It is not usual that somebody throw shoes to a president, at least, I never heard something like that. Those shoes have been the joke of the week !
This week, in a meeting, while two people were having a disgusting discussion, one told to the other something like "stop or I will throw my shoes to you". Everybody laughed and atmosphere relaxed. :) Peace and best wishes. Xi On Dec 20, 5:20 am, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a joke.. Also it shows people interest. > > Regards > > ======= > > S1000+ > > ======= > > --- On Thu, 12/18/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Iraqis have shoes to express their protest. > To: "World-thread" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 6:51 AM > > Once trade, travels, exchanges between mainland and Taiwan are on > again, I heard a joke. > > They proposed to manufacture 1,000 left foot shoes in Guangdong and > 1,000 right foot shoes in Taiwan, to pair them in Hong Kong, to > package them in Singapore and finally to send them to Iraq for free as > sign of good will and cooperation. > > How does it sound to you? > > :) > > Of ourse, just a joke. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi > > On Dec 18, 11:40 am, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> > wrote:> You asked a question about one million people killed. That is good > from > > you. In fact we came to know that Bush and most Americans didn't understand > the extreme protesting dimension of this event. It is so sad that news > coverage > explained almost nothing. You are not a usual American, because you fully > understood the whole matter. > > > > > > > God bless you. > > > ======= > > > S1000+ > > > ======= > > > --- On Wed, 12/17/08, Mercury.Sailor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Mercury.Sailor <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Iraqis have shoes to express their protest. > > To: "World-thread" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:57 PM > > > 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. > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
