shoe-thrower

Remember when George W. Bush was president? I know, that sucked, right? But the Iraqis have taken steps to commemorate him for invading, occupying and decimating their country based on disproven pretexts bringing them democracy. ThinkProgress notes that there’s a giant shoe displayed in Tikrit, after the journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at [...]

Muntader al-Zaidi, the 29-year old journalist arrested for throwing his shoes at President Bush this weekend, faced an Iraqi judge today. Via Siun at Firedoglake (where, full disclosure, my personal blog is hosted), al-Zaidi’s brother says he was too injured from an apparent beating during either his apprehension or his detention to appear in court. [...]

Here’s Frank Gaffney of the no-nothing think tank the Center for Security Policy on “Hardball” last night talking about the war.

Shoe-thrower Muntader al-Zaidi may appear in court tomorrow to face charges. According to The New York Times, he has some powerful representation.

Delicately and respectfully, Matthew Yglesias argues that Dave Dilegge is missing the point when he writes that “those who have strived — and died — to ensure Iraq’s freedom and future place as a responsible partner on the world scene are brushed aside for the latest bash Bush melodrama” — namely, shoe-throwing Muntader al-Zaidi — [...]

Siun at Firedoglake — where, full disclosure, my personal blog is hosted — rounds up a series of Iraqi news reports suggesting that shoe-throwing journalist Muntader al-Zaidi is being tortured. According to an Iraqi member of parliament, Zainab al-Kanani, al-Zaidi’s hand was broken in Iraqi custody. al-Sharqiya, an Iraqi TV channel, reports that he [...]

According to Eason Jordan at subscription-only IraqSlogger, the Maliki government is charging shoe-throwing journalist Muntader al-Zaidi with “insulting the Iraqi state,” whatever that means. His network, al-Baghadiya TV, is “telecasting hours of live phone calls and SMS text messages from across Iraq, the Arab world and Europe voicing sympathy and support” for al-Zaidi, Jordan reports.
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