Hitchens slams appointment of Kissinger to chair 9/11 inquiry

[Peter K.]

>Peter K. quoted Hitch:
>
>>There is a tendency, some of it paranoid and disreputable, for the
>>citizens of other countries and cultures to regard President Bush's
>>"war on terror" as opportunist and even as contrived. I myself don't
>>take any stock in such propaganda. But can Congress and the media be
>>expected to swallow the appointment of a proven coverup artist, a
>>discredited historian, a busted liar, and a man who is wanted in many
>>jurisdictions for the vilest of offenses? The shame of this, and the
>>open contempt for the families of our victims, ought to be the cause
>>of a storm of protest.
>
>There are none so blind... The appointment says it all, doesn't it?
>Yet none of the Kissinger hatred rubs off on the guy who tapped him,
>because that would be "paranoid and disreputable." Surely the author
>of these words is smarter than that.
>
>Doug

He said "some of it" is paranoid and disreputable. And you criticize
Hitchens for this sort of thing?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Peter