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Flying Shoe Thread
Political Animal —
Flying Shoe Thread As you have probably heard, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at president Bush. Here's the video (via TPM ): McClatchy : "As Bush finished remarks that hailed the security progress that led to a U.S.-Iraq agreement that sets a three-year timetable for an American withdrawal, an Iraqi television journalist leapt from his seat, pulled off his shoes and threw them at the president. Striking someone with a shoe is a grave insult in Islam. "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog," the journalist, Muntathar al Zaidi, 29, shouted. Bush ducked the first shoe. ...
Flying Shoe Thread
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... by hilzoy
As you have probably heard, an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at president Bush. Here's the video (via TPM):
McClatchy:
"As Bush finished remarks that hailed the security progress that led to a U.S.-Iraq agreement that sets a three-year timetable for an American withdrawal, an Iraqi television journalist leapt from his seat, pulled off his shoes and threw them at the president. Striking someone with a shoe is a grave insult in Islam. ...
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The Reaction —
By Mustang Bobby An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush during a press conference on Sunday. No one was seriously injured, although White House Press Secretary Dana Perino got a black eye from a microphone during the scuffle. In Iraq, throwing your shoe at someone is the equivalent of giving them the finger. To his credit, the president joked about it ("All I can report is that it was a size 10"), but I guess the Secret Service can now add ...
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