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Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Released, Says He Was Tortured
By David Sessions - Politics DailyMuntadar Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who flung a pair of shoes at former President George W. Bush, has been released after nine months in prison. His original sentence of three years was eventually reduced to one year, and he was released early for good behavior. In a defiant press conference hours after he emerged from prison, Zaidi defended his behavior and vowed to release the names of military and government officials who he says tortured him. ...
Copycat Shoe Attack on Chinese Prime Minister
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn the heels (sorry) of the dismantling of the Iraqi monument to the December shoe attack on President Bush, a copycat let 'er rip at the Chinese PM as he spoke at Cambridge. What I love most, though, is the Rupert Murdoch-owned UK Sun's offensive headline:Flew man's shoeBut picture that in typeface that can be read using Google Earth.A PROTESTER threw a SHOE at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on his final day in Britain yesterday. The trainer landed a few feet from Mr Wen as he gave a speech at Cambridge University. "Trainer" is what they call a sneaker over there. There are lots of those little ...
Iraqi Shoe Monument Gets Thrown Back
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyTwo days after Iraqi orphans unveiled a sculpture of a shoe that they had helped create, the Central Government has taken the monument down. Erected as a monument to the Iraqi journalist who whipped his shoes at President Bush in a fit of rage, the government objected to the use of public grounds for a political statement.The monument commemorating the journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush was taken down a day after it was erected, local officials in Tikrit told CNN. A monument to a shoe thrown at former President Bush is unveiled at the Tikrit Orphanage complex. Assisted ...
Shoe-chebags On Parade
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn the heels (sorry) of Sunday's shoe attack on President Bush, Countdown has a package of new sole-crushing incidents, as shoe-flinging fever grips the nation, and the world. Here's the video, followed by my commentary. .msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !important;} ...
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