Man Throws Shoe At President Bush

Man Throws Shoe At President Bush (Added: December 14, 2008)

Bush got a size-10 reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him during a news conference in Iraq. WATCH THE VIDEO (more)

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Bush got a size-10 reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him during a news conference in Iraq. WATCH THE VIDEO

By: Christian Stapleton | WKRG-TV
Published: December 15, 2008

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President George W. Bush visited Iraq under intense security Sunday and declared that a long, hard conflict is necessary to protect the United States and give Iraqis hope. ``The war is not over,'' he said. Bush got a size-10 reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him one after another during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. ``This is the end!'' shouted the man, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. Bush ducked both throws. Neither leader was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt; Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam Hussein with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground in 2003.