Hitchens' life led him not only through the Interesting Times in his own country of birth, but a lot of places in the whole world were history happened: Cuba, Czechoslowakia, Bosnia, the Middle East and so on. Now I can imagine what shaped this man's versatile Points of View. Hitchens grew from a predictable 68ers to a experienced traveler, Whose opinions on recent as well as past issues are worth reading, even if oneself disagrees with him.
After reading this I respect journalists a lot more, and envy them for Their experiences; Especially thosethat Work Abroad.