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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker

— news.bbc.co.uk — 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. Crowds gathered in Baghdad's Sadr City district, calling for "hero" Muntadar al-Zaidi to be freed from ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker

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BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker

— news.bbc.co.uk — 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. Crowds gathered in Baghdad's Sadr City district, calling for "hero" Muntadar al-Zaidi to be freed from ... (more) BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Iraq rally for Bush ...

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Al-Zaidi, Injured, Pleads Guilty; Mosul Still in Turmoil
Informed Comment — Iraqi journalist Muntazar al-Zaidi suffered, according to his brother, "suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury" and had to go to hospital after he protested Bush's press conference in Baghdad by throwing shoes at the president. The Doha Center for Media Freedom has expressed concern about the injuries allegedly inflicted on al-Zaidi and has called on Iraqi authorities "to ensure that the rights of this prisoner are respected.” Al-Zaidi appeared briefly in court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty. Although apparently Iraqi law specifies a jail term of up to 2 years for the infraction of insulting the head of ...

Al-Zaidi, Injured, Pleads Guilty; Mosul Still in Turmoil
Informed Comment — Iraqi journalist Muntazar al-Zaidi suffered, according to his brother, "suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury" and had to go to hospital after he protested Bush's press conference in Baghdad by throwing shoes at the president. The Doha Center for Media Freedom has expressed concern about the injuries allegedly inflicted on al-Zaidi and has called on Iraqi authorities "to ensure that the rights of this prisoner are respected.” Al-Zaidi appeared briefly in court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty. Although apparently Iraqi law specifies a jail term of up to 2 years for the infraction of insulting the head of ...

36 Hours of Torture - Thanks to Our Allies in Iraq
Firedoglake — As Laura Doty mentioned over at Oxdown, more accounts of the abusive treatment of Al Zaida are appearing at the same time that Prime Minister Maliki is attempting to slander the show thrower with claims that: Mr. Al-Zeidi "revealed the name of the person who instigated this act". ...