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Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Iraqi shoe-thrower meets his match

An Iraqi journalist in Paris threw a shoe at the journalist who did the same to U.S. President George W. Bush one year earlier in Baghdad.

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U.S.: Zaidi torture claims 'very' serious

Washington takes allegations that shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi was abused in prison "very seriously," a State Department spokesman said.

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CIA after me, says shoe-thrower Zaidi

Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi said during a news conference on his release from prison Tuesday that the CIA tried to kill him.

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Iraqi lawmakers disagree over shoe-thrower

Iraqi parliament members clashed Wednesday over the detention of an Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at U.S. President George Bush, officials said.

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Iraqi speaker resigns over shoe incident

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani resigned Wednesday as lawmakers argued the fate of the journalist who threw shoes at U.S. President George Bush.

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Hezbollah praises shoe-thrower al-Zaidi

An incident involving an Iraqi reporter lobbing his shoes at U.S. President George Bush was an expression against the occupation, the Lebanese Hezbollah said.

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Shoe-throwing reporter headed to court

The Iraqi reporter who threw two shoes at the U.S. president will go before an Iraqi judge, the first step in a possible criminal prosecution, his lawyer said.

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Iraqis' reaction to shoe-tossing mixed

Reaction in Iraq to an Iraqi television journalist winging his shoes at U.S. President George Bush was mixed, a sampling of citizens indicated.

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Iraqi leaders decry shoe-tossing reporter

The Iraqi government denounced the behavior of an Iraqi television reporter who threw two shoes at U.S. President George Bush in Baghdad.

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Man throws shoes at Bush in Iraq

An Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush Sunday during a news conference in the Iraqi prime minister's office in Baghdad.

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I will introduce myself as his lawyer and demand the case be closed and Muntader be released because he did not commit a crime
Shoe-throwing reporter headed to court Dec 16, 2008

Muntadhar al-Zaidi (Arabic: منتظر الزيدي‎ Muntaẓar az-Zaydī) is an Iraqi broadcast journalist who serves as a correspondent for Iraqi-owned, Egyptian-based Al-Baghdadia TV. Al-Zaidi's reports often focused on the plight of widows, orphans, and children in the Iraq War.

On November 16, 2007, al-Zaidi was kidnapped by unknown assailants in Baghdad. He was also previously twice arrested by the United States armed forces serving in Iraq. On December 14, 2008, al-Zaidi threw his shoes at then-US president George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference. Al-Zaidi suffered injuries as he was taken into custody and allegations have been made that he was tortured during his initial detention.

On February 20, 2009, al-Zaidi received a short 90-minute trial by the Central Criminal Court of Iraq. On March 12, 2009, al-Zaidi was sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign head of state during an official visit. Al-Zaidi's attorneys expect to appeal the sentence. On April 7 the sentence was reduced to one year from three years.

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