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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:51 PM Saturday

On this day, December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at George Bush.

• 2008 – During a press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at U.S. president George W. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, yelling "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq".


Raw Video: Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoe at Bush

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An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at President Bush during a news conference Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president was not hurt in the incident. (Dec. 14)
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On this day, December 14, 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at George Bush. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Saturday OP
The shoes indigoth Saturday #1
One of my favorite moments during george war bush's terms. Silent Type Saturday #2

indigoth

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1. The shoes
Sat Dec 14, 2024, 04:55 PM
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I looked, search, found the kind of shoes they were and bought a pair. I still have them.

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