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Old 12-02-2009, 11:51 AM   #1
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Fellow Iraqi turns tables on Bush shoe-thrower
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PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - An Iraqi reporter imprisoned for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush found himself on the receiving end of a similar footwear attack in Paris on Tuesday.

Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose flare-up against Bush last December turned into a symbol of Iraqi anger, was speaking at a news conference to promote his campaign for victims of the war in Iraq when a man in the audience hurled a shoe at him.

It hit the wall next to his head and a scuffle ensued in the audience, television footage showed.

French media said the attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who spoke in defence of U.S. policy, accusing Zaidi of siding with a dictatorship, before throwing his shoe.

Zaidi's own outburst summed up the feelings of many Iraqis about the U.S. military invasion of their country and the ensuing bloodshed and sectarian killing.

Millions of people around the world saw images of him shouting "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," during a news conference by the former U.S. leader, before throwing his shoes at him.

Zaidi, a television reporter, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assaulting a head of state. This was later reduced to one year and he was released in September.

He has alleged that he was tortured by guards after his arrest. (Reporting by Sophie Hardach; editing by Andrew Dobbie) ((sophie.hardach@thomsonreuters.com; Paris Newsroom +33 1 4949 5188; Reuters Messaging:

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Old 12-02-2009, 11:56 AM   #2
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He has alleged that he was tortured by guards after his arrest.
I just hope nobody gave him a fat lip.
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Old 12-02-2009, 09:38 PM   #3
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I just hope nobody gave him a fat lip.
I think a 1 year old Lazy Boy, 52" or less LCD with only 500 channels, and a massuse with happy ending optional is now "torture".

Fuck that asshole. SS should have taken him out by the 2nd shoe.

Imagine if he threw it at Obama. He'd probalby take 10days to figure out moving out of the the way of the shoe.
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Old 12-03-2009, 10:40 AM   #4
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I think a 1 year old Lazy Boy, 52" or less LCD with only 500 channels, and a massuse with happy ending optional is now "torture".

Fuck that asshole. SS should have taken him out by the 2nd shoe.

Imagine if he threw it at Obama. He'd probalby take 10days to figure out moving out of the the way of the shoe.


I don't know about Obama not getting out of the way...he's pretty quick from what I see.

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Old 12-03-2009, 06:23 PM   #5
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I don't know about Obama not getting out of the way...he's pretty quick from what I see.
That's only when he gets the urge to kill.
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Old 12-04-2009, 12:45 AM   #6
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That's only when he gets the urge to kill.
Bush is the murderer,not obama.

Its amazing how americans are tying to blame bush's mess on obama now. And, when Bush was in power, It was clintons fault

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[Austin Powers]Austin Powers Who throws a shoe? Honestly! [/Austin Powers]
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Old 12-06-2009, 01:54 PM   #8
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Bush is the murderer,not obama.

Its amazing how americans are tying to blame bush's mess on obama now. And, when Bush was in power, It was clintons fault

hipocrits.
Where are we blaming "Bush's Mess" as you put it on President Obama? I find it pathetic that Obama is going to only commit 30,000 troops to Afganistan when McChrystal wanted 40,000. I believe soldiers will die because of that and their blood will be on Obama's hands because he wanted to make a political move to "show that he's in charge" and to appease the Michael Moore and Code Pink people.
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He who lives by the shoe, dies by the shoe.

The original incident made me realize one thing; I want GW on my dodgeball team.
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He who lives by the shoe, dies by the shoe.

The original incident made me realize one thing; I want GW on my dodgeball team.
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