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U.S. President George W. Bush twice nearly got hit in the face with an Iraqi TV reporter's shoes at the start of a press availability during his recent trip to Baghdad. Size 10 video of the year, FTW. Al-Jazeera puts the incident into greater context than U.S. media sources, of course. It's an Arab perspective looking more at the entirity of Bush's Iraq War compared to simply saying that "the surge is one the greatest successes in the history of the United States military," as Bush told the audience of troops serving in Baghdad.
The International Herald Tribune reports that the 28-year-old Iraqi TV reporter, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, had once been kidnapped by al Qaeda Iraq (AQI) and also detained by U.S. forces in the last several years. Apparently, he has no love for any of the foreign influences in his country. In the eyes of many Iraqis, he is a hero for his defiant act. I hope al-Zeidi survives the consequences of his outburst. If the surge is such a success, why then have the U.S. and Iraqi governments just signed a 3-year extension to the military occupation?
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| melicious December 15, 2008 01:45 PM PST  I would have called this entry "Pennyloafer For Your Thoughts" ROFLMAO priceless! I watched the clip about 4 times with the DVR rewind feature on my cable box. I am just sad Bush is so arrogant he won't think twice about the pure rage and frustration that caused it to happen in the first place! | ||
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| Pani Antosha December 15, 2008 03:19 PM PST I saw this in the news and knew you would write about it. If I respected our president at all I would have been incensed at the disrespect. I was laughing and throughly enjoying it instead. We know he's dumb but not dumb enough to pull off his "I don't know what his beef is" act. The reporter just said it was for the widows and orphans bush the war mongerer created. Watching it made my day though! | ||
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| Sinja December 15, 2008 07:20 PM PST  I hope, in the coming years, the United States changes its perspective on the concept of "success" and just what it entails. I hope al-Zeidi is not mistreated. | ||
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