If you haven’t heard about President Bush having two shoes thrown at him by an Iraqi reporter, Muntada Al-Zaidi, during a press conference in Iraq, you must be living in a truck or on the street someplace. What a circus show this turned out to be.
First of all, came the reports and the videos of the shoes being thrown and George Bush agilely ducking them both. It was very good to watch and could only been improved if I were in fact the guy throwing the shoes – because I wouldn’t have missed. This man, Muntada Al-Zaidi, became an instant celebrity all across the middle east (except Israel I think) where people protested for his release and people participated in mock Bush shoe throwings , etc. Really great stuff that should have shown George Bush exactly what the world thought of him. But, no, he stuck his head back up his ass and went on about his almost complete business of destroying the American Middle Class and bankrupting the US Government.
Then came the reports of Al-Zaidi written apology asking forgiveness and for government clemency or a pardon. The Iraqi government made a big deal over this and said well he needs to be convicted before anybody can pardon him, etc. Ok, fair enough.
Now come to find out, poor Muntada Al-Zaidi was dragged out of the press conference room and beaten. His arm was broken and his eyes damaged when his glasses were smashed on his face. He was dragged to an Iraqi police station where he was further beaten and tortured to extract his “apology.” His brother says that he was forced to stand naked while freezing water was poured over him, he had cigarette burns around his ears, he was missing teeth, he was beaten with a steel bar, he has a broken arm, and probably eye damage. I hope I got all of the damage assertions in there.
This is heinous. If George Bush had any sense of justice or honor, he would understand the man’s anger and why he threw the shoes in the first place and call on the Iraqi’s to release this man. After all, the only damage done (other than to Al-Zaidi) was to impugn Bush’s honor – which the whole situation has shown that George Bush hasn’t any honor to impugn.
January 20, 2009, cannot come soon enough to be rid of this tyrant named George W. Bush. The biggest insult a person can show another person in the Muslim world is to show them the bottom of their shoes. This insult might well expand into our infidel culture once enough people learn about it. So in that light, I must add, don’t let the shoe hit you in the ass on your way out the door, Mr. Bush.
Bill Mel8er
