The debate was one of eight at this year's FreedomFest, which describes itself as the tradeshow for liberty and the world's largest gathering of free minds.

With his trademark wicked wit, the British-born journalist Hitchens, now an American citizen, took on political writer and Hoover Institute scholar Dinesh D'Souza, a devout Catholic, on the subject, "War, Terrorism and Geo-Political Crisis: Is Religion the Solution or the Problem?" ...