Reply #14: So, when did he advocate torture?

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If he did, I haven't heard about it. And don't confuse Bush's disregard for the Constitution with Hitchen's animosity for Saddam. Whatever we might think of the Iraq war, Saddam was a fascist and there was plenty of reason for wanting him gone. I don't agree with him on the war, his coziness with the Bush people or his loathing of Bill Clinton. Still, I think your characterization is unrealistic.

You might remember that Hitchens wrote a scathing piece on McCain and Palin before the election. He also wrote a biography of Jefferson and one of Thomas Paine some time ago, so this is hardly new ground for him.