Christopher Hitchens is obviosly well-traveled and well-educated.  He harshly, cruely criticizes believers for being narrow-minded and forcing their beliefs on others, yet that is exactly what he is doing through this book.  He praises atheists for their open minds and general kindness, but he shows none of that to religion. 

In chapter two “Religion Kills” he lists human atrocities that have been done in the name of religion.  Disturbing yes, but he leaves out the other side of the argument completely.  He gives religion no credit for the peace and unity that it creates among people groups who probably never would have stopped being small warring tribes without it.  He also conveniently fails to mention that every time atheist regiems gain power it results in genocide.  The French Revolution was explicitly anti-religion and it was extremely bloody.  The merciless bloody Communist regiems of the 20th century were athiests (ex. China which still persecutes Chrisitans and other religions peoples). 

Hitchens takes the same narrow view of history in him chapter on health.  Yes, religions around the world have perverted health.  The sterilization of women in Africa that he discribes is sickening.  But Christians and Jews have established many hospitals and other health-promoting things.  The Red Cross, the homeless shelter on every other corner, religion has caused a lot of good in the world, and Hitchens leaves that out.  One could that the flower power '60s revolutionaries were anti traditional religions and what kind of health did all their drugs and sex bring? 

The truth is that people, religion or no, are going to bumble along hurting and helping each other.  Hitchens wants to prove his point so desperately that he does not take time to present a balanced view of history and reality.