Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years

Faun · 12-03-2009, 11:22 PM

An Iraqi journalist hailed as a hero in the Arab world for throwing his shoes at former US President George W Bush has been jailed for three years.
Muntadar al-Zaidi had told the court his actions were "natural, just like any Iraqi" against a leader whose forces had occupied his country.
Shoe hurling is a grave insult in Arab culture, but Mr Bush - on a farewell trip to Iraq - shrugged off the attack.
Defence lawyers described the sentence as "harsh" and said they would appeal.
The head of Zaidi's team Dhiaa al-Saadi said the sentence was "not in harmony with the law" because his client had not meant to cause injury, but rather to express contempt for Mr Bush.
There has been no statement about the verdict from the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, which correspondents say suffered acute embarrassment over the incident.

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krates · 12-03-2009, 11:34 PM

lol

ancientrites · 13-03-2009, 12:38 AM

3 years is too less.The incident was embarassing for nation

Coool · 13-03-2009, 01:52 PM

Sh!t.

Krazzy Warrior · 13-03-2009, 02:54 PM

Haha..

Iraqi go and make and throw shoes on the cartoon which u will make in walls(hope jailers will give him chalk)

IronManForever · 13-03-2009, 02:58 PM

I thot he was already dead..

Anyways, nice job! We need more shoe throw recruits, need to straighten up these ar$ehole politicians.

On a slightly different note, Bush is cunning. Look at the way he dodged the attack! Hound!

Krazzy Warrior · 13-03-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by IronManForever

On a slightly different note, Bush is cunning. Look at the way he dodged the attack! Hound!

red_devil · 13-03-2009, 03:05 PM

from a journo to a hero to now a jailbird, his life sure is going places

Faun · 13-03-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by IronManForever

Look at the way he dodged the attack! Hound!

Finally he is good at something

Rahim · 13-03-2009, 04:52 PM

He practised dogding too many questions, which helped him in this fiasco

Krazzy Warrior · 13-03-2009, 05:03 PM

^^ hehe...

Master of geeks · 13-03-2009, 05:18 PM

Nice!! 3 years jail will give him some manners to respect politicians no matter how they are.

Kl@w-24 · 13-03-2009, 06:37 PM

I wonder what would have happened if the shoe had actually hit Dubyaman

Ecstasy · 14-03-2009, 01:00 AM

Mr. Bushy can finally have a peaceful sleep at night from now on.. justice has been served...

IronManForever · 14-03-2009, 02:10 AM

Oh.. Couldnt resist one more post! Im so happy someone had the courage to go against those damn ba$tards.. You just cant imagine how much hate I have cropped up within me for these elite capitalist frigtards!

The guy is a Legend. Even if he was killed, it wouldnt have made things too worse. He did one of the biggest things lately.

infra_red_dude · 14-03-2009, 05:02 AM

Bush deserved a much worser treatment than the 'gentlemanly' shoe ritual. He should've been beaten to death by them.

I feel bad for this Iraqi guy.

FilledVoid · 14-03-2009, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Bush deserved a much worser treatment than the 'gentlemanly' shoe ritual. He should've been beaten to death by them.

Hes quite lucky he wasn't shot at instead.

Faun · 14-03-2009, 07:44 AM

Actually Bush was a much worser actor than Bill, and everyone hate bad acting

nix · 14-03-2009, 01:46 PM

its nice to hail someone else who's gone to jail. the iraqi guy doesnt give a damn about the goodwill he gets. he just wasted 3 years of his life. its stupidity at its peak. im sure he's regretting.

bush had pardoned him way back. bush is outta power now and has no role in the imprisonment.

IronManForever · 14-03-2009, 04:29 PM

^ He's regretting? Are you serious?

nix · 14-03-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by IronManForever

^ He's regretting? Are you serious?

ofcourse yes, who would prefer to stay in jail?. he expressed his opinion and paid a heavy price.

jxcess3891 · 14-03-2009, 09:04 PM

Someone should throw shoes at our indian politicians.

Kl@w-24 · 14-03-2009, 09:08 PM

^ ^ ^ That shameless lot would beg for the other shoe to be thrown as well, so that they get a complete pair of shoes.

jxcess3891 · 14-03-2009, 09:15 PM

Someone should throw shoes at our indian politicians.

12-03-2009, 11:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Faun Wahahaha~! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pune/there Posts: 7,109	Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years An Iraqi journalist hailed as a hero in the Arab world for throwing his shoes at former US President George W Bush has been jailed for three years. Muntadar al-Zaidi had told the court his actions were "natural, just like any Iraqi" against a leader whose forces had occupied his country. Shoe hurling is a grave insult in Arab culture, but Mr Bush - on a farewell trip to Iraq - shrugged off the attack. Defence lawyers described the sentence as "harsh" and said they would appeal. The head of Zaidi's team Dhiaa al-Saadi said the sentence was "not in harmony with the law" because his client had not meant to cause injury, but rather to express contempt for Mr Bush. There has been no statement about the verdict from the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, which correspondents say suffered acute embarrassment over the incident. More... __________________ Steam/Flickr: psygeist Spoiler: Asus Z68 V-Pro\|i5 2500k\|TRUE Black\|Ripjaws X+Corsair Vengeance\|U2311H\|N560GTX\|D7000\|XONAR STX\|RE272\|RE0\|CC51\|XE200PRO Walnut\| TD II V2\| Ultraphile\|N5800 Mono

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13-03-2009, 02:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
IronManForever IronMan; Ready to Roll... Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Metal City Posts: 1,256	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years I thot he was already dead.. Anyways, nice job! We need more shoe throw recruits, need to straighten up these ar$ehole politicians. On a slightly different note, Bush is cunning. Look at the way he dodged the attack! Hound! __________________ Aluminum MacBook 2.0GHz Collector's Edition Windows Box: 2.26G P4, 1GiB RAM, 320GB SATA + 80GB PATA HDD, Nvidia FX5200 AOC Fovi F22 iPod Touch 16GiB, HTC Gene, Moto W230, Sansa Express

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Master of geeks Gadget girl. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: recently shifted from earth to a planet called 'books' Posts: 14	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years Nice!! 3 years jail will give him some manners to respect politicians no matter how they are. __________________ Rome wasn't built in a day!! It took 3 years 4 weeks, a half day, 16 hours and 15 minutes. Trust me!

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Kl@w-24 Davislav Ivanuiz!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 1,392	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years I wonder what would have happened if the shoe had actually hit Dubyaman __________________ I was here when the forum's swear filter kept bleeping out the word 'FUNK'. www.abhi247.com \| The Photohblog

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IronManForever IronMan; Ready to Roll... Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Metal City Posts: 1,256	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years Oh.. Couldnt resist one more post! Im so happy someone had the courage to go against those damn ba$tards.. You just cant imagine how much hate I have cropped up within me for these elite capitalist frigtards! The guy is a Legend. Even if he was killed, it wouldnt have made things too worse. He did one of the biggest things lately. __________________ Aluminum MacBook 2.0GHz Collector's Edition Windows Box: 2.26G P4, 1GiB RAM, 320GB SATA + 80GB PATA HDD, Nvidia FX5200 AOC Fovi F22 iPod Touch 16GiB, HTC Gene, Moto W230, Sansa Express Last edited by IronManForever; 14-03-2009 at 04:24 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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infra_red_dude Wire muncher! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 6,164	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years Bush deserved a much worser treatment than the 'gentlemanly' shoe ritual. He should've been beaten to death by them. I feel bad for this Iraqi guy. __________________ "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." http://phoenix-ani.blogspot.com

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Faun Wahahaha~! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pune/there Posts: 7,109	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years Actually Bush was a much worser actor than Bill, and everyone hate bad acting __________________ Steam/Flickr: psygeist Spoiler: Asus Z68 V-Pro\|i5 2500k\|TRUE Black\|Ripjaws X+Corsair Vengeance\|U2311H\|N560GTX\|D7000\|XONAR STX\|RE272\|RE0\|CC51\|XE200PRO Walnut\| TD II V2\| Ultraphile\|N5800 Mono

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nix Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 646	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years its nice to hail someone else who's gone to jail. the iraqi guy doesnt give a damn about the goodwill he gets. he just wasted 3 years of his life. its stupidity at its peak. im sure he's regretting. bush had pardoned him way back. bush is outta power now and has no role in the imprisonment. __________________ nikhilspoliticalblog.wordpress.com- Common man bows to amitabh

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jxcess3891 Evil mind Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 59	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years Someone should throw shoes at our indian politicians.

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Kl@w-24 Davislav Ivanuiz!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 1,392	Re: Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years ^ ^ ^ That shameless lot would beg for the other shoe to be thrown as well, so that they get a complete pair of shoes. __________________ I was here when the forum's swear filter kept bleeping out the word 'FUNK'. www.abhi247.com \| The Photohblog

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