Iraqis commemorate the man who threw a shoe at George Bush. It looks like a giant version of the copper-plated baby shoes your grandparents used to have, except with plants.
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A shoemaker in Istanbul says it was his Ducati Model 271 black leather oxfords that were chucked at the president. The Baydan Shoe Company is ordering thousands of new pairs and preparing an advertising campaign with posters that say “Goodbye Bush, Welcome Democracy.” Get ready for the hottest footwear trend of 2009!
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Muntadar al-Zaidi's brother says the shoe-throwing journalist has been beaten while in custody, suffering a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding. Meanwhile people are starting to bid to buy the shoes - the former coach of the Iraqi soccer team has offered $100,000, and a Saudi citizen has offered $10 million.
Tech Buzz Thank you internet, for producing two timely and effective Bush shoe attack flash games! The first is Bush's Boot Camp, and as a Secret Service agent you shoot the shoes before they hit the president. In the second, That Time When That Guy Totally Threw A Shoe At President Bush: The Game, you're the Iraqi journalist with an unlimited supply of shoes. I like it better. But still, two games, two perspectives. It's up to you to check 'em out and taste history's dirty feet. Got more? Add them below!
Politics Buzz Well, that didn't take long. Here's a collection of some of the animated gifs that are being made of Bush getting beaned by stuff in the aftermath of yesterday's shoe-throwing incident. If you're feeling extra fancy, you can send us your own and we'll add it to the collection.
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AP - Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets Monday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in anger at U.S. policies, as support for the act and the journalist flowed in from across the Arab world.
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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