I'll read up on those laws and their implications. But that's what you're here for Menace. 
Condell is a bit of a sensationalists, but I find his rants amusing, just like Michael Moore. I agree, Hitchens needs to stay out of politics. He's great when it comes to writing and clever ridicule of religion, but some things certain people should not get involved with. And for him it's politics.
I've always liked Dawkins. A lot of people say he's a bit arrogant, but I honestly don't see it. And what they might mistake as arrogance is actually just confident success, and that is rightfully deserved. He's been in the scientific spotlight for over thirty years since The Selfish Gene. He WIILL go down in history as an initiator of a (now) inevitable movement (atheism), and he knows it. There's nothing wrong with that, as long as he doesn't go parading his success around then its respectable. But he doesn't do that. He sticks to what he knows and admits when he doesn't know something, at that point he consults one of his fellow professionals. But he knows his value and there's nothing wrong with that.
And I have a lot of respect for Dennet. His writing is clear and cogent. And he's a leading mind in philosophy right now. I don't agree with all of his views (regarding free will) but he still deserves much respect.
