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S1000+ ======= --- On Mon, 12/15/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Bush gets 10 from Iraqi journalist – a size 10 To: "World-thread" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 5:59 AM As far as I knew, this journalist was kidnapped and tortured one year ago. Is that correct? Thank you in advance. Peace and best wishes. Xi On Dec 15, 1:29 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > News > Send to friend | Print version > President George W BushDecember 15, 2008, 1:37 > > President George W. Bush has received some interesting, if not altogether positive, feedback at a news conference in Iraq. Bush was giving his views on the progress of the war in the country when an Iraqi journalist threw both his shoes at him. > > Bush, who was making a surprise visit to Iraq, was at the joint news conference with President Nouri al-Maliki to mark the signing of the US-Iraq security pact. > > The outgoing president had just finished saying that the war was not over but was "on its way to being won" when the journalist stood up and threw his shoe. Bush managed to duck out of the way, and when the second shoe came he ducked again. > > Muthathar al Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the ground but not before expressing his opinion verbally as well. > > "This is a goodbye kiss, you dog," said Zaidi. > > Bush even managed to joke about the attack. > > "All I can report is a size 10," said the president. > > In Iraqi culture, throwing a shoe is a sign of contempt. Iraqis beat the toppled statue of Saddam with their shoes in 2003. > > President Bush did not seem to fully comprehend the meaning of the shoe. > > "So what if a guy threw his shoe at me?" he said. > http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/34748 > > Vidio Links:http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/34748/video > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======= > > S1000+ > > ======= --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
