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Is Muntazer al-Zaidi Waiting for Other Shoe to Drop?

Many have been entertained by the shoe throwing incident that occurred during President Bush’s last official visit to Iraq. Regardless of your opinion or impression of the event one has to wonder about the fate of the shoe throwing ‘journalist.’

He is reported below to be in jail awaiting trial. He may be the only one who never laughed about the incident.

The only handy resource for displaying the sculpture in this story is from YouTube and presented below. No assurance for the validity or accuracy, etc., of this video is expressed or implied by this blog or this post’s author.


Shoe Sculpture Honors Iraqi Journalist
By VOA News
30 January 2009

Iraqis are paying tribute to the journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George Bush at a statue dedicated to the incident.

A large bronze sculpture of a shoe, accompanied by an ode to journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, was unveiled Thursday in Tikrit.

Zaidi gained instant fame during a Baghdad news conference last month, throwing his shoes to express his anger at the U.S.-led invasion of his country. His act inspired thousands across the Middle East to carry shoes in rallies of solidarity.

He is currently in jail awaiting trial.

Tikrit is the hometown of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. After a Baghdad statue of Saddam was toppled in 2003, Iraqis displayed their disgust with him by hitting the sculpture with shoes and slippers.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters

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2 Responses to “Is Muntazer al-Zaidi Waiting for Other Shoe to Drop?”

  1. Rosemary Says:
    January 31st, 2009 at 10:19 am

    Idiot reporter, and idiot reporter. (They’re both reporters.)

    How are you doing? Well, I hope. Getting ready for the Steelers to take back their rightful place this Sunday. ;)

  2. Stanford Matthews Says:
    January 31st, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Or some guy on a video and a reporter.

    Fine.

    And you may not like it but I’m pullin’ for Warner and the team without a ring.