PARIS,
June 24 (IslamOnline.net) - A new French documentary grilling U.S.
President George W. Bush and the neo-conservatives within his
administration hit the screens in Paris. The documentary is entitled
"Le Monde Selon Bush" (The World According To Bush),
directed by William Karel on the US administration's 1000-day rule,
from September 11, 2001 up to the Iraqi invasion in March 2003.
The
documentary, produced by Flach Film Corporation in collaboration with
"France 2" channel, highlights a modern perspective of the
United States and how a small group of neo-conservatives has
controlled the US foreign policy whose goal have become the
"implementation of a religious Christian project."
The
documentary - hit the screen Wednesday, June 23 - starts with a
farewell speech by late US President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961),
wherein he warned the Americans of the consequences of allowing the
industrial military lobby control the decision-making process in the
United States.
The
documentary, at its outset, shows a group of individuals in a major
Washington theater house hoisting Israeli flags and chanting songs
that glorify "Greater Israel."
Commenting
on this scene, Karel told IslamOnline.net "I was keen to show
that none of those hoisting Israeli flags was a Jew. They are all
Americans who think that the establishment of the Israeli state is a
fulfillment of the predictions of the Old Testament and the beginning
of human salvation. Hence, supporting Israel is a sacred duty."
"It
is the way of thinking of the neo-conservatives who run the US under
Bush's leadership," the French director added.
On
the motives behind directing such a documentary, Karel said,
"This came after I had read several books on Bush since September
11 events. I realized that there are economic gains and an independent
religious project behind the US administration's policies. Rather a
dream to control the Islamic world."
Inspired
by journalist-author Eric Laurent's two books on the Bush
administration, "Le Monde" is the fifth film by Karel
examining American political power.
The
Tunisian-born Swiss director insists he "adores" America,
but chose to make the film because "it's a true story stranger
than fiction."
Testimonies
The
documentary exclusively includes testimonies by several figures of the
CIA, journalists and politicians, who have been ruled out due to their
discomfort with the US policies particularly with regard to the Iraq
invasion.
The
director emphasizes that "the history of democracies has not
witnessed a President and his team dealing with such arrogance as did
Bush, as he lacks consciousness and despises international legitimacy
despite an unprecedented link of personal interests."
Dictatorship
Through
the testimonies obtained, the director seeks to prove that the group
of Bush's advisors and ministers has managed to invest the 9/11 events
to control US foreign policy decision-making and convince him that he
shoulders a Christian missionary responsibility represented in the
protection of Israel.
In
his documentary, Karel points out that the US President has received
the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon nine times; a matter deemed
unprecedented in the history of US-Israeli relationships.
In
his testimony, Stanley Hoffman, a Harvard University professor,
underlines that the US hawks led by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,
Defense Undersecretary Paul Wolfwitz, vice President Dick Cheney and
Defense Department retiree Richard Perle "have made use of
September 11 events (gift of heavens) to implement their strategy that
is based on re-drawing the Middle East map under the slogan of
fighting terrorism."
The
director shows, through official testimonies, how the US
neo-conservatives have even linked their strategy to ousting the
former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime as being responsible
for September attacks and in possession of mass destruction weapons
that threaten the safety and security of the US and the whole world.
The
documentary also includes testimonies for (retired) David Kay, senior
U.S. inspector for Iraqi weapons and Hans Blix, ex-head of the
international inspectors.
The
director has managed to obtain the testimony of David Ferron; the only
person from the current US Administration who approved to give
testimony in the documentary. David Ferron, writer of Bush's speeches,
is known for devising the "Axis of Evil" term.
Karel
revealed that he has attempted for over 20 times to meet Wolfwitz but
the latter refused to give any statements. As for Dick Cheney, Karel
underlined, nobody allowed him even to approach any of his
acquaintances.
Nazi
History
In
his documentary, the director presents the history of Bush, the father
and grandfather, to prove that the religious project of the
neo-conservatives is mainly based on economic interests that are
deeply rooted in Bush's family.
Based
on testimonies, he says that the family of Bush keeps a secret; namely
that Bush's grandfather "Prescott Bush" has made a fortune
through managing pro-Nazi companies in 1942. Such a fortune has been
inherited by the Bushs and invested in weaponry industry.
"Karlil
missiles owned by Bush's family have been used in the latest Iraqi war
in March 2003," Karel said, adding that there had been strong
relations between the Bushs and the Bin Ladens and even between the
Bushs and Saddam Hussein's family during his war against Iran, as they
provided Saddam with chemical weapons to use against the Iranian
troops.
The
documentary ends with a horrible scene on deeds perpetrated by the US
marines against Iraqi families under the name of the missionary task
to maintain the Israeli security.
It
also ends with scenes of marches organized in front of the White House
that call for not voting for Bush during the forthcoming Presidential
elections.
This
documentary adds to the series of anti-Bush and US Administration
policy documentaries; the latest of which was "Fahrenheit
9/11" for the US director Michael Moore who has obtained the
Golden Palm Leave Award in the Cannes Film Festival.