Sunday, December 14, 2008

Couldn't have said it better myself

I digress from my usual focus on Mexico and the drug war to salute a fellow war correspondent for his bravery in the line of duty. Muntather Zaidi, an Iraqi correspondent for Al-Baghdadiya, a satellite TV channel that broadcasts from Cairo, hurled both of his shoes at President Bush during a recent visit to Iraq. "This is a gift from the Iraqis. This is the farewell kiss, you dog," he reportedly yelled as he threw his shoes. "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

I'd also like to dedicate Mr. Zaidi's shoes to the journalists George W. Bush has put in danger during his painfully long time in office. Just to name a few instances:
So President Bush, if you ever come to Mexico I'll throw my shoes at you, too. I used to play softball, so mine might actually hit you.

Here they are, in all their glory: Mr. Zaidi's shoes barely missing President Bush's head:

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Our social studies class wins another bet! The iraqis are poor marksmen!

Its always been a commmon joke in school about how the iraqis do not have military skills. Its a common running bet in school which iraqi will embarrass themselves next.

Your website is an excellent source of answers for our ongoing bets!

Unknown said...

Free Muntather Zaidi! There were rallies today in Iraq to free Mr. Zaidi. The protesters have a point--if George Bush walks free despite his war crimes, Mr. Zaidi should not be punished for his: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7783608.stm

As for the social studies class betting on who has better military skills, I think you all are missing the point. Bush stole the 2000 election, used false intelligence to justify war, lied to Congress (who should have known better), and then went on a killing rampage in Iraq, which lead to the creation of Al Qaeda cells there, which did exist there before. It doesn't matter who has better military skills--that's never been the point. We don't start wars because of our awesome military skills. The US needs to get out of Iraq NOW because it should have never been there in the first place and just keeps making things worse.

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