Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush going to trial
Editor | Feb 19, 2009 | Comments 0
BAGHDAD — In the two months since he chucked a pair of shoes across a crowded Baghdad room and narrowly missed former President George W. Bush, Iraqi journalist Muntathar al Zaidi has emerged as a folk hero, poetry muse and minor irritant. Since that throw, Zaidi has received job offers, a residency invitation from U.S. foe Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and even a wedding proposal on behalf of an Egyptian woman. A local artist built a monument in his honor, Iraqis have rallied in his defense and gadflies have carried out copycat…
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