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More News: Iraqi Shoe-Thrower Freed
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in December, was released from prison today after serving nine months of a three-year sentence.
Al-Baghdadia TV channel, al-Zaidi’s employer, has begun a massive celebration with traditional music and flowers to greet his release. . . .
After images of al-Zaidi throwing his shoes at Bush and screaming, “This is a farewell kiss from Iraqis, you dog” were beamed across the region, he became a hero in Iraq and across the Arab world.
Iraqis erected a giant statue of a golden shoe in his honour. Libyan leader Moammer al-Gadhafi said he would bestow his country's highest honour, the Libyan Medal of Honour, on al-Zaidi. The emir of Qatar promised him a golden horse. (From The Economic Times, 9/15/09)
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