Found a brief reply from Lenin on this as well, http://leninology.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-which-i-become-diverting-anecdote.html

Begob. And with that my level of admiration for Hari's journalism returns to normal.

I see that the boul' Nick has published his own reply:

http://www.nickcohen.net/?p=248

Having had a flick through What's Left myself, I had to guffaw a bit at this part:

But for criticism to have intellectual integrity, the critic must present an honest summary of the ideas he is attacking.

Which is a bit like Roy Keane saying that a footballer should always be immaculate in his tackling.

Thanks Hugh. The thick plottens.