BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Muntadher al-Zaidi, the man seen as a hero in some circles for throwing his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush, was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday in an Iraqi court.Al-Zaidi threw his shoes at Bush during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in December in Baghdad.
Neither shoe hit the president, and other people in the room quickly knocked al-Zaidi to the ground before security officials arrested him.
Al-Zaidi, a TV reporter, explained his actions during an hourlong appearance in February in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. Asked whether anyone pushed or motivated him, al-Zaidi said he was spurred by the "violations that are committed against the Iraqi people.
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The man deserves a statue.
ReplyDeleteThe shoe thrower deserves a "maybe" small fine, but not a prison sentence. He just did what a lot of us wanted to do, which was to show Bush that the world as a whole was sick of his crapola. One main difference was this guy threw a couple of shoes at him, some of us wanted to throw things like pianos, refridgerators, volvos...
ReplyDeleteHe should be mildly punished for having a poor aim !
ReplyDeleteAnnoymous 1 and 2, he attacked a head of state.
ReplyDeleteeloman,
attacking any president physically is wrong whether you like the policies or not.