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.

Sorted by: Top Picks
From:   www.ap.org
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
From:   www.ap.org
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
From:   www.ap.org
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
From:   www.ap.org
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
Written by mcforte on
What For? Two days ago, on Saturday, 21 December, 2008, when I chose to participate in and do video documentation of a protest in Montréal organized by Block the Empire / Bloquez l’empire , like anyone else taking part, and those against it who did not take part, I had to ask myself “What for?” That the temperatures remained at about -14 degrees centigrade, with some added wind chill, and there had just been a heavy snowfall, and that this also was a Saturday afternoon, and that I had only 1.5 hours of sleep the night before, certainly made the question seem a lot ... Read Full Story
 
Sorted by: Top Rated
Click to play video
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...  
From huffingtonpost.com ()
More perspectives...
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 ()
More perspectives...
Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi (also spelled Muntadar al-Zaidi in some outlets) has been released from pison today in Baghdad. Let's recap the events of December 14th.That's Bully Boy Bush (still occupying the White House at that time) in Baghdad with Nouri al-Maliki, prime minister and US-installed thug, at a press conference where they lied and smiled and signed the treaties Bush pushed through (Strategic Framework Agreement and the...  
From blogger.com ()
More perspectives...
The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush was released from prison today. An unrepentant Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who alleges that Iraqi officials tortured him after he was arrested, says he now fears for his life: “These fearsome services, the U.S. intelligence services and its affiliated services, will spare no efforts [...]  
From online.worldmag.com ()
Related news:
More perspectives...
(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...  
From charlotteobserver.com ()
More perspectives...
BAGHDAD—An Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in a stunning act of protest that made him a hero around the Arab world was released from a Baghdad prison today, his brother said. Muntadhar al-Zeidi left an Iraqi army base where the prison is located, accompanied by several members of parliament, said his brother Uday, who was waiting with other relatives outside the family’s home in central Baghdad.  
From timesdispatch.com ()
More perspectives...
An Iraqi journalist who gained worldwide fame after hurling his shoes at George W. Bush today claimed he had been tortured while in prison. Muntadhar al-Zeidi was freed to a hero's welcome after spending nine months behind bars for his extraordinary attack on the former US president. Hundreds of people congregated to meet him, a phalanx of gun-toting men fired volleys into the air while women cried out and broke into traditional Iraqi dances...  
From freerepublic.com ()
More perspectives...
Sponsors
Sorted by: Top Rated
  1
  2
  3
  4
More From Zimbio
Copyright © 2009 - Zimbio, Inc. Some rights reserved.