Iraqis take to the streets over shoe-throwing journalist
Iraqis in Baghdad’s Sadr City district protest the recent visit by President Bush and the arrest of Iraqi journalist Muntather Zaidi, who caused a furor when he hurled shoes at Bush during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images)
A screen grab from CNN shows President Bush ducking as a journalist hurled two shoes at him during a news conference with Prime Minister Nouri Maliki in Baghdad. “This is a gift from the Iraqis. This is the farewell kiss, you dog,” Muntather Zaidi shouted at Bush as he threw his footwear. Neither shoe hit its target. (AFP/Getty Images)
A shoe and a sign reading “Go out USA” is placed on a pole in Sadr City as Iraqis protest President Bush’s farewell visit and the arrest of an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at the president during a news conference in Baghdad. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images)
The 6-year-old nephew of Muntather Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist arrested for throwing his shoes at President Bush during a news conference, holds up his uncle’s photo at his home in Baghdad. The incident was branded as shameful by the Iraqi government, but many in the Arab world hailed it as an ideal parting gift to the U.S. president, who was making a farewell visit to the country. (Sabah Arar / AFP/Getty Images)
A protest sign is placed on a pole in Sadr City after the arrest of an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during the president’s surprise farewell visit to Iraq. (Ahmab Al-Rubaye / AFP/Getty Images)
