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2009-09-16 Iraq

Iraqi 'shoe-thrower' shot dead by US forces

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Posted by whitecollar redneck 2009-09-16 16:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 When I saw the headline I thought it was about the guy who threw his shoe at Bush.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-09-16 17:53|| 2009-09-16 17:53|| Front Page Top

#2 shoe throwing copy cats

Shoe-throwing is an arab cultural thing, evident with iraqi beating saddam's statue with their shoes, showing the soles of their shoes to diss people, or throwing shoes (has happened quite a bit before the GWB/Maliki incident, in demos against Us forces and such); not that this was evident to some pundits who assumed western cultural norms instead of arabo-muslim clean/unclean taboos ("he threw his shoes to show that the iraqi people was under the boot heel of the USA", this kind of silliness) or to copycats around the world who did/do/will do that again and again, just because it was shown on teevee and had some impact.

As for this guy, he was killed because he was seen as a genuine threat, not because of the shoe thing, though it won't be interpreted that way, and will only add to that very tiring 'shoe' meme. Strike a blow for freedom, throw a shoe. Please, spare me.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-09-16 17:59|| 2009-09-16 17:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Me, too. I said, out loud, "no fraking way ..."

Sounds from article described, the guys was nuts. Unfortunately, being nuts in a live-fire zone can get you roasted.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-09-16 18:00|| 2009-09-16 18:00|| Front Page Top

#4 There should be a 3 day waiting period and background check before any shoe purchases.

Posted by airandee 2009-09-16 20:30|| 2009-09-16 20:30|| Front Page Top

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