| |
December , 2008
UPDATE NEWS
Shoe-Throwing Mars
Bush's Baghdad Trip
BAGHDAD -- Arriving here
on Sunday for a surprise farewell visit, President Bush
staunchly defended a war that has taken far more time, money and
lives than anticipated, but he received a taste of local
resentment toward his policies when an Iraqi journalist hurled
two shoes at him at a news conference.
Hours later, Bush made another unannounced stop, landing before
dawn Monday in Afghanistan for a meeting with President Hamid
Karzai at his Kabul palace.
In Iraq, Bush said the conflict "has not been easy" but was
necessary for U.S. security, Iraqi stability and "world peace."
He hailed a recently signed but still controversial security
pact as a sign of impending victory.
"There is still more work to be done. The war is not over," Bush
said, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki next to him.
"But with the conclusion of this agreement . . . it is decidedly
on its way to being won."
Just after Bush finished his remarks and said "Thank you" in
Arabic, an Iraqi journalist took off his shoes and threw them at
Bush, one after the other.
Throwing a shoe at someone is considered the worst possible
insult in Iraq and is meant to show extreme disrespect and
contempt. When U.S. forces helped topple a statue of Iraqi ruler
Saddam Hussein after rolling into Baghdad in April 2003,
jubilant Iraqis beat the statue's face with their shoes.
"This is a farewell kiss!" the man, identified as Muntadar
al-Zaidi, a reporter with the Cairo-based al-Baghdadia
television network, yelled in Arabic as he threw the first shoe.
Bush, about 12 feet away, ducked and narrowly missed being hit.
When Zaidi threw again, Maliki reached out his hand to shield
the president.
Zaidi yelled "Dog, dog!" as he was surrounded by Iraqi security
officers, who tackled him and began to beat him. Zaidi was later
removed from the ornate room in the heavily fortified Green Zone
where the news conference was taking place.
Bush was not injured and joked about the incident minutes later:
"If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw. Thank
you for your concern; do not worry about it."
By AARP Bulletin
For more information and see many comments :
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/shoe-throwing_mars.html?CMP=KNC-360I-GOOGLE-BULL&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=shoe_throwing
More News :
See
video of Bush Shoe Throw
10 Tips Shoe Fits
HAVE A NICE LOOK,
Davit Putra, S.Si
darashoesbogor.com
PRODUCTS>>>
|
