reuters.com - 12/15/2008
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush has become the talk of Iraq, hailed by marchers as a national hero but blasted by the government as a barbarian. The little-known Shi'ite reporter, said to have harbored anger against Bush for the ...
baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/15/2008
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baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com —
The brother of Muntader al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist
who threw his shoes at President Bush during a...
joint press conference yesterday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said today that he was "proud of his brother - as all Iraqis would be."
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Brother Explains Shoe-Tossing Iraqi Journalist's Anger
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo
of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,...
an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ...
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Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...
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Better Shoes Than Bombs
The Mahablog —
... Reuters reports that Muntazer al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, is the talk of Iraq. And get this — “In Najaf, witnesses said demonstrators threw shoes at a passing American convoy.” Better shoes than bombs. ...
What the Shoe Attacker Said to Bush
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Mr Zaidi yelled the words in Arabic while hurling both his shoes at the head of George W. Bush. Iraqis are calling Mr. Zaidi a hero and demanding his release from jail. "Thousands of Iraqis have demanded the release of a local TV reporter who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush at a Baghdad news conference." (via) Reuters: Iraqi shoe-throwing reporter becomes the talk of Iraq ABC News: Bush ‘Not Insulted’ by Thrown Shoes TGW: ...
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firedoglake.com 12/16/2008 —
by Mike Licht
Sometimes it's your friends who give you an epiphany. In this case, Rick Perlstein, who I admire greatly, with his statement that shoe-chucker Al-Zeidi should go to jail for a rather long time:
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huffingtonpost.com 12/16/2008 — Whether you thought it was funny or frightening when an Iraqi journalist tossed a pair of shoes at the President, the incident has definitely inspired some online creativity. Below, check out a series of mock-ups of President Bush's close encounter ...
Whether the Shoe Fits -- Or Not
corner.nationalreview.com 12/15/2008 — I don't think the shoe-hurl is entirely meaningless, but this is ridiculous.
BEIRUT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The hurling of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq strikes many in the Middle East as a fittingly furious ...
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