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Grapple in the Big Apple -- full 2 hours -- Galloway & Hitchens debate Iraq war

Motion: The Iraq war of 2003 was just and necessary. Journalist Christopher Hitchens takes on MP George Galloway in a ferocious encounter over the rights and wrongs of the Iraq War. Hitchens thinks deposing Saddam Hussein was a noble act. Galloway retorts that an illegal occupation will only create more Jihadist terrorism. Recorded earlier this week in New York City.
Read entire article at Pacifica "Democracy Now!" Galloway/Hitchens Debate