Shoe attack on Bush Farewell War Zone Tour in Iraq
The unique moment at the end of year 2008 is happen in Iraq when Muntazer al-Zaidi, Iraqi TV news reporter, expressing the frustration of a nation and the world, throws both of his shoes at President George W. Bush. , who had been giving a joint press statement with Nuri Al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, ducked behind a podium as the shoes narrowly missed his head.
ABC News said that “President Bush made his final swing as president through two war zones Monday, visiting with troops that he sent to Iraq and Afghanistan and will soon turn over to a new commander in chief. Surely the most unexpected point in the carefully scripted, two-day presidential trip came when a reporter threw his shoes at the president during a press conference in Baghdad, both of which Bush artfully dodged from behind the podium.”
MSN News reported : “Muntazer al-Zaidi jumped up as Bush held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, shouted “It is the farewell kiss, you dog” and threw his footwear. The president lowered his head and the first shoe hit the American and Iraqi flags behind the two leaders. The second was off target. Zaidi, a reporter with the Al-Baghdadia channel which broadcasts from Cairo, was immediately wrestled to the ground by security guards and frogmarched from the room.
Al Jazeera made an interesting article about this : “In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt. The incident will serve as a vivid reminder of the widespread opposition to the US-led invasion of, and subsequent war in, Iraq - the conflict which has come to define Bush’s presidency. Bush shrugged off the incident and quipped: All I can report is that it’s a size 10. Adil Shamoo, an Iraqi analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC, told Al Jazeera: “I think we should go beyond the shoe and think about the fact that the US should respect Iraq’s sovereignty in order to regain respect of the Iraqi people and the Arab world”.
So what do you say about this incident ?
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December 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 am
Interesting post.
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January 25th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
I have heard that the shoe thrower now faces a strong prison sentence for ” insulting a foreign head of state”
March 22nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
You know, the ruling came out and he was sentenced to I think 3 years. I think there were alot of people that were really upset and had felt that Bush had it coming to hime and that it was justified.
I think it was dumb what he did, but 3 years is pretty tough.
-ehdo
May 7th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
I wish bush really got hit with the shoe. I would replay the video over and over again for the rest of my life.
May 26th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
It looked like it was in slow motion. I wonder why it took secret service so long to react the guy took both shoes off and they never stoped him.
August 31st, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I saw this incident on TV but this just highlights the hatred among Iraqis regarding American Government and not people. Why take a decision which is poor for the country you’re going to attack and also a waste of money for the attacker country. It shouldn’t have happened at all but I can understand that he couldn’t resist.
January 20th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Bush really created the hatred not only by the Iraqi’s but also the families of the soldiers who died in Iraq. I’m happy his regime ended and I hope that Obama will removed the U.S. troops in Iraq to avoid more casualties. And I also hope that this crisis will be solved using peaceful process so that nobody will be killed or harmed again. Good luck to Obama!
February 4th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
For sure Bush deserved it,he was a harsh ruler and yet peace is very important to all countries.We are greatful to the work Oboma is doing God bless him.