"This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!" shouted Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi as he hurled his first shoe at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference on December 14, ...
On December 14, 2008, history was made—not with words, but with a pair of flying shoes! During a live press conference in Baghdad, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled both shoes at U.S.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi could face prison time for committing an act of aggression against a visiting head of state ("Iraqi shoe tosser to appear in court in Baghdad," Dec. 17). Yet President George W.