In Iraq today, Muslims are crying out to free the shoe-thrower, free the shoe-thrower. CNN International is reporting that, the Television Station that the Shoe-Thrower a.k.a., Muntadhar al-Zaidi reported for Al-Baghdadia is seeking the Shoe thrower's release. Read Full Story
This is the translation of what the Iraqi shoe-thrower said as he threw the shoes. (Also -- In Iraq throwing a shoe and calling someone a dog is an extreme insult.)
First Shoe:
This is the gift from the Iraqis this is the farewell kiss you dog.
Second Shoe:
This is from the widows, the orphans and those killed in Iraq.
I wonder if the Shoe-Thrower a.k.a. Muntadhar al-Zaidi will become as popular as Joe-the-plumber did? In the meantime, the shoe-thrower is cooling his heels in an Iraqi jail.
Update 1: He is the next Joe the Plumber, Al-Zaidi the shoe-thrower:
Shoe insult against Bush resounds in Arab world
BAGHDAD: A day after an Iraqi television journalist threw his shoes at President George W. Bush at a news conference here Sunday, his act of defiance toward the American commander in chief reverberated throughout Iraq and across the Arab world. In Sadr City, the sprawling Baghdad suburb that has seen some of the most intense fighting between insurgents and U.S. soldiers since the 2003 invasion, thousands of people marched in his defense. In Syria, he was hailed as a hero. In Libya, he was given an award for courage. Read Full Story
-Lex Rex
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