchens…

    Michael Albert’s reply to Hitchens…

    Edward Herman: Imperial Violence

    Tariq Ali: Hitchens At War

    Jeffrey Sommers: Distorting Blowback

    Hitchens Reply…

    Responding only to the Chomsky reply above, ignoring the others, Hitchens has sent around and the Nation web site had posted another comment. Chomsky’s brief response to that and a Herman reply appear below.

    Noam Chomsky: Second Reply…

    Edward Herman: Second reply…

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