Iraq sculpture honoring Bush shoe-thrower removed

Iraq sculpture honoring Bush shoe-thrower removed

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Sat Jan 31, 10:56 am ET

BAGHDAD – The director of an Iraqi orphanage says a sculpture honoring an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has been removed.

Fatin al-Nassiri says Iraqi police told her the statue had to be removed from the orphanage in Tikrit because government property should not be used for something with a political bias.

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It's a very sad day in Iraq. Bring back the Bush Shoe-Thrower Monument!

Al-Nassiri says the sofa-sized statue of a shoe was taken down on Saturday after being unveiled on Thursday.

Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi threw his shoes during a Dec. 14 news conference in Baghdad. Throwing shoes at someone is a sign of extreme contempt in Arab culture

Actually, America needs a Bush Shoe-Thrower Monument to commemorate the biggest heel of a president in U.S. history.

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