Hijackers I Have Known

August 29, 2002 | This article appeared in the September 16, 2002 edition of The Nation.

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I have met three hijackers in my life, and I hope I do not sound crabby and disillusioned if I add that the standard of hijacking is not what it used to be.

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Christopher Hitchens

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