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December 06, 2001
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Hitchens makes what could be
Perry de Havilland (London)  

Hitchens makes what could be a classic quote

Christopher Hitchens is in typically ebullient form on The Nation as he writes The Ends of War, in which he makes a remark that I suspect is destined to became a classic quote:

The United States of America has just succeeded in bombing a country back out of the Stone Age.

Outstanding. Just for good measure, he yet again carves up Noam Chomsky in his Parthian shot. In a battle of wits, nauseating Noam is unarmed. This whole article is well worth a read.

I am only just starting to get used to the idea of not reflexively thinking of Christopher Hitchens as the enemy.

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