This is much better!! Thanks for the excerpt. Yes, Pinter has turned himself into a controversial figure for vocally criticising both American and British foreign policies; his sure-fire rebellion has all the hallmarks of Bertrand Russell and Chomsky. His rousing speech during an anti-war march went something like this: The US is a monster out of control.. it's run by a bunch of criminal lunatics with Blair as their hired Christian thug (source: Channel 4 news).