Muntadhar al-Zeidi

Muntadhar al-Zeidi

Muntadhar al-Zeidi is the Iraqi journalist who thew his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.

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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 politicians, repeating his allegations that he was severely tortured, including with electric shocks, during his nine months of Iraqi detention. His claims were often inexact, and it was unclear if the confusion ... Read Full Story
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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets and would carry out his brazen protest again, even if it cost him his life. Muntadhar al-Zeidi told Swiss television station Leman Bleu that, after being mistreated in Iraqi custody for two days following his outburst last Dec. 14, a judge asked him whether he regretted the gesture. "I told the judge only one thing: if the hands of the clock could you back I would do the same act even if it cost my life," al-Zeidi said, speaking through a translator. Al-Zeidi, a TV reporter, ... Read Full Story
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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has arrived in Switzerland to recuperate from his time in prison and launch a foundation to help civilian war victims in Iraq. A Swiss lawyer for Muntadhar al-Zeidi says the TV reporter arrived Tuesday in Geneva on a three-month tourist visa. Al-Zeidi shot to fame last December when he hurled his shoes toward Bush shouting "this is your farewell kiss, you dog." Mauro Poggia says his client will rest and seek dental treatment for an injury he suffered in custody in Iraq. Al-Zeidi spent nine months in jail. The lawyer says ... Read Full Story
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The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in a stunning act of protest is to be released from prison Tuesday and will fly to Greece a day later for medical checkups and because he has concerns for his safety, his brother said. Muntadhar al-Zeidi was to have been freed Monday, but the release was held up because of delays processing paperwork. On Tuesday morning, one of his lawyers, Karim al-Shujairi, said a judge has signed all the necessary papers, clearing the way for his release after nine months. Al-Zeidi's relatives gathered at the family's apartment in a rundown ... Read Full Story
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BAGHDAD — The family of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush is preparing a festive welcome for the TV reporter, who is to be released from prison Monday after nine months behind bars. At his family's home in Baghdad on Sunday, relatives of Muntadhar al-Zeidi were already celebrating, waving Iraqi flags and hanging balloons and posters of the reporter on the walls. Al-Zeidi, a little-known...  
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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...  
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GENEVA — 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 ...  
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Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at the former US President George W. Bush, receives a `hero`s` welcome in Europe. more... (source: Mathaba) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com  
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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has arrived in Switzerland to recuperate from his time in prison and launch a foundation to help civilian war victims in Iraq. A Swiss lawyer for Muntadhar al-Zeidi says the ...  
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Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi -- who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush -- was released Tuesday after nine months in prison and in a defiant address, he accused Iraqi security forces of torturing him with beatings, whippings and electric shocks.  
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BAGHDAD—The brother of the Iraqi reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former President George W. Bush says the man will not be released today as planned due to paperwork processing delays. Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s family had gathered at dawn outside an Iraqi army base in central Baghdad where he was expected to be released from prison.  
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