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The ultimate insult

Published by Ellen on December 16, 2008

Not a few wish that what happened to U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad last Monday would also happen to Gloria Arroyo.

What happened to Bush the other day in Baghdad is all over TV, newspapers, You Tube, blogs. He was holding a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as part of his farewell tour before he turns over the reins of the United States government to president-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2009, when a television journalist threw shoes at him.

The swiftness of the action stunned even Bush security team. The journalist, Muntadar al-Zeidi of an Iraqi-owned TV network based in Cairo, Egypt, was able to hurl at Bush his pair of shoes one after another as he shouted, “”This is a farewell kiss, you dog.”

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Binato ng sapatos

Published by Ellen on December 15, 2008

Nalaman ko na lang may nangyaring batuhan ng sapatos sa Baghdad nang mag-text ang isa kong kaibigan na dapat ang ginawang pagtapon ng sapatos kay U.S. President George Bush ay gagawin rin kay Gloria Arroyo.

Na sa Baghdad kasi si Bush noong Lunes sa kanyang farewell visit dahil bababa na siya sa pagka-presidente sa Enero 20. Sa oisang press conference, pinagyayabang niya mas mapayapa na raw ang mundo ngayon dahil sa paglusob nila ng Iraq noong 2003 nang may lumipad na sapatos sa direksyon niya. Pares ang itinapon sa kanya dahil sinundan pa ng isa bago inaresto ang nagtapon ng mga security ni Bush.

Ang nagtapon ng sapatos kinilalang si Muntadar al-Zeidi, reporter ng Al-Baghdadia television, isang TV station sa Cairo, Egypt na pag-aari ng isang Iraqi. “Ito ang farewell kiss, aso ka,” ang sigaw ni al-Zeidi ng tinatapon niya ang sapatos.

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Reporter who threw shoes at Bush detained

Published by Ellen on December 15, 2008

From MSNBC:


BAGHDAD – An Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush was being held for questioning by the Iraqi prime minister’s guards, an official said Monday, as Arabs across the Middle East hailed the incident as a proper send-off to the unpopular U.S. president.

Muntadar al-Zeidi was being interrogated over whether anybody paid him to throw his shoes at Bush during a press conference Sunday in Baghdad and was being tested for alcohol and drugs, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

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