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Topic started on 14-12-2008 @ 01:31 PM by MischeviousElf

Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip


news.bbc.co.uk
A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.

An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr Bush "a dog" and threw his footwear, just missing the president.

The sole of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab culture.
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reply posted on 14-12-2008 @ 01:43 PM by AnAbsoluteCreation
reply to post by SonsOfAnarchy



Yeah that was a good football break!

And yes, he has damn good reflexes... for a deer caught in headlights.

AAC



reply posted on 14-12-2008 @ 01:56 PM by bodrul
reply to post by MischeviousElf



that man should be given a medal
if only one hit him on the face

we seen what a Pretzel does to him
one can wounder what a shoe would do
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