Ethics

Hitchens on the Public Zeal for Torture

By Ed Brayton

Here's an interesting article about a dinner party at Christopher Hitchens' apartment. First, the amusing part:

Inside, Hitchens opined on whether the Obama administration should answers calls from the left to prosecute Bush administration officials for illegal interrogation of prisoners: "As long as it's agreed that these steps were taken in response to public demand," he began, only to be interrupted by Andrew Sullivan, who greeted him with a hug and a kiss. "I want tongue. Give me tongue," Hitchens implored, to no avail. "No, I'm not giving you tongue," Sullivan replied, feigning astonishment. "Let the record show: Sullivan wouldn't give tongue," Hitchens replied. ("He's gayer than I am!" Sullivan later told us.)

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on January 21, 2009 (boomark / email).