Paul Perry was the first link I posted on this blog, largely because I admire his work and his weblog a great deal (he's an artist with the mojo in Nederlands). Here's an interview with him that fills in some blanks and you should go there now & read it. [note: Alamut is a "bastion of peace and information;" the pic. of Osama Bin Laden is illustrative.]
posted by Brad Larcen 9/18/2001[edit]