George Bush

This is what makes journalism so great: A columnist at the Winnipeg Free Press wants to criticize Stephen Harper for smearing opponents. So what's she do? Smear him. The George W. Bush administration isn't gone, its policies and political style have just moved north. Like the Bush administration, the Harper government uses Karl Rovian tactics to smear and intimidate not just opposition critics, but parliamentary officers, heads of quasi...  

At a recent event in the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, I found myself with my arm around his waist and his arm around my shoulder, posed for a photo opportunity. George W Bush, the much reviled former President of the United States, was in an expansive mood that evening. Aside of his “base” in America, this was fawning that had to be seen to be believed. He is the unquestioned hero of India’s elite. A senior member of the ruling Congress...  

Cleric's Death, Torture Case Jolt Iran (FARNAZ FASSIHI, 12/21/09, WSJ) Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners--many chanting protest slogans--joined the funeral procession Monday for Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who had described government crackdowns as the work of power-hungry despots. Iranian authorities have barred foreign media from covering the processions in the holy city of Qom for Ayatollah Montazeri, who died Sunday at age...  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As not only the year, but the decade comes to a close, it is a time to both reflect on what has been and to look ahead to the coming years. The past ten years have seen a lot of changes -- both good and bad, as has just the past year alone. When it comes to selecting one event among 6 different options that has had the biggest impact on America over the past ten years, one-quarter of Americans (25%) say it is the...  

In the cold light of history, I’m sure there will be plenty of blame to be laid at the feet of one George W. Bush, but blaming him for movies? Well, that’s what Ramin Setoodeh over at Newsweek is proposing — Wow I really did not think they could be so stupid  

ReutersDid George Bush write Obama's speech?The TennesseanIf I had only read the text of President Barack Obama's speech on Afghanistan, I would have thought George Bush had written it. ...Afghanistan's future in soldiers handsBismarck TribuneBarack Obama Trots Out Joe Biden to Attack George BushRedState (blog)President Obama is looking like former President George W. Bush with ...New York Daily NewsTown Hall -Center for Research on...  

The Iraqi journalist who made headlines after throwing a shoe at George Bush has been the target of a similar attack at a press conference in France. Tags: shoe throwing iraq journalist george bush muntazer al-zaidi ...  

PARIS — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris. Muntadhar al-Zeidi ducked and the shoe hit the wall behind him. "He stole my technique," al-Zeidi later quipped. The identity of the new shoe-thrower – and his motivation – weren't immediately clear, but he appeared to be an...  

PARIS — A protester who presented himself as an Iraqi journalist in exile hurled a shoe Tuesday at the colleague who one year ago found fame hurling his own footwear at then US president George W. Bush. Television reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi was in Paris to promote his campaign for the "victims of the US occupation in [...]  

PARIS (AFP) - A protester who presented himself as an Iraqi journalist in exile hurled a shoe Tuesday at the colleague who one year ago found fame hurling his own footwear at then US president George W. Bush. Television reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi was in Paris to promote his campaign for the "victims of the US occupation in Iraq" when a fellow Iraqi critic turned the tables on him, shouting: "Here's another shoe for you." The thickset man with...  

Time magazine named President George W. Bush its Person of the Year for the second time. Opera singer Renata Tebaldi died in San Marino at age 82. One year ago: Citing imminent danger to the national economy, President George W. Bush ordered an ...  

Via Alsumaria TV, An Iraqi journalist threw his shoe on Tuesday at Iraqi reporter Montazer Al Zaidi who was imprisoned for throwing his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush.The shoe hit the wall next to Al Zaidi’s head. The attacker accused Al Zaidi of siding with dictatorship.Following the incident, Al Zaidi argued that he threw his shoe at occupation not at a fellow Iraqi citizen...  

Iraq shoe thrower Zaidi faces Paris shoe-ing (BBC, 12/01/09) The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush has found himself on the receiving end of a shoe-throwing attack. Muntadar al-Zaidi was speaking about Iraqi war victims at a news conference in Paris, but managed to duck in time. Media reports said the attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who defended US policy and accused Zaidi of "working for...  

PARIS | The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine. Muntadhar al-Zeidi nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris on Tuesday.  

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush has found himself on the receiving end of a shoe-throwing attack. Muntadar al-Zaidi was speaking about Iraqi war victims at a news conference in Paris, but managed to duck ...