Fifty-nine Deceits in Fahrenheit 911, Dave Kopel, Independence Institute

This is the best write-up I've seen to date that attempts to refute F9/11.

It's full of the classic "out of context" complaints and "Whether you agree with the staff report or the critics, there is no dispute that Saddam Hussein had a relationship with al Qaeda" conjecture.

One of the deceits is having the wrong toll-free number listed...

If you read the whole thing, you'll see about 1/3 of the way down that deceits include using images of people reacting to the attacks on the WTC. This is considered deceitful because it "involves the contradiction between Moore's purported feelings about a topic in the movie and what appear to be his actual feelings about that topic."

The very same tactics that Kopel finds deceitful about Moore are found throughout the article.

Since "this is a preliminary version of an article to be published", I'll be curious to read the final, and read the response from Moore's war room. As it stands, I read nothing here that makes me think that the fundamental premise of the movie is off.

The Bush Administration was predetermined to fight a war with Iraq. The justification for this war came from the events of 9/11 combined with a systematic use of fear, uncertainty and doubt to build it's case. And that Osama bin Laden was not then, nor is he now, a priority.

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."

- George W. Bush, 3/13/02