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Tuesday: 11 Iraqis Killed, 42 Wounded
Antiwar.com Original —
... that Muntazer al-Zaidi has suffered a broken arm and head injuries possibly when security personnel jumped him during the incident. Another brother has said the al-Zaidi was beaten in custody and suffers other injuries. The injuries could not be independently verified. Meanwhile, al-Baghdadiya TV, his employer, ...
Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 16, 2008
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... for Problems, Believe Failure Won't Hurt Economy Washington Post: American Kidnap Consultant Abducted in Mexico Washington Post: New Committee Chairmen Named on Capitol Hill Boston Globe: John Kerry named head of foreign relations panel Boston Globe: For New England, a slow struggle out of darkness San Francisco Chronicle: Fight over dinosaur death flares anew in S.F. Boston Globe: Ex-detainees' suit against Rumsfeld revived BBC: Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody' BBC: Heavy snorers 'burn more energy' Palm Beach Post: ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Meet Obama's Secretary of the Interior.
And his Secretary of Education.
And his Energy Czar(ina).
Blago closer to getting wacked impeachment.
Bush's shoe thrower beaten in custody.
Dick Cheney sits down with ABC News to talk torture, Gitmo.
Sebelius to make Senate run?
No keyboards by 2012?
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Following up on the flying shoes
Newshoggers.com —
... In any case, while I am forced to question the journalists professionalism, it does appear that the sentiments expressed by his shoe-tossing are very much in keeping with Arab and World opinion, but it is the man's current condition that concerns me most. ...
Muntadar al-Zaidi Was Beaten in Custody
Comments from Left Field —
... Iraqi authorities told the Iraqi journalists’ union that al-Zaidi was being “treated well,” but his brother says otherwise: ...
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Opinionator —
... off on his televised reports from “occupied Baghdad.” But if Mr. Maliki wants his revenge, he could do no better than to let Mr. Zaidi walk free. As for Mr. Bush’s critics, both in the West and the Arab world, they will see one more opportunity to bemoan the folly of Iraq’s liberation. We suspect many Iraqis will reflect on what would have been the fate of any journalist who dared to throw his shoes at Saddam Hussein. The Journal editorial was published before Mr. Zaidi’s brother accused the Iraqi government of torturing the shoe-thrower . “The brother of the Iraqi journalist ...
Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist ‘beating in custody.’
Think Progress —
... Iraqi journalist, has reportedly been “beaten in custody,” according to the BBC. Al-Zaidi’s brother reports that the journalist is suffering from a ...
Has The Shoe Thrower Been Beaten In US Custody?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... at Camp Cropper (after Bush and Cheney, America is now instantly associated with the abuse of prisoners in the Middle East). At first, I assumed: naah. After Abu Ghraib and Camp Cropper and Bagram and the black sites and the Senate report, the Bush administration isn't still ordering the beating up and abuse of a prisoner, is it? Least of all a prisoner who has become a hero to much of the Middle East? They aren't that evil and that stupid, are they? But the BBC reports: ...
Shoe-Throwing Journalist Reportedly Beaten in Custody
Shakesville —
Fucking hell: The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody. Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.The Iraqi journalists' union disputes the claim, but hasn't actually been to see al-Zaidi. ...Which may be due to his having been transferred to the US-run prison, Camp Cropper, according to the Iraqi TV network al-Sharqiya. They ...
Are We Getting Another “Innocent Victim of Imperialist Aggressors” Line Run on Us Again
The Sundries Shack —
... yesterday that his brother sustained a broken arm and a rifle-butt injury to his head in the scuffle during his arrest in the press room. Those are the sort of injuries you’d expect someone to sustain in that situation. However, the BBC also reported a statement from his brother on Tuesday that’s far different from what he told Reuters. The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has said that the reporter has been beaten in custody. Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye ...
Cheney the torturer, al-Zaidi the tortured
The Reaction —
... Meanwhile, it seems that the world's most famous shoe-thrower, Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, may have been tortured. So says his brother, though the Iraqi military, as expected, is denying the allegation. (It is ...
Bush Still Needs To Defuse Shoe Incident
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... The shoe story could persist as the final symbolic sullying of George W. Bush's presidential legacy just as he leaves office. The shoes themselves are said to have attracted bids from around the Arab world. George W. Bush has an opportunity here to do the right thing. Will his advisers recognize that and help him to respond appropriately -- for everyone's good, including his own? A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS [image] Technorati Tags: ...
Iraqi Shoe-Thrower's Brother Alleges Beatings in Custody
TalkLeft —
... The brother of Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush says he's been beaten in custody, a charge denied by the Iraqis. ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... for months, then he's helped catch a crook. * Is Muntadar al-Zaidi, the shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist, being abused while in custody? * What do you know, ...
Shoe Thrower ‘Beaten’
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines —
... BBC:
Muntadar al-Zaidi has allegedly suffered a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.
Mr Zaidi threw his shoes at Mr Bush at a news conference, calling him “a dog”.
A spokesperson for the Iraqi military says the journalist is in good health and said the allegations were untrue.
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Confirmed: Media Misreported On Shoe-Chucker Al-Zeidi's Beatings
Gateway Pundit —
... respected by the American Left. An American flag is burned during a protest for the release of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad on Sunday. (AP/Karim Kadim) Now we know the truth about shoe-chucker and Leftist hero Muntadhar al-Zeidi. After his arrest for assaulting President Bush, the media reported that al-Zeidi, suffered severe injuries and broken bones. The BBC reported: The brother of the Iraqi journalist who threw ...
