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sqrlnutz123
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 Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:34 pm Post subject: Shoe Thrower Out Of Jail |
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http://www.smh.com.au/world/iraqi-shoethrower-out-of-jail-20090915-fptl.html
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THE Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at George Bush was freed yesterday and said he had been tortured with electric shocks and simulated drowning.
Muntazer al-Zaidi had been behind bars since he shouted, ''It is the farewell kiss, you dog'', at the then US president during a media conference in Baghdad last December 14, seconds before hurling his shoes at the man who ordered the invasion of Iraq more than six years ago. |
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ropebreezy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| He could be lying to get more attention or it could be true. No way of knowing really. |
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sqrlnutz123
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: |
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| Yes, that could very well be true. I still find it harsh to get nine months for throwing shoes. Especially since neither of them even connected! |
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ThingsComeAround
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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If only he were blessed with better aim or quicker hands  |
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some waygug-in
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Well, give it your best shot, perhaps we all can get a hit in or two.
http://www.sockandawe.com/ |
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bacasper
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| sqrlnutz123 wrote: |
| Yes, that could very well be true. I still find it harsh to get nine months for throwing shoes. Especially since neither of them even connected! |
Not to mention they beat the crap out of him and broke his arm. Not exactly a "fitting" punishment. |
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sqrlnutz123
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ThingsComeAround wrote: |
| If only he were blessed with better aim or quicker hands |
Agreed. However, I have to admit, I was impressed by old Georgie's nimble reflexes. |
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sqrlnutz123
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you. That was extremely satisfying. Probably far more satisfying than is appropriate! |
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ReeseDog
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| bacasper wrote: |
| sqrlnutz123 wrote: |
| Yes, that could very well be true. I still find it harsh to get nine months for throwing shoes. Especially since neither of them even connected! |
Not to mention they beat the crap out of him and broke his arm. Not exactly a "fitting" punishment. |
They should have taken him out and shot him. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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It was lame duck season, wasn't it? A month and a half later and it'd hardly have counted as assault.
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| They should have taken him out and shot him. |
But eating dog meat soup is 'barbarian', eh ReeseDog? |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
It was lame duck season, wasn't it? A month and a half later and it'd hardly have counted as assault.
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| They should have taken him out and shot him. |
But eating dog meat soup is 'barbarian', eh ReeseDog? |
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sqrlnutz123
Joined: 15 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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| ReeseDog wrote: |
| They should have taken him out and shot him. |
You must be talking about the recipient of the attempted shoeing. And I completely agree. |
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mammolastan
Joined: 06 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Bush sure did dodge that shoe well |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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The Europeans really seemed to get a kick out of him!
Bush shoe thrower gets hero's welcome in EU
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:46:00 GMT
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at the former US President George W. Bush, receives a 'hero's' welcome in Europe.
The 30-year-old journalist was warmly received on Monday during his visit to the Geneva press club in Switzerland.
During a press conference held upon his visit, al-Zeidi defended his 2008 iconic move (in which he targeted the ex-US president with his shoes), denouncing Washington's previous administration for killing around a million Iraqis in six-and-a-half years.
He also said that he was tortured while serving his nine-month prison term for attacking the former US president.
"I am one of the victims of the occupation," noted al-Zeidi.
The young journalist pledged to create a humanitarian foundation in Geneva to support victims of the war in his home country, AP reported. |
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