I don't always agree with Hitchens' viewpoint but he's a brilliant writer. And, really, who cares if he sounds arrogant? I find it kind of funny that so many people feel that atheists should always be humble and modest when they're talking about the most strident and arrogant of groups, religious fundamentalists and an organization with a history of oppression and silencing open thought and speech. I've found that people who get their knickers all in a twist because they find Hitchens or Dawkins "arrogant" or disapprove of the tone of atheist discourse are intellectually cowtowing to a fundamental arrogance of religion - that it should be above criticism and must be "respected".