Christopher Hitchens And That Dubious Iran ‘Quote’
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I often see people attributing the following statement to the late Christopher Hitchens on the topic of Iran: “As for that benighted country, I wouldn’t shed a tear if it was wiped off the face of this earth.” This occurs across social media, in comment threads and in news articles. Now, It would be untrue to claim that Christopher Hitchens never engaged in hawkish rhetoric from time to time, but given that Hitchens had also visited Iran, spoke fondly of it and voiced
Christopher Hitchens And That Dubious Iran ‘Quote’
Christopher Hitchens And That Dubious Iran…
Christopher Hitchens And That Dubious Iran ‘Quote’
I often see people attributing the following statement to the late Christopher Hitchens on the topic of Iran: “As for that benighted country, I wouldn’t shed a tear if it was wiped off the face of this earth.” This occurs across social media, in comment threads and in news articles. Now, It would be untrue to claim that Christopher Hitchens never engaged in hawkish rhetoric from time to time, but given that Hitchens had also visited Iran, spoke fondly of it and voiced