Nobody's Business But The Turks

Congrats to Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Unlike last year's winner, Harold Pinter, I have not read his stuff.

Like last year's winner, however, he's known for his politics. He's said controversial things about the killing of Armenians and Kurds that have insulted many Turks. From what I can tell, I generally agree with these statements. Nevertheless, if the Nobel committee has based their decision in any way on political considerations, they are debasing their award.