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| Iraq Shoe Thrower to Be Released |
| 2009-08-29 |
| An Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday. Muntadhar al-Zeidi's act during Bush's last visit to Iraq as president turned the 30-year-old reporter into a folk hero across the Arab world amid anger over the 2003 invasion. He has been in custody since the Dec. 14 outburst, which occurred as Bush was holding a joint news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was initially sentenced to three years after pleading not guilty to assaulting a foreign leader, then the court reduced it to one year because the journalist had no prior criminal history. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #4 I don't suppose they have irony under Islam nor that Mr al-Zeidi, being a journalist, would understand the word. (hint: *not* a synonym for metallic). However, he can thank his lucky stars that GWB kicked Saddam's dictator ass, otherwise Mr. a-Z's early release for his childish crime of political expression would have been from the waste recovery bin of an industrial shredder. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-08-29 16:07 |
| #3 Having learnt that Iraq is neither Belgium nor New York, Mr. al-Zeidi will no doubt choose less dramatic ways to express his opinions in the future... or move to a place where such behaviour is tolerated. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-08-29 14:00 |
| #2 I hope you're right, a speaking tour will allow a clear shot by the hubdreds of other fellow madmen, I wish them all good aim. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-08-29 13:23 |
| #1 He's a hero. International speaking tour starts soon. (sarc - I hope.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-08-29 10:26 |