(35.06) The Iraqi journalists are going to be elected to President Bush's shoes
Ten years ago, a journalist who hurled a shoe at US President George Bush in Baghdad - he is now voting for being a member of the parliament.
Muntad al-Zaidi is taking part in the upcoming week's election as a candidate for the Shiite leader Moktarad al-Sadr's coalition partner.
Two hundred eight years after five years of Saddam Hussein's fall in the US military campaign - during a visit to Baghdad, then President George Bush was holding a press conference with the then Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. And in it as Al-Baghdadia TV journalist he was present. Zaidi
He suddenly stood up and addressed George Bush as "dog" and threw his two shoes in front of him.
He was saying that one of the two shoes is the outgoing kiss from Iraqi people, and the other is on behalf of the wives and children of the victims of the US operation.
None of the two embraced the US president, but throwing shoes was considered a serious offensive in Arab culture.
In this incident, al-Zayedi of Monat al-Jawedi became a 'hero' or 'heroic person' in the Arab world.
President Bush said he was not angry at, but got pleasure. "I saw many diverse events as a president, but it was the most unusual thing."
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The bodyguards immediately intercepted al-Zayede and later was sentenced to 12 months on charges of attacking a foreign leader.
He came out after nine months in jail, and complained that the prison guards and officials were tortured by him during the prison. He said - he needs treatment for his broken teeth, bones and other injuries.
Mr Al-Zaidi released journalism after being released from prison, and went to Europe. There he opened a human institution for Iraqi war victims.