dr. berlinski. arguing that negative of the resolution is christopher hitchens, journalist, cultural critic and best-selling author and most recently he is the author of the memoir "hitch 22," this is a best seller and available in the lobby, you will have the same opportunity to meet christopher hitchens and have your book signed by him. now just a bit about the format for tonight's debate. first of all, there will be 12 minutes of opening statements by each of these men to read dr. berlinski will be the first to speak and then of course, christopher hitchens. and then we will have a free bottle, six minutes each, and then a speaker recap that is to say some final remarks for that portion of the debate, three minutes each. malae will be time keeping as we move along, and i'm asking these gentlemen brought to trample those time limits, and then we will move into a question and answer time line. i have some questions here which have been submitted and i will read them to the two of them and then sign

dr. berlinski. are you in the negative? that's chris hitchens, journalist, cultural critic and best-selling author. he is the author of the memoir, hitch # -- 22. this is a best seller, and it's in the lobby with the same opportunity to meet chris hitchens and to have your book signed by him. in just a bit, the format about tonight's debate. first of all, there will be 12 minute opening statements by each of the men. dr. berlinski will be the first to speak, and then, of course, chris hitchens, and then a rebuttal of 6 minutes each, and then a speaker recap, that is to say some final remarks for that portion of the debate, three minutes each. now, i will be time keeping as we move along rntion and i'm asking these gentlemen not to trample those time limits, and then we'll move into a question and answer time. i have questions here that have been submitted and i will read them at the end and signal them when they received their last question that they should give some sort of closing statement and sense dr. berlinski is goin