Truth, lies & hypocrisy in between, the struggle never dies: Galloway debates Hitchens on Iraq war (2005)

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The contenders

This is easily one of the greatest debates in modern times, with the formidable George Galloway facing Christopher Hitchens, the former gadfly and intellectual pugilist of the left who, by the 2000s, having turned full-on apostate, was cheerfully playing itinerant apologist for the US empire. The debate highlights the slippery nature of truth in current events, as it survives embedded in oceans of professional manipulation, this reality made more urgent by the wholesale betrayal of liberals and even former radicals, such as Hitchens.

TJ Singh

Published on Aug 4, 2016

The event took place on September 14, 2005 - George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens debated the war in Iraq. There were insults and claims of falsehood from both men on a variety of war-related topics. There also was a great deal of booing and cheering from the audience. George Galloway, who opposes the war in Iraq, is a former member of the British Parliament and the author of Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington: The Brit Who Set Congress Straight about Iraq, published by The New Press. The book tells the story of his recent appearance before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, where he verbally attacked U.S. senators while responding to charges related to Iraq’s oil-for-food program. The late Christopher Hitchens, who supported the war in Iraq, is the author of Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays and Blood, Class and Empire: The Enduring Anglo-American Relationship published by Thunder’s Mouth, Nation Books, and A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq, published by Plume. The debate was moderated by Amy Goodman, author of The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them, published by Hyperion.

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Jesse Ventura: ‘U.S. War Culture Recipe For Disaster’ & Venezuela’s Embassy Battle

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Published on Apr 25, 2019

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