Was the Iraqi President Attacked by Iran?
Aug0
There seems to be mixed messages regarding an attempted assassination attempt on the President of Iraq, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian officials have denied that the Iraqi President was targeted in an assassination attempt, claiming that no explosive device was thrown at the President. Instead they claim that a firecracker was thrown into the crowd before the President addressed a crowd at a football stadium in Hamedan. The sources that claim it was a firecracker and not anything more sinister comes from Al Alam, a state-run Arabic-language TV channel. They reported that the alleged firecracker was set off to cheer the president. This would not have been the first assassination attempt on the president as earlier this week, it was believed that he was the target of an assassination plot by Israel.
Shoe throwing journalist free again
Sep0
The man sent to prison for throwing a shoe at ex US President George W. Bush has been released from prison after spending 9 months locked up for his protest.
Muntadar al-Zaidi has become something of a hero in both the Middle East and on the internet for his tirade against Bush on his final visit to the Middle East before he left office. Even though he was punished for the outburst, many agree with what he said at the time and love the fact that he had the courage to stand up for what he believed.
The Cairo-based journalist had been held captive before, both by terrorist groups and the US armed forces, and decided to register his, and many others, discontent while Bush gave a press conference.
Shouting: “This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq”, he almost hit the then-current US President with his shoe. This has spawned numerous internet games and videos, a notoriety which is sure to go on for some time.
Originally sentenced to 3 years in prison, later commuted to 12 months, he has been released 3 months early due to good behaviour.
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