Fantastic stuff (it won a sub from me):
"For holding essentially the same views as Scheuer, Hitchens's leftist opponents were labeled apologists, rationalizers, and eager excusers of terror. A few moments' reflection or a few grains of knowledge would have saved Hitchens from indulging in these slurs, so damaging to his reputation for fairness and decency (insofar, that is, as anyone cares about slanders against leftists). But although his prose has retained its poise since 9/11, his thinking has not."
Now, that's science!