PS/ While throwing the second shoe he shouted that that was from the orphans and widows of Iraq caused by the war -
How can anyone NOT respect such a courageous man!! If our world had more people like him we wouldn't have so many tribulations! Sumerian what do you say to people who claim we killed over a million people in Iraq JUST to protect them from that dictator, Saddam? On Dec 17, 12:16 am, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > The Iraqi journalist was kidnapped in November and then released. He is known > for his reports against the occupation in TV station which broacasts from > Egypt. It is owned by Iraqis who are against the occupation. He is a Shiite > and was very upset from the statue of Saddam being hit by shoes under the > American ocupation, and he by this action retliates to that. > > It is very funny and sad for the Americans when they will know that Bush > attended a meeting in Afganistan after this shoes event. All those who were > present were asked to take their shoes off. > > S1000+ > > http://www.brusselstribunal. org/Al-Zaidi. htm > Statement and appeal of the BRussells Tribunal, 15 December 2008. > > > Bush claims victory, he gets shoes > > Demand for the immediate release of Muntather Al-Zaidi > > In one magnificent act, Muntather Al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist with > Al-Baghdadiya television, epitomized the truth of the defeat of the United > States in Iraq and lifted the spirit of resistance within the hearts of all > Arabs, matching that of the Iraqi people who continue to resist imperialism > and colonialism and who refuse humiliation. > > It is Bush who is humiliated, and from it he cannot recover. He had snuck > into Iraq, unannounced, to sign an illegal treaty with his puppet stooge > aimed at institutionalizing the US occupation. Two flying shoes destroyed the > façade upon which he and his cronies claim victory in Iraq. > > For the orphans and widows > The greatest expression of contempt in Arab culture is wielding a shoe to an > adversary. Bush and his criminal cronies deserve contempt. Bush claims not to > know what Al-Zaidi’s “cause” is. Al-Zaidi made it clear: the shoes he threw > at Bush were for the orphans and widows of Bush’s imperial war that to date > has killed more than 1.2 million Iraqis and displaced six million more. > The shoes were thrown equally in the direction of Bush’s local > puppets — proof that no government under occupation can be legitimate or gain > legitimacy, that resistance expresses the sovereignty of the Iraqi > people, exposing the Bush-Maliki agreement as worthless and devoid of > legality. Two flying shoes expressed the paradise that is resistance in > comparison to the ignominy of submission. Iraq is unbreakable, its people > proven proud and invincible. > > Al-Zaidi needs protection > Following five and a half years of relentless destruction and killing, it is > clear that Muntather Al-Zaidi, in daring to challenge the imperial United > States, took a step into that grey zone between the human right to life and > the permanent threat of death wielded by imperialism. Given the Maliki > government’s eagerness in summarily executing its political > opponents — including their lawyers — and as he is reportedly in the direct > custody of Maliki’s own security guards, we have firm reason to believe that > Al-Zaidi is in immediate danger of being tortured and/or assassinated. > We remind all that Muntather Al-Zaidi is a protected person under > international humanitarian law, which governs the US occupation, and has > guaranteed rights under international human rights law.[1] International > humanitarian and human rights law outlaws torture and summary execution, > incommunicado detention, the ill treatment of detainees, or denial of access > to legal counsel. The US occupation is directly responsible for Al-Zaidi’s > welfare and must guarantee his security. As a journalist, he must be afforded > extra protection. > > Appeal for action > Following Al-Zaidi’s action, thousands have taken to the street in his > support and countless statements are being written in his defence. We salute > his courage, demand to know his exact location, and join millions in > demanding his immediate release. > > We join all patriotic Arabs and the Iraqi people who today celebrate their > dignity, visually announced and reaffirmed in the public humiliation of a > disgraced American president. > We call upon all human rights organizations and bodies, including responsible > organs of the United Nations, along with journalists’ syndicates and > associations, to defend the right to security and life of Muntather Al-Zaidi > and work to ensure his immediate release. > > The BRussells Tribunal Committee > 15 December 2008 > > Please circulate this appeal widely. > > Bush gets shoes: http://www.youtube. com/v/OM3Z_ Kskl_U > > ===================== > From Times Online > > December 16, 2008 > > Journalist who threw shoes at Bush, Muntazer al-Zaidi, 'has broken arm and > ribs' > > An Iraqi journalist who was filmed throwing his shoes at President Bush > appeared in court today and confessed to the attack. > > Muntazer al-Zaidi rose to fame on Sunday when he threw his footwear at the > president during a Baghdad press conference, missing narrowly, in apparent > protest at the actions of US troops over the past few years. > > “Al-Zaidi was brought today before the investigating judge in the presence of > a defence lawyer and a prosecutor,” said Abdul Satar Birqadr, a spokesman for > Iraq’s High Judicial Council. “He admits the action he carried out.” > > The journalist may have become a hero to millions of Iraqis but the “shoe > man” has had to spend a second night in detention, during which he nursed a > broken arm and ribs as well as cuts to his face, according to his brother. > > His sibling, Durgham al-Zaidi, said he was told that Mr al-Zaidi is being > held by Iraqi forces in the heavily fortified Green Zone compound in central > Baghdad, where the US embassy and most government offices are housed. > > “He has got a broken arm and ribs and cuts to his eye and arm,” he said. “He > is being held by forces under the command of Muwafaq al-Rubaie [Iraq’s > national security adviser]." Television pictures from the press conference > show Mr al-Zaidi being carried away by prime ministerial guards but there was > no sign of excessive violence. > > Thousands of Iraqis, both Sunni and Shia, took part in a second day of street > protests today demanding Mr Zaidi’s release and hailing him a national hero. > In Mosul, Iraq’s third largest city, north of Baghdad, an estimated 1,000 > protesters carried banners and chanted slogans in his support. > > Several hundred more also protested in Nasiriyah, a Shia city about 200 miles > southeast of Baghdad, and in Fallujah, a Sunni area west of the capital. > “Muntazer al-Zaidi has expressed the feelings and ambitions of the Iraqi > people toward the symbol of tyranny,” said Nassar Afrawi, a protester in > Nasiriyah. > > In Baghdad, the head of the Iraqi Union of Journalists described Mr > al-Zaidi’s action as “strange and unprofessional” but urged Prime Minister > Nouri al-Maliki to give him clemency. > > “Even if he has committed a mistake, the Government and the judiciary are > broad-minded and we hope they consider his release because he has a family > and he is still young,” Mouyyad al-Lami said. “We hope this case ends before > going to court.” > > Mr al-Zaidi’s action is a personal embarrassment to the Iraqi Prime Minister, > who was next to Mr Bush at the press conference. But, given that 2009 is an > election in Iraq, Mr al-Zaidi’s popularity is likely to save him from a long > prison sentence. > > In one example of Mr al-Zaidi’s status, a geography teacher at a Baghdad > elementary school asked her students if they had seen the footage of the > shoe-throwing. “All Iraqis should be proud of this Iraqi brave man, Muntazer. > History will remember him for ever,” she said. > > Mr al-Zaidi’s action also won him widespread plaudits in the wider Arab > world. Lebanese television channel NTV, known for its opposition to > Washington, went as far as offering a job to the journalist. In its evening > news bulletin on Monday, it said that if he takes the job he will be paid > “from the moment the first shoe was thrown”. > > Frrom The Times - UK: > A reader said: > So Iraq does have Weapons of Media Diversion after all. The worrying thing is > that with a population of 28 million (albeit in decline since 2003), Iraq is > estimated to have an arsenal of at least 56 million of these missiles. Be > afraid, be very afraid. > > Dan, Wimbledon, > Englandhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article5352043.ece > > ========================================= > > Iraqi reporter throws shoes at BushReuters | Monday, 15 December 2008 > > Email a Friend | Printable View | Have Your Say > > Reuters > DUCK DOWN: US President George W Bush had to take evasive action when a > disgruntled reporter threw his shoes at the him during a press conference. > > Related Links > > > Advertisement > An Iraqi reporter has called visiting US President George W Bush a "dog" in > Arabic and threw his shoes at him during a news conference in Baghdad. > PS/ While throwing the second shoe he shouted that that was from the orphans > and widows of Iraq caused by the war - > S1000+http://www.stuff.co.nz/thepress/4793365a6428.html > > ======= > > S1000+ > > ======= > > ======= > > S1000+ > > ======= > > --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Sumerian.. <[email protected]> wrote: > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. 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