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Iraqi shoe thrower to be released from jail

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Sunday, September 13, 2009 5:57 PM

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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush last December will be getting out of jail on Monday, his family says.

Muntadhar al-Zeidi hurled two shoes at the then-U.S. president during a joint news conference with the Iraqi prime minister in Baghdad.

Television cameras captured the scene as Bush ducked twice and was unhurt.

"This is your farewell kiss, you dog," al-Zeidi shouted. "This is for the widows and orphans of Iraq."

Al-Zeidi, 30, was sentenced to three years in prison, but the sentence was reduced on appeal.

His release will be celebrated by fellow Iraqis who feel his act of protest helped to express their own bitterness over the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of their country, which began in March 2003.

Excited flag-waving family members have posted al-Zeidi's picture and balloons on the walls of his apartment in central Baghdad, to welcome him home.

His former employer has bought him a new four-bedroom house and a car.

There are reports that al-Baghdadiya TV has kept his job available to him and believes he will return to work there.

However, his brother, Dargham, told The Associated Press the reporter is interested in working in a humanitarian or human-rights organization.

A folk hero in the making

" I don't believe in hypothetical situations - it's kinda like lying to your brain "

" They don't hate America, they hate Americans " Homer Simpson

Lets party like its 1939

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Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:08 PM

DREAMTROVE

Yes, this was posted already. As I said then, the throwing of the shoe was a reference to a similar incident in Eritrea. Both resulting in a statue of the thrown shoe in bronze to be placed in the city square and I think both have now been removed. The Eritrean was chucking it at the president of Ethiopia, which sparked the war for independence.

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Monday, September 14, 2009 3:16 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by GinoBiffaroni:
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush last December will be getting out of jail on Monday, his family says.

Muntadhar al-Zeidi hurled two shoes at the then-U.S. president during a joint news conference with the Iraqi prime minister in Baghdad.

Some people who see this as an insult simply don't understand history.

This man was SO overwhelmed by being in the same room as the American President all he could think was: "Take off your shoes,' said the Lord, 'for the spot on which you are standing is holy ground."

He then offered his shoes to the President as a gesture of respect and love. Kinda touching really.

H

"Hero. I have come to respect you"- Chrisisall, 2009.

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Monday, September 14, 2009 8:34 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Yes, love and respect, hurled at his giant, bulbous, Charlie-Brown-sized head, at about 60mph. Too bad they didn't connect; I'm sure they'd have made a hollow sound thwacking into all that dead space between his ears.

I knew you lived on your knees for Dubya, "Hero" - I just never assumed it was because you literally worship the guy.

Mike

Old friend charity
Cruel twisted smile
And the smile signals emptiness
For me
Starless and Bible black

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Monday, September 14, 2009 8:44 AM

WULFENSTAR

http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg

Its hard for some people to realize that the guy they supported was a douche... cut him some slack

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Monday, September 14, 2009 9:28 AM

FREMDFIRMA

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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Its hard for some people to realize that the guy they supported was a douche...

And some folk held no illusions from the start.

http://www.kerryhatersforkerry.com/

-F

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