Iraq Bush Shoe

Muntadhar al-Zeidi: Who Is The Bush Shoe-Thrower?

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 01.16.2009 | World


* Scroll down for slideshow, video An Iraqi journalist, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who threw his shoes at President Bush and has been hailed as a hero acros...

I Wonder if the President Could See his Sole?

Byron Williams | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Byron Williams

It was certainly a far cry from when President Bush famously stated that he could look into Vladimir Putin's eyes and see his soul.

If the Shoe Fits

Chez Pazienza | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics


Chez Pazienza

Is the sight of Bush ducking for cover as a citizen of the country he's left in war-torn shambles hurls shoes at him something to applaud, laugh at, or be horrified by?

Democracy in a Size 10

Giles Slade | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Giles Slade

The point of throwing or even showing the underside of a shoe to an enemy is a not-so-subtle Arabism: shoes are attached to the lowest part of a man, they trail in the dirt.

"Shoe Tossing" - An Arab Perspective

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


Dean Obeidallah

It should be noted that there were at least 30 or 40 other pairs of Arab shoes in the press conference that were not thrown. In fact, many of the Iraqi reporters tried to stop the "shoe insurgent."

Arabs Across Middle East Hail Shoe-Hurling Journalist As Hero

AP | CHELSEA J. CARTER | Posted 01.15.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets Monday to demand the release of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in ...