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| Angry Iraqi throws shoes at President Bush in Baghdad www.2500PerDay.com Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:57 PM CST  The shoe-snow thrower could be heard yelling in Arabic: "This is a farewell ... you dog!" He was dragged out of the room, screaming. Hurling shoes at someone, or sitting so that the bottom of a shoe faces another person, is considered an insult among Muslims. As the man continued to scream from another room, Bush said: "That was a size 10 shoe he threw at me, you may want to know." Author: makemilli This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:39 PM CST  The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush Hero president George W. Bush placed his own life at risk today by visiting an Iraqi office, where he came under heavy shoe fire: President George W. Bush ducked a shoe thrown at him during a press conference in the Iraqi prime ministers office. Bush wasnt hit by the shoe, which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said Im OK after the incident in Baghdad today. The ungrateful Iraqi fanatic who fired the shoe was reportedly "wrestled to the ground and taken away." Professional American freedom-extractors based at Abu Ghraib are doubtless convincing him of the error of his ways even now. It doesnt bother me, Bush said. He said it showed free speech in a democracy. That is literally the entire story. Update: The AP identifies the shoe-snow thrower as "Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt," while the New York Times reports that he shouted "This is a farewell kiss, dog," before security nabbed him. And here is a picture of Muntadar in mid-toss. Still waiting for the video to surface. President Bush customarily takes two questions per side, two from each nation's journalists, when he holds a joint press conference with another nation's leader. But this is the first time that Bush has taken two shoes from one side: The president quickly and successfully ducked the shoe-tossings -- ostensibly from a journalist in the Iraqi-seating -- at a press availability with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today during Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad. During his farewell trip to Iraq -- his fourth since the U.S.-led invasion that he ordered in March 2003 -- Bush stood side by side with Maliki to field some questions. Bush was on his feet today, for sure: He displayed some quick defensive reflexes when a journalist shouted in Arabic -- "This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog" -- and hurled one of his shoes at the American president. Bush narrowly avoided being hit. Before guards could wrestle the hostile interrogator standing a little more than 10 feet away from the president to the floor, the angry man got off a second shoe and shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." The Iraqi prime minister aided in the defense this time, holding up a hand to shield Bush. Bush, uninjured, laughed off the incident: "All I can report is it is a size 10.'' And afterward, as Bush flew from Baghdad to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for another lap of his farewell war tour, the president met reporters aboard Air Force One with a double-entendre about the shoe and his own famous remark about once having looked into former Russian President Vladimir Putin's eyes and seeing his soul. Of the shoe-tosser in Baghdad, Bush said: "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." The shoe attack in Iraq Published: Monday, 15 December, 2008 @ 3:44 AM in Beirut Baghdad- President Bush's hopes for a triumphant last visit to Iraq were thwarted Sunday by a shoe-throwing, epithet-yelling Arab journalist, whose angry gesture showed the same contempt for the American president that Iraqis displayed for dictator Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. Mr. Bush intended his final trip to Iraq to symbolize gains in the country that he and his backers increasingly feel vindicate him on the issue that has defined his presidency and served as the basis for much of the criticism against him. Instead, the trip took a left turn into the absurd, as an Arab TV journalist stood and hurled his shoes at the president during a press conference, while also shouting curses at him in Arabic. "This is a gift from the Iraqis, this is the farewell kiss, you dog," yelled Muntazer al-Zaidi, from the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia channel, as he threw his first shoe at Mr. Bush from roughly 10 feet away. The president ducked and narrowly avoided being hit by the shoe, only to see Mr. al-Zaidi winding up to throw his second shoe. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq," Mr. al-Zaidi yelled before being tackled by security guards and hustled from the room, according to wire service reports. Throwing shoes is an act of extreme disrespect in the Middle East. When U.S. troops and Iraqis pulled down a statue of dictator Saddam Hussein during the initial U.S. invasion of 2003, a group of Iraqis hit the statue's head and face with their shoes. After Mr. al-Zaidi had been restrained, a few Iraqi journalists stood to apologize to Mr. Bush, according to reports from the scene. "Thanks for apologizing on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me," Mr. Bush said, and then cracked a joke that lightened the tense atmosphere in the room. Author: mutasawwa This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The clip about "shoe attack" to the Looser George Bush Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:33 PM CST  The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush Hero president George W. Bush placed his own life at risk today by visiting an Iraqi office, where he came under heavy shoe fire: President George W. Bush ducked a shoe thrown at him during a press conference in the Iraqi prime ministers office. Bush wasnt hit by the shoe, which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said Im OK after the incident in Baghdad today. The ungrateful Iraqi fanatic who fired the shoe was reportedly "wrestled to the ground and taken away." Professional American freedom-extractors based at Abu Ghraib are doubtless convincing him of the error of his ways even now. It doesnt bother me, Bush said. He said it showed free speech in a democracy. That is literally the entire story. Update: The AP identifies the shoe-snow thrower as "Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt," while the New York Times reports that he shouted "This is a farewell kiss, dog," before security nabbed him. And here is a picture of Muntadar in mid-toss. Still waiting for the video to surface. President Bush customarily takes two questions per side, two from each nation's journalists, when he holds a joint press conference with another nation's leader. But this is the first time that Bush has taken two shoes from one side: The president quickly and successfully ducked the shoe-tossings -- ostensibly from a journalist in the Iraqi-seating -- at a press availability with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today during Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad. During his farewell trip to Iraq -- his fourth since the U.S.-led invasion that he ordered in March 2003 -- Bush stood side by side with Maliki to field some questions. Bush was on his feet today, for sure: He displayed some quick defensive reflexes when a journalist shouted in Arabic -- "This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog" -- and hurled one of his shoes at the American president. Bush narrowly avoided being hit. Before guards could wrestle the hostile interrogator standing a little more than 10 feet away from the president to the floor, the angry man got off a second shoe and shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." The Iraqi prime minister aided in the defense this time, holding up a hand to shield Bush. Bush, uninjured, laughed off the incident: "All I can report is it is a size 10.'' And afterward, as Bush flew from Baghdad to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for another lap of his farewell war tour, the president met reporters aboard Air Force One with a double-entendre about the shoe and his own famous remark about once having looked into former Russian President Vladimir Putin's eyes and seeing his soul. Of the shoe-tosser in Baghdad, Bush said: "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." The shoe attack in Iraq Published: Monday, 15 December, 2008 @ 3:44 AM in Beirut Baghdad- President Bush's hopes for a triumphant last visit to Iraq were thwarted Sunday by a shoe-throwing, epithet-yelling Arab journalist, whose angry gesture showed the same contempt for the American president that Iraqis displayed for dictator Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. Mr. Bush intended his final trip to Iraq to symbolize gains in the country that he and his backers increasingly feel vindicate him on the issue that has defined his presidency and served as the basis for much of the criticism against him. Instead, the trip took a left turn into the absurd, as an Arab TV journalist stood and hurled his shoes at the president during a press conference, while also shouting curses at him in Arabic. "This is a gift from the Iraqis, this is the farewell kiss, you dog," yelled Muntazer al-Zaidi, from the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia channel, as he threw his first shoe at Mr. Bush from roughly 10 feet away. The president ducked and narrowly avoided being hit by the shoe, only to see Mr. al-Zaidi winding up to throw his second shoe. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq," Mr. al-Zaidi yelled before being tackled by security guards and hustled from the room, according to wire service reports. Throwing shoes is an act of extreme disrespect in the Middle East. When U.S. troops and Iraqis pulled down a statue of dictator Saddam Hussein during the initial U.S. invasion of 2003, a group of Iraqis hit the statue's head and face with their shoes. After Mr. al-Zaidi had been restrained, a few Iraqi journalists stood to apologize to Mr. Bush, according to reports from the scene. "Thanks for apologizing on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me," Mr. Bush said, and then cracked a joke that lightened the tense atmosphere in the room. Author: mutasawwa This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:18 PM CST  Hero president George W. Bush placed his own life at risk today by visiting an Iraqi office, where he came under heavy shoe fire: President George W. Bush ducked a shoe thrown at him during a press conference in the Iraqi prime ministers office. Bush wasnt hit by the shoe, which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said Im OK after the incident in Baghdad today. The ungrateful Iraqi fanatic who fired the shoe was reportedly "wrestled to the ground and taken away." Professional American freedom-extractors based at Abu Ghraib are doubtless convincing him of the error of his ways even now. It doesnt bother me, Bush said. He said it showed free speech in a democracy. That is literally the entire story. Update: The AP identifies the shoe-snow thrower as "Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt," while the New York Times reports that he shouted "This is a farewell kiss, dog," before security nabbed him. And here is a picture of Muntadar in mid-toss. Still waiting for the video to surface. President Bush customarily takes two questions per side, two from each nation's journalists, when he holds a joint press conference with another nation's leader. But this is the first time that Bush has taken two shoes from one side: The president quickly and successfully ducked the shoe-tossings -- ostensibly from a journalist in the Iraqi-seating -- at a press availability with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today during Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad. During his farewell trip to Iraq -- his fourth since the U.S.-led invasion that he ordered in March 2003 -- Bush stood side by side with Maliki to field some questions. Bush was on his feet today, for sure: He displayed some quick defensive reflexes when a journalist shouted in Arabic -- "This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog" -- and hurled one of his shoes at the American president. Bush narrowly avoided being hit. Before guards could wrestle the hostile interrogator standing a little more than 10 feet away from the president to the floor, the angry man got off a second shoe and shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." The Iraqi prime minister aided in the defense this time, holding up a hand to shield Bush. Bush, uninjured, laughed off the incident: "All I can report is it is a size 10.'' And afterward, as Bush flew from Baghdad to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for another lap of his farewell war tour, the president met reporters aboard Air Force One with a double-entendre about the shoe and his own famous remark about once having looked into former Russian President Vladimir Putin's eyes and seeing his soul. Of the shoe-tosser in Baghdad, Bush said: "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." The shoe attack in Iraq Published: Monday, 15 December, 2008 @ 3:44 AM in Beirut Baghdad- President Bush's hopes for a triumphant last visit to Iraq were thwarted Sunday by a shoe-throwing, epithet-yelling Arab journalist, whose angry gesture showed the same contempt for the American president that Iraqis displayed for dictator Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. Mr. Bush intended his final trip to Iraq to symbolize gains in the country that he and his backers increasingly feel vindicate him on the issue that has defined his presidency and served as the basis for much of the criticism against him. Instead, the trip took a left turn into the absurd, as an Arab TV journalist stood and hurled his shoes at the president during a press conference, while also shouting curses at him in Arabic. "This is a gift from the Iraqis, this is the farewell kiss, you dog," yelled Muntazer al-Zaidi, from the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia channel, as he threw his first shoe at Mr. Bush from roughly 10 feet away. The president ducked and narrowly avoided being hit by the shoe, only to see Mr. al-Zaidi winding up to throw his second shoe. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq," Mr. al-Zaidi yelled before being tackled by security guards and hustled from the room, according to wire service reports. Throwing shoes is an act of extreme disrespect in the Middle East. When U.S. troops and Iraqis pulled down a statue of dictator Saddam Hussein during the initial U.S. invasion of 2003, a group of Iraqis hit the statue's head and face with their shoes. After Mr. al-Zaidi had been restrained, a few Iraqi journalists stood to apologize to Mr. Bush, according to reports from the scene. "Thanks for apologizing on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me," Mr. Bush said, and then cracked a joke that lightened the tense atmosphere in the room. Author: mutasawwa This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The clip about "shoe attack" to George Bush Posted: 15 Dec 2008 12:06 PM CST  [Update: Now with video!] Hero president George W. Bush placed his own life at risk today by visiting an Iraqi office, where he came under heavy shoe fire: President George W. Bush ducked a shoe thrown at him during a press conference in the Iraqi prime ministers office. Bush wasnt hit by the shoe, which sailed over his head. The president shrugged and said Im OK after the incident in Baghdad today. The ungrateful Iraqi fanatic who fired the shoe was reportedly "wrestled to the ground and taken away." Professional American freedom-extractors based at Abu Ghraib are doubtless convincing him of the error of his ways even now. It doesnt bother me, Bush said. He said it showed free speech in a democracy. That is literally the entire story. Update: The AP identifies the shoe-snow thrower as "Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt," while the New York Times reports that he shouted "This is a farewell kiss, dog," before security nabbed him. And here is a picture of Muntadar in mid-toss. Still waiting for the video to surface. President Bush customarily takes two questions per side, two from each nation's journalists, when he holds a joint press conference with another nation's leader. But this is the first time that Bush has taken two shoes from one side: The president quickly and successfully ducked the shoe-tossings -- ostensibly from a journalist in the Iraqi-seating -- at a press availability with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today during Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad. During his farewell trip to Iraq -- his fourth since the U.S.-led invasion that he ordered in March 2003 -- Bush stood side by side with Maliki to field some questions. Bush was on his feet today, for sure: He displayed some quick defensive reflexes when a journalist shouted in Arabic -- "This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog" -- and hurled one of his shoes at the American president. Bush narrowly avoided being hit. Before guards could wrestle the hostile interrogator standing a little more than 10 feet away from the president to the floor, the angry man got off a second shoe and shouted: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." The Iraqi prime minister aided in the defense this time, holding up a hand to shield Bush. Bush, uninjured, laughed off the incident: "All I can report is it is a size 10.'' And afterward, as Bush flew from Baghdad to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for another lap of his farewell war tour, the president met reporters aboard Air Force One with a double-entendre about the shoe and his own famous remark about once having looked into former Russian President Vladimir Putin's eyes and seeing his soul. Of the shoe-tosser in Baghdad, Bush said: "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." The shoe attack in Iraq Published: Monday, 15 December, 2008 @ 3:44 AM in Beirut Baghdad- President Bush's hopes for a triumphant last visit to Iraq were thwarted Sunday by a shoe-throwing, epithet-yelling Arab journalist, whose angry gesture showed the same contempt for the American president that Iraqis displayed for dictator Saddam Hussein more than five years ago. Mr. Bush intended his final trip to Iraq to symbolize gains in the country that he and his backers increasingly feel vindicate him on the issue that has defined his presidency and served as the basis for much of the criticism against him. Instead, the trip took a left turn into the absurd, as an Arab TV journalist stood and hurled his shoes at the president during a press conference, while also shouting curses at him in Arabic. "This is a gift from the Iraqis, this is the farewell kiss, you dog," yelled Muntazer al-Zaidi, from the Cairo-based Al-Baghdadia channel, as he threw his first shoe at Mr. Bush from roughly 10 feet away. The president ducked and narrowly avoided being hit by the shoe, only to see Mr. al-Zaidi winding up to throw his second shoe. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq," Mr. al-Zaidi yelled before being tackled by security guards and hustled from the room, according to wire service reports. Throwing shoes is an act of extreme disrespect in the Middle East. When U.S. troops and Iraqis pulled down a statue of dictator Saddam Hussein during the initial U.S. invasion of 2003, a group of Iraqis hit the statue's head and face with their shoes. After Mr. al-Zaidi had been restrained, a few Iraqi journalists stood to apologize to Mr. Bush, according to reports from the scene. "Thanks for apologizing on behalf of the Iraqi people. It doesn't bother me," Mr. Bush said, and then cracked a joke that lightened the tense atmosphere in the room. Author: mutasawwa This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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