...Indeed, one is struck by the peculiar absence of any reference by Moore to the so-called neo-conservatives of Bush's inner circle, almost entirely Jewish, who plotted the invasion of Iraq long before September 11. Moore's bravery stops at the door of Israel, and he does not bother even asking if Israel and its army of influence peddlers in the US capital and its halls of power and decision-making was a key factor triggering the present administration into war with Iraq. At the risk of sounding "anti-Israel", however, the question needs to be asked and seriously scrutinized, notwithstanding the commission of inquiry in Israel now investigating precisely the question of why the Israeli government and its security apparatuses exaggerated the weapons of mass destruction threat of Saddam Hussein.

Sadly, no one in the 9-11 Commission has bothered to raise such a question, perhaps out of fear of instant excommunication by colleagues and the media, just as was the case with Representative James P Moran, who dared to suggest at one point that the American Jewish community was pressing the White House to go to war in Iraq. Another question is, of course, if Moore could realistically afford to antagonize the Jewish population, not to mention the pro-Israel Hollywood executives who berated Mel Gibson openly in the New York Times for his "sin" of depicting a crucified Christ condemned by his Jewish community...