Politics Buzz The 29-year-old Iraqi reporter who threw a shoe at President Bush is now the most famous man in Iraq. So who is he? Al Zaidi is a correspondent for Al Baghdadiya, an independent Iraqi TV station, and has been detained at least twice by military forces (once by Americans) for unspecified charges. His brother claims that the attack was not planned, but a co-worker says it had been a dream of Al Zaidi's for some time. He faces two years in jail (if Bush presses charges).
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I guess if I too were a Baathist that was used to living it large under Saddam's murderous and genocidal rule, I wouldn't like the ruler of the free world if he came and liberated the vast majority of my countrymen that I oppressed either.
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Does anyone know the manufacturer or style of the shoe? Could be another “fad” like Gov. Palin's glasses?
Those are shoes that once belonged to Al Zaidi. Now they are toys for reverent kids! It's funny, but also kind of creepy. Especially the fact that the kid is smelling the shoe.
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