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What he hoped rather was that the event inspired others people to hold similar rallies. At the very least, they should consider ordering a Carlsberg the next time they belly up to the bar. Addressing the crowd, he thanked his "comrades" for coming out, called for "Solidarity with Denmark, death to fascism," and then said he'd promised the embassy they'd all clear out by 1 p.m. Hitchens then went off to lunch.

There was no word from the Danish Embassy -- a few diplomats drove in and out during the rally but it wasn't even clear if they waved -- but Danish media was there, so at least the folks back home saw it.

The other question was, will this get noticed in the Middle East? Hitchens was pessimistic on that possibility. "Well, I very much doubt this is going to be on Syrian TV," he said.

Writer Andrew Sullivan, who appeared, albeit a bit late, struck a more hopeful note.

"The great thing is people in the Middle East aren't restricted to mainstream media anymore either," he said. "They have the Internet access and they can also see these things. A tree falls in the forest now and it gets blogged."

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