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Shoe-Thrower Subject to Imprisonment, Perhaps Torture
Whiskey Fire —
... what happened. And if Mr. Bush will not approve for releasing Mr. Muntader al-Zaidi that will create big problem."
President Bush, you need to avoid this "big problem." Do this one thing, this one small thing, for the sake of peace. Forgive Muntadhar al-Zeidi and call for his immediate release, and call for him to be protected against all forms of official harassment. Do this ONE right thing before you leave. UPDATE. Reports indicate that al-Zeidi may have been tortured. Via FDL: ...
Pardon Mr. Shoes!
TigerHawk —
Lefty blogs are in a froth over rumors that Iraqis, or even Americans , are torturing Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush the other day. That would be bad. I, for one, hope that nobody did anything worse than, say, the Chicago cops would have done circa 1968. That might sound shocking, but you have to be realistic about these things. Treatment even that humane represents a quantum leap for Iraq and most of the Arab world. Put differently, while it is a bit of a stretch even for George Bush to say that this was a victory ...
Heartbreak: Iraqi Olbermann Allegedly Has Broken Bones
JammieWearingFool —
... where the US embassy and most government offices are housed. "He has got a broken arm and ribs, and cuts to his eye and arm," Durgham said. "He is being held by forces under the command of Muaffaq al-Rubaie, Iraq's national security adviser." It could be worse. He could have done this to Saddam Hussein and wound up in a meat grinder and had the women in his family raped and murdered by Uday and Qusay. Apparently, though, that's OK with people. But to the "Arab World" and the American left , this schmuck is ...
Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist ‘beating in custody.’
Think Progress —
... ,” according to the BBC. Al-Zaidi’s brother reports that the journalist is suffering from a broken hand, broken ribs, and internal bleeding. Yesterday, TV al-Sharqiya in Iraq reported that the al-Zaidi had “ ...
Giving the shoe protest some legs
Newshoggers.com —
... Meanwhile, word has it that the shoe-tossing journo is suffering mightily for his personal protest. FDL gathers reports that he's being severely beaten to the point of torture and has been "transferred to Camp Cropper prison [the Airport prison, managed by the American forces]." Keeping the story alive with a charitable shoe drive might also serve to prevent any further torment and put some pressure on Bush to take ...
Shoe-Throwing, Torture, and Freedom
Comments from Left Field —
... Via Siun at Firedoglake, Iraq blogger Raed Jarrar says that an Iraqi MP told Al-Baghdadia (al-Zaidi’s employer) that Al-Zaidi’s “ ...
