The Iraq shoe-throwing incident, in which an Iraqi reporter threw his footwear at President Bush during his last visit to Iraq as leader of our nation – is destined to go down in history as a symbol of George W. Bush’s time in office. And the journalist who did the throwing – Muntadar al-Zeidi – is today being hailed as an Iraqi national hero.
This editorial from Iraq’s Shiite-leaning Al-Iraq News, the first of a series on this subject that WORLDMEETS.US is working on, labels the event a fitting reflection of Iraqi rejection of President Bush.
The editorial says in part:
“By throwing both of his shoes at Bush, journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi reflected the magnitude of the rejection of Bush. The fact is that he deserves no more than one Iraqi’s shoes, which are of far greater value than George Bush himself. At least shoes are useful to the one wearing them, while Bush never was and never will be of service to anyone. On the contrary, he has brought disaster and misery not only to Iraq, but to all. … this was a magnificent farewell gesture that Bush will remember for the rest of his life – and a news story that the world will remember year after year.”
EDITORIAL
Translated By Nicolas Dagher
December 15, 2008
Iraq – Al Iraq News – Original Article (Arabic)
Baghdad, the symbol of Arabism; Baghdad of Al Mansur and Al Rashid and the capital of free men who, in the shadow of their glorious past, stood against the invaders, the greedy and the collaborators, has bid farewell to U.S. President George W. Bush. And it has done so in a manner worthy of that criminal, who visited us so arrogantly in spite of the deep wounds he inflicted in his unsuccessful attempt to break the arms of free Iraqis and despite the fact that a number of midgets chose, for personal reasons, to sail in Bush’s swamp of treachery and thuggery and be blessed in his putrid waters.
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