[ec] He is elderly now, and semi-retired, but I suppose he could be referred to as the old fashioned Man of letters.  Some more of his writings include:   presented evidence to the House of Commons, UK more available.  As for Pappe, he acknowledges he could care less about the facts  he's a partisan.   And as for another source for Mike Isaacson's quote maybe when we get another one for someone named "Gideon"...