aw. RE: The Nobel Prize for War 2009 goes to ...

[Carvill, John]

<< Actually, I'd never heard of The Looming Tower before posting that
link from the Matthew Yglesias Blog (one of my staple political
blogs). >>

Really? Musta been someone else who mentioned it. Apologies.

<< So I really know nothing about Lawrence Wright.  So I Googled
him.  His bio sounds not at all like the Wig-nut you describe >>

Ok, I'll reserve judgement. Wright is a member of the CFA (Council on Foreign Relations), which I believe is some sort of Rand-style 'Think Tank', but I dunno enough about them to form any immediate opinion.

<< Wright is the co-writer (with Ed Zwick and Menno Meyjes) of The Siege,
starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis and Annette Bening, which
appeared in November 1998. >>

Yes, that's the film I meant. Horrible.

Will look into the Looming Tower now. Cheers.