Christopher Hitchens

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Christopher Hitchens is the former columnist for The Nation, putatively on the left, who in the late 1990s veered to the right to first argue against abortion, [1] and then turn on his former colleagues. Now, Hitchens is considered a neocon who supported the US war of aggression against Iraq, and even travelled to Iraq as an embedded journalist to cheer on the US troops. He now writes mostly for Vanity Fair and Slate. [2]

Attacks on former friends

Beginning shortly after 11 September 2001, Hitchens has written several pieces attacking former friends. His most recent is an attack on Gore Vidal in which, among other things, he insinuates that acclaimed essayist and novelist is an anti-Semite.[3]

Related Articles

Christopher Hitchens, 'Losing the Iraq War: Can the left really want us to?', Slate, 8 August, 2005. (Accessed 7 April, 2009)

Affiliations

Connections

Notes

  1. Sasha Abramsky, 'Christopher Hitchens - Interview', Electric Library/The Progressive, 1 February, 1997. (Accessed 7 April, 2009)
  2. 'Christopher Hitchens - About This Author', goodreads.com, accessed 7 April, 2009.
  3. Christopher Hitchens, [1], Vanity Fair, February 2010