Thanks for the exerpt. Yes, Pinter has turned himself into a controversial figure for vocally critisizing the both American and British foreign policies; his surefire rebellion has all hallmarks of Bertrand Russell and Chomsky. His rousing speech during anti-war march went something like this: The US is a moster out of control.. it's run by a bunch of criminal lunatics with Blair as their hired Christian thug (sourse: Channel 4 news). Carpe diem