A Baghdad court sentenced an Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush to three years in prison on Thursday, a verdict critics said was politically motivated.
Muntazer al-Zaidi earned instant worldwide fame in December when he threw his shoes at the U.S. leader, who spearheaded the 2003 invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, and called him a dog at a news conference.
“This sentence is harsh and is not in harmony with the law, and eventually the defence team will contest this in the appeals court,” said Dhiaa al-Saadi, the head of Zaidi’s defence team.
The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who was standing next to Bush at the news conference and tried the block the second shoe, described the incident as a “barbaric act.”
Outside the courtroom, Zaidi’s sister Ruqaiya burst into tears when she heard the verdict, shouting “Down with Maliki, the agent of the Americans.”
March 12th, 2009 at 6:23 am
What a nice example of a free and just country brought about by warfare and invasion…
March 12th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Hes only getting time because he missed, and the shoes were the wrong size.
Social Viability Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 11:07 am
Perhaps he should have aimed one of his shoes at the Iraqi puppet, too.
“Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki… …described the incident as a ‘barbaric act.’”
Supreme hypocrisy.
An unprovoked invasion is okay. But throwing a couple of shoes at a war criminal is “barbaric?”
He’ll make a great politician.
Don’t fight the system:
Replace it
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CHEESEMUGG Reply:
March 13th, 2009 at 1:05 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page bush tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..annel_page DEMONS DO EXIST
March 12th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Good enough for now, but I would have beheaded the bastard along with his family. That was disrespect to our country. Ok so now lets hear it from you freaks how much of a brainwashed ass I am. You fuckers are so unpatriotic and pathetic little fucking dweebs
Gabriel A. King Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 9:35 am
“Little dweeb”??? Hey pal, I ain’t the PUSSY hiding behind a pseudonym! Bush jr. is a murdering criminal- PROVEN FACT asshole. But don’t bother to watch any of the well documented research by the patriot movement for free on Google, just keep sucking Billo’s cock and worshipping the propaganda of FOX news spin zone so you can justify your punk attitude.
Pussies like you are chicken shit, because if you realized that your country was controlled by the NWO, then you would be scared and have to do something about it besides troll and talk shit on comment sites. STAY STUPID.
president christian Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 10:08 am
While I go home to my beautiful wife and kids and my beautiful home and appreciate all our military has done so I can live a nice life comparred to otheplaces. I will say a prayer for a dweeb with a distorted view of the world like you because you listen to a bunch of tiedied freaks. NWO I believe but Isreal did not do 911. Quit being brainwashed goofball freak.
Craig Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Oh yeah, throwing shoes deserves an execution. That doesn’t violate the 8th Amendment now does it?
Was it disrespectful to his country to execute their leader and kill 1.4 million of its people and overtake the region?
fatish Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
@president christian
I am not an American, so you cannot accuse me for not being a patriot. I think you “beheaded” enough Iraqis for no reason except to overtake their country. More than one million people died, you killed their leader, you took their oil. How DISRESPECTFUL is that? Enough to throw shoes at the culprit?
You make me sick. This world is going to hell because of mindless, heartless people like you. I don’t know whether you are a Christian or it’s just your name, but you’re not worthy of either.
I'm Gumby Dammit Reply:
March 13th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Actually the Pentagon armed both Iran and Iraq in their bloody war. No doubt with a view toward enabling as many deaths as possible to occur on both sides. Yep, they hate us for our freedom alrighty. I can’t imagine an answer like that being satisfying to anyone above the age of 10.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Go figure. Here is an Iraqi man who probably lost relatives to American bombs. Troops kicked in the doors to his home on a weekly bases, pointing rifles at his wife and daughters. So in frustration he lashes out as any man would to “thee man” responsible for it all standing right in front of him behind the podium. Now he’s serving time in a hellish Iraqi jail for 3 long years for throwing a couple of 3 ounce sandels.
Now here’s a guy George W Bush who starts a war over 9-11 with a country that had nothing to do with 9-11. Two million Iraqi’s get killed because of Dubya, American soldiers and Marines come home with half their brains blown off and get denied at Veterans Administration for disability. And little shrub goes off to his Texas ranch waiting for the Monument of Dubya to be built next to the Vietman Wall. Go figure.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Hey I agree with you that Reagan funding saddam was stupid and wrong. Puppett is all the presidents and this fricken goverment needs to be changed by people like us. We need to get our troops back home and quit spending money on the mideast and spend on our poor people in the USA. I just dont but the isreal conspiracy. Hard to accept and fathom a conspiracy like that. Nice that we did not call each other names today. Have a great day.
We are in this war together.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Muntazer al-Zaidi should have received a medal, and given a national holiday if he wa not judged by a kangaroo court. His was a symbolic protest that made the point that Bush is not as supported as the mass media TV tube view would have us believe.
Bush deserves far worse, a real trial along with every leader in his administration, his attorneys, and his National Security Counsel for their crimes against the Constitution, treason, organized crimes, and war crimes.
Anon. of Ibid. Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Political prisoner and hopefully not a future martyr.
He can have all the shoes I will ever buy in the future
even if I have to go barefoot til kingdom come! ( I’ll
make sure all of them are boots and tap shoes! )
God bless him!
March 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
One journalist with some balls in all those years, and they throw him in prison. They should put our white house press core and our national media in prison. They deserve it.
All those creeps like Thomas Friedman who lead us to war should be there.
March 12th, 2009 at 8:52 am
PLEASE RELEASE HIM!!!!!
he just acted against Iraq occupation!!!!
R.I.P. more than 1 000 000 Iraqi civilians!!!!!!!!
PLEASE STOP TORTURE HIM AND RELEASE!!
March 12th, 2009 at 9:29 am
3 fucking years for throwing a shoe? Even if the shoe had hit Bush, how bad could it have possibly hurt?
“Maliki” is not an agent of the Americans, he is an agent of the NWO- same as the Americans. It just goes to show that anyone who opposes the NWO will be dealt with in the most heavy handed manner available. I think the Arabs should protest.
The most this guy should’ve got was a couple days in jail and a fine. What’s more important, is WHY he threw the shoe. He was obviously miffed about something, and maybe that should be addressed first.
Instead of throwing the shoe, dude should have asked Bush to reiterate his story about seeing the first plane hit the first tower outside the classroom on 911
“and I said, gee, must have been a bad pilot…..”
“Now, watch this drive……”
March 12th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Been there seen these people how they are filled with hate towards anyone who does not think there way in terms of religion. Look at England and how segregated that has become. I have numerous muslim friends over there who want nothing to do with the Extremist. I have talked to numerous people over there who totally agree and are sure happy we had finally ousted Saddam and Alqueda (spelling wrong sorry). They can finally start to live a life in peace. I have personally been iformed from numerous sources that extremist Bin Laden did do 911. When I tell them of isreal had plotted it they laugh and call me stupid ignorant and the extremist love that to pit some of us against isreal. Now it is time we get out of there and spend our money on our poor in this country. I heard stories of my friends relatives being rounded up by Saddams hench men and killed for going against his tyranny. We did our job bring our troops home. Then the shoe throwing will stop.
March 12th, 2009 at 10:17 am
FREE HIM NOW!
Do you want everyone in jail like PrisonPlanet USA?
March 12th, 2009 at 10:46 am
looks like my comments are not coming through. The truth must hurt someone. I am out of here since it is a one sided point of view….
March 12th, 2009 at 10:53 am
Iwas over there and have alot of friends over there. They are happy we did oust saddam and they have first hand knowledge Bi Laden did 911 and his cronies are happy and brag about it. Most are good people but you have the radicals who hate us and want us dead. Please Understand BinLaden was behind 911. We need to get our troops out and take care of poor and sick here in the USA. i AM GOING BY FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE WEATHER YOU CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:10 am
AHH! Tried again the truth did not come through. Someone is worried about you people hearing the truth. Might hurt sales of media here? Have fun with your closed minds.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Too bad Montazer didn’t have a little C4 in the shoes!
www.AmericaLies.com Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Roger that.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:34 am
he should be required to attend all speeches given
by obama, pelosi, and reed for the next three years.
and provided with an ample supply of shoes
this would be punishment enough
we need a hero like him in this country today
March 12th, 2009 at 11:44 am
I’d like a few minutes with president christian…..idiot a..hole
March 12th, 2009 at 11:58 am
We have alot of sway with our now over 2 million member international chapters. I assure you, Mr. Zaidi’s family will be offered the cutting edge in footwear based legal counsel.
Together, we can make a difference.
AlGoreisaTerrorist Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Where do I sign up? I wear size 11 if that makes a difference
www.AmericaLies.com Reply:
March 12th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I’ll sign.
March 12th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I haven’t checked lately, but what do groups like Amnesty International
and such have to say about this? What is their position?
A.I. needs to step up it’s game a bit and pursue stuff like this more
agressively. I’m not recommending ACLU tactics but maybe they need
better PR people. Get out there and make a stink for Mr. Zaidi and all
other political prisoners!
March 13th, 2009 at 4:26 am
3 years??? 3 years for throwing his shoes!!!!!?? wtf!???
u have banks kicking people out of their homes,destroying local buisnesses,the reprecussions of which are more crime and nationwide/global wide stress and panic and they get……..our money???? backwards backwards backwards
March 13th, 2009 at 6:28 am
It’s too bad they weren’t hand grenades instead. Would have got the lot of those NWO cocksuckers, yes, that means boosh as well.
pres. xtian is obviously a booshevic troll or is he a NWO trollop. It doesn’t really matter as it is boosh who is the traitor. It is boosh who has destroyed America and changed it to Amerika. It is boosh who has sold us out to the chinese. It is boosh who has left this nation cut and bleeding with festering open sores. It is boosh who called the Constitution and “goddamn piece of paper”. So there, pres. xtian, you decide who is un-American. We here, who defend the Constitution and the ideals of liberty as set forth by the founding fathers or boosh who set out to trample the Constitution in the dirt? It seems your idea of patriotism is a bit confused. You would though, make a great citizen of the third reich.
I suggest you read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, instead of filling your head with the worthless swill from the likes of O’Lielly, Hannity or Limpballs.