[lbo-talk] Hitch on ObL as liberation theologist

[Doug Henwood]

The other day, Dennis Perrin reported that Christopher Hitchens has  
been on right-wing radio claiming that the antiwar left loves Osama,  
and views him as a liberation theologist. I wrote to Hitch asking him  
to name some names and quote some quotes, conceding that with an 8- 
month-old infant, I may be a little behind on the news. Here's his  
response (needless to say, this is a nonsensical characterization of  
Bruce Lawrence, whom I interviewed at <http:// 
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#051117>):


> Try Bruce Lawrence's intro to the Verso edition of OBL's  
> sermons....The Guevara of our times no less! Or any of the stuff  
> that says he's a protest against poverty and repression - you won't  
> have to look far and can do it with one hand while holding a  
> feeding-bottle.