So the imbecile Bush thinks that having shoes thrown at him in Iraq was a "bizzare" incident. Coming from the mouth of the man that said the French don't have a word for "entrepreneur" it's hard to figure out if he meant "bazaar", that the shoe throwing was a "Bazaar" incident and that's where it should have taken place. After all, how could it be a "bizzare" incident? Unless perhaps he doesn't realize he's hated over there after all.
Either way, the Iraqi journalist has my respect and he is becoming a bit of a national hero in Iraq.
"This is a farewell kiss, you dog," he yelled in Arabic as he threw his shoes. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
This is a fairly mild protest it would seem to me considering the nature of Bush's crimes, torture, mass murder, lies. The US's front man over there, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, is appalled and called the act "barbaric" a bit strong when compared to Falujah or dropping missiles on wedding parties perhaps. And what about the strafing by S aircraft of the retreating Iraqi army in the first war, pretty barbaric I would say.
Throwing shoes at someone in the Arab world is considered a major insult apparently as is showing the soles of one's feet to another person. They hate Condoleezza Rice so much that she is often referred to in Arab circles as Kundara - meaning shoe - instead of Condoleezza.
The heroic journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi is getting a lot of support including rallies with thousands of people in attendance.
Bush reflects the typical arrogance of a fortunate son of the ruling class visiting an imperialized country. It reminds me of Mountbatten, the English colonial who had an estate in Ireland in the heart of the community that the English had invaded centuries ago and has not yet left. He had more thrown at him than shoes and ended his lfe there.
I am not advocating individual acts of terrorism such as this as a strategy for emancipation, it weakens the working class and is not the method of worker's in struggle, but people like Mountbatten, and Bush, are alike in that they are blinded by their own arrogance thinking they can walk among the remaining victims of their actions without consequences; Bush got lucky with the shoes.
Perhaps a national holiday in Iraq is in order, after all there are a few people in the US that would have welcomed a direct hit. Muntadar al-Zaidi day, it has a ring to it don't you think?
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Send all your old shoes to The White House, Washington DC USA
Bush is quick on his feet, those shoes looked like they would have at least taken out some teeth.
Incoming Size 10.
Some of the others who may have got pleasure at a direct hit: the families of the 152 death Row prisoners that Texas Governor George Bush had killed. A recent top Evangelical, who lost faith with the Rightwing (Frank Schaeffer) said he was in a closed meeting where Bush joked with born-again leaders mocking the pleas of a woman prisoner that he had executed. What a f****r. An large army boot may have been more fitting.
I see the shoe thrower is a big fan of Che Guevara. He is the talk of the Arab world and beyond at the moment, doing what so many people would want to have done.
Perhaps we should start a shoe throwing thing worldwide? How about throwing wellies at Bush? Or better yet, hobnail boots.
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