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Muntadhar al-Zaidi
Muntadhar al-Zaidi is the "shoe thrower". Muntadhar al-Zaidi is an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President George W Bush during a press conference. He has become a bit of a folk hero in Iraq for insulting the US President.
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Should Muntadhar al-Zaidi serve jail time for throwing shoes at George W Bush?
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Leader:
No, he should get a standing ovation
No, he should get a standing ovation
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If you had the chance, would you throw your shoes at George W Bush?
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Leader:
Yes, he deserves the insult
Yes, he deserves the insult
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Is 3 years in jail a fair sentence for Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the shoe thrower?
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Leader:
No, all he did was insult George W Bush. He shouldn't be in jail.
No, all he did was insult George W Bush. He shouldn't be in jail.
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush was released Tuesday after nine months in prison, and he said Iraqi security forces tortured him with beatings, whippings and electric shocks after his arrest.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, whose stunning act of protest last December made him a hero around the Arab and Muslim worlds, said he now feared for his life and believed that U.S. intelligence agents would...
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By By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER -- The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush leaned back in his chair and soaked in the round of applause.This was not Baghdad or Damascus or Beirut. This was Geneva, where Muntadhar al-Zeidi was given a hero's welcome Monday far warmer than the subdued reception in his own homeland."I am one of the victims of the occupation," al-Zeidi said at a press conference alongside two local...
From sanluisobispo.com
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- Iraqi shoe thrower freed; claims he was tortured (salon.com)
- Geneva: Bush Shoe Thrower Gets Hero's Welcome (search.msn.com)
- Bush shoe thrower gets hero`s welcome in EU (feedzilla.com)
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi man who threw his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush last year, was unapologetic for his act of protest after his release Tuesday. "I got my chance and I didn't miss it," he told reporters. "I am not a hero and I admit that. I am a person with a stance. I saw my country burning."
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From drudge.com
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(By Hannah Allam, McClatchy Newspapers)
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush last year was freed from prison Tuesday, expressing no remorse for hurling what he called a “flower to the occupier.”Muntadhar al-Zeidi received a hero's welcome at the offices of his employer, Al-Baghdadiya television...
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From charlotteobserver.com
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Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist wants Swiss asylum. September 21st, 2009 GENEVA - Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at former US president George W Bush, said he wants political asylum in Switzerland, ...
From blogsearch.google.com
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- Iraqi shoe thrower in Switzerland to rest, launch foundation for ... (blogsearch.google.com)
Geneva - Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, notorious for throwing his shoes at former US president George W Bush, has received a visa to visit Switzerland, his lawyer told local radio Friday. Mauro Poggio said his client had withdrawn his request ...
From search.msn.com
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- Shoe throwing Iraqi journalist says he would it again even if it ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist wants Swiss asylum (blogsearch.google.com)
- Now, shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist pushes for Swiss asylum (search.msn.com)
BAGHDAD | The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush was freed from prison on Tuesday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi promptly criticized the U.S. presence in his country and accused authorities of torturing him.
From kansascity.com
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- Shoe-thrower flown out of Iraq (search.msn.com)
