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George W. Bush Gets His Statue in Iraq

George Bush got his statue in Iraq after all.

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Shoe-Thrower's Trial Postponed

Aswat al Iraq reports that Al Zaida's trial, scheduled to begin yesterday, was postponed:

A lawyer of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaydi, who threw a pair of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad two weeks ago, ruled out a trial session for his defendant tomorrow.

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Al-Zaidi: 'I'd Throw Shoes Again' While Sales of the Footwear Soar

The trial of shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, charged with assaulting a foreign head of state visiting Iraq, begins Dec. 31. Abdul Satar Birqadr, spokesman for Iraq's High Judicial Council, said a three-judge panel would hear the case:

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Signs of Abuse? Iraqi Shoe-Throwing Journalist Kept from Court

Al Zaida was scheduled to appear in court today for the first hearings of charges against him for this weekend's shoe toss. But Iraqi officials did not let him appear and his family is very worried about what this means:

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Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist 'Beaten in Custody'

Muntader al-Zaidi, the now-infamous shoe-hurling Iraqi journalist, has reportedly been "beaten in custody," according to the BBC. Al-Zaidi's brother reports that the journalist is suffering from a broken hand, broken ribs, and internal bleeding. Yesterday, TV al-Sharqiya in Iraq reported that the al-Zaidi had "signs of tortures on his thighs." Meanwhile, thousands of Iraqis have taken to streets on Tuesday for second day to demand al-Zaidi's release.

President Bush, Please Publicly Forgive Muntader al-Zeidi

Over the past several years I've said a lot of things about President George W. Bush, few of them publishable anywhere except online, and even by blog-standards I've, um, pushed the envelope. So maybe I'm the wrong person to be calling for this. But I'm going to anyhow.

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Meet the Man Who Threw His Shoes at Bush: Muntader al-Zeidi

An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoe at President Bush has been hailed as a hero across the Middle East, and is receiving so much attention Wikipedia already has an entry for him.

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