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Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at President Bush Gets Same Treatment

Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, who made a name for himself among America-haters in the Arab world for throwing shoes at President Bush, got similar treatment yesterday while speaking at a press conference organized by Arab journalists in Paris.

The shoe-thrower, Sayf al-Khayat, accused Al-Zeidi of being a sympathizer of the Saddam regime.

Source: Sotaliraq, December 1, 2009

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