"Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, a correspondent for an Iraqi-owned television station based in Cairo, Egypt, could face two years' imprisonment for insulting a foreign leader. When he threw the shoes, he shouted at Bush in Arabic, "This is your farewell kiss, you dog! This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." Al-Zeidi was tackled to the ground by Iraqi and U.S. security after throwing his shoes at Bush, who deftly ducked. " According to FoxNews.
And with Al-Zeidi's hate-act came a fun, new popular Iraqi fad: shoe-throwing. Killing people with strap-on bombs was so 5 minutes ago in the Iraqi world. Today taking off your own shoes and violently throwing them at people you dislike is so chic.
But really, the only thing stranger than a grown man throwing his shoes at the President of the United States would be that Iraqis wear shoes. I never knew. I only assumed that with all the sand they have covering their land that going shoe-less was commonplace...
4 comments:
i like your posts. they are all so well-written, hilarious and worldly.
thanks for the compliment!
No problem. Just keep talking about the things that you know least about, those seem to be the best articles.
was that meant to be an insult? or am i just prone to be overly sensitive?
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