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> why is Christopher Hitchens changing his politics relevant to a discussion about journalist credibility...? Because, unfortunately to those who admired him,
by mturmon 4y ago
> why is Christopher Hitchens changing his politics relevant to a discussion about journalist credibility...?
Because, unfortunately to those who admired him, Christopher Hitchens allowed his disgust for Islamic fundamentalism to lead him to credulously advocate for a war that turned out to be based on a series of lies? Lies that he partly saw through, but that he decided to ignore in service of what for him was the larger good?
It's an instructive episode.
- mturmon 4y agoSelf-replying to point out a more well-informed take on Seymour Hersh's recent writing: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats-the-story-with-seymour-hersh https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/whats-the-story-with-se...