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Mera Joota Hai Iraqi!!!

Now I am not exactly pro-US or pro-Arab, but I certainly consider George Bush’s Iraq policy all wrong. When one undertakes a noble act (deposing a despot like Saddam) for the wrong reasons (control of Iraq’s oil reserves)…the outcome….is what the US is facing in Iraq today.

I also agree that decorum and protocol is important especially in the world of global politics.

However, I cannot but find comrade reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi's action of throwing a shoe at the US President most entertaining. The fact that it is Bush Jr at whom he aimed his shoe somehow makes it appear ok. Read full report.

Even as Bush learns where the shoe pinches, the Arab world…in their usual distorted sense of priorities, hails the attack. That is so wrong! These acts give your country a bad name, don’t you know. Bombs, bullets and now shoes!!! What next, smelly socks?

Incidentally, lest people think this was a spontaneous outburst the reporter made it amply clear that he had been planning it for a long time. Attaboy Zaidi!!
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  1. --xh--December 16, 2008 at 10:49 AM

    a fitting farewell, I say :)

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  2. Pritam DewanDecember 16, 2008 at 7:51 PM

    you stole my punch line! our minds thinks alike :)

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  3. New guyDecember 16, 2008 at 9:41 PM

    @xh: your sentiments seem to be shared by most in the middle east!

    @Pritam Dewan: We sure do ...from the looks of it!!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 17, 2008 at 10:17 PM

    Man, he sure made his point...and the endless stream of creative products that spawned on this episode is amazing, to say the least...especially this holiday season when business has been scandalous.

    Security Update, Priority I - All personnel of the US Secret Service must update their briefs to include Close-Kombat (version - Shoe). For an updated manual refer to the official website of the Taiwanese Parliament, or lookup Champa Mashi on Wiki - last known location Rajabazar Canal, Calcutta ;)

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