Hitchens on Hypocrisy

Great column from the always insightful Christopher Hitchens. Here he analyzes the inability of the left to take a contrary stand to our enemies.

"For day after day last month I could not escape the news of the gigantic "Live 8" enterprise, which urged governments to do more along existing lines by way of debt relief and aid for Africa. Isn't there a single drop of solidarity and compassion left over for the people of Iraq, after three decades of tyranny, war, and sanctions and now an assault from the vilest movement on the face of the planet? Unless someone gives me a persuasive reason to think otherwise, my provisional conclusion is that the human rights and charitable "communities" have taken a pass on Iraq for political reasons that are not very creditable. And so we watch with detached curiosity, from dry land, to see whether the Iraqis will sink or swim. For shame."

Lest you think he is some patsy for the Right, need I remind you that he is a self-described socialist in many aspects, and I don't agree with him on a number of things. His previous column, excoriating Catholics for being part of an dominating, soul squelching enterprise in the Church is example enough of that.

[Hat tip: My mom=)]