James Bond versus the Elders of Zion

I went to go see the new Bond-movie "Casino Royale" over the weekend. I thought it was pretty well done. But then, late last night, I finally realized how the producers managed to slip something really strange and offensive into the movie.

The villain of the movie is an international investment banker named Le Chiffre who engineers terrorist attacks in order to profit from the adverse reactions that are produced in the world's stock markets. About half-way through the movie, we are told by Bond's superior M that Le Chiffre notoriously bet against airline stocks on September 10, 2001. We also find out that Le Chiffre is working for a shadowy international conspiracy that British Intelligence knows nothing about.

Think about it for a second. Le Chiffre is an international investment banker working for a shadowy international conspiracy who shorted airline stocks on 9/10. These are Left-wing code phrases meaning "Le Chiffre is Jewish".

A quick check on Wikipedia about Le Chiffre mentions the following passage from the book "Casino Royale":

Height 5 ft 8 ins. Weight 18 stones. Complexion very pale. Clean shaven. Hair red-brown, 'en brosse'. Eyes very dark brown with whites showing all round iris. Small, rather feminine mouth. False teeth of expensive quality. Ears small, with large lobes, indicating some Jewish blood. Hands small, well-tended, hirsute. Feet small. Racially, subject is probably a mixture of Prussian or Polish strains. Dresses well and meticulously, generally in dark double-breasted suits.

The movie Le Chiffre's "corrupted tear duct" that occasionally weeps a drop of blood seems like an obvious reference to this profile from the book.