Iraqi shoe attacker signs his first book in Beirut

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush said Tuesday he is suing Iraq’s prime minister for his detention and alleged torture during the nine months he spent in custody.

Muntadhar al-Zeidi spoke during the signing in Beirut of his first book, entitled “The Last Salute to President Bush.” (more…)

Iraqi shoe-attacker meets his match

An Iraqi journalist in Paris threw a shoe at the journalist who did the same to U.S. President George W. Bush one year earlier in Baghdad.
In December 2008, Muntadar al-Zaidi, a journalist with al-Baghdadia television station, threw two shoes at the visiting American president, saying it was a “farewell kiss” to the American “dog.”
An Iraqi journalist at a Paris news conference Tuesday accused Zaidi of working with dictators, shouting “here’s another for you” in Arabic. A scuffle ensued, though neither was injured, al-Arabiya reports.
The journalist, Seif al-Khayat, told the Voices of Iraq news agency that he felt dishonored by Zaidi’s actions.

Iraqi shoe-attacker gets shoe thrown at him

An Arabic-speaking man on Tuesday hurled a shoe at the Iraqi journalist who one year earlier had thrown shoes at former U.S. president George W. Bush.

Introducing himself in Arabic as an Iraqi journalist-in-exile at a Paris news conference, the attacker made a brief speech accusing Muntazer al-Zaidi of working for dictatorship and then shouted “here’s another shoe for you.”
The shoe was thrown hard, but Zaidi dodged it and it hit a curtain behind the speakers. Source: Alarabiya.net