You have a point there, it's just a photo and one can make anything of any photo.

IMO there can be no influential figure without him being "kosher", doesn't necessarily need to be working directly for them, but he must be certified to not rock the boat. Oliver Stone seems like that guy portrayed as anti-establishment making documentaries about how evil war is but in the end of the day he is having dinners with a known criminal and terrorist. (Arnon Milchan was involved in September 11th BTW, you can watch Johnny Gat's documentary on it: "The 911 Fight Club; Predictive Programming"