The Sole of Freedom

This man is a hero. During George Bush's final attempt to grandstand in front of a pile of Iraqi corpses, Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt, stood up and threw his shoes at W. W ducked, exhibiting quite good reflexes for a man who can't eat pretzels Muntadar shouted: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog!" Security goons jumped on him, at which point he screamed about W killing Iraqis. He was dragged off by said goons, probably to be beaten up for embarrassing the emperor. His news bureau are demanding his release along the lines of freedom of expression and right to protest that the US claims to have brought Iraq. Good luck with that guys. Soles of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab (and Mediterranean) culture. After Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled in Baghdad in April 2003, many onlookers beat the statue's face with their soles. Apparently some Iraqi journalists apologised to W after the incident, which is more than you can say for W who hasn't apologised for anything.

Thanks Muntadar, a lot of people wish they had the chance to do what you did to thank W for invading their country/destroying their global hegemony/losing their city/wiping out their global financial system. The only question is, why are our journalists so tame? Forget throwing a shoe, how about asking some difficult questions now and then and y'know, investigating shit? Pick up some Nancy Drew books or something if you have to. Failing that, throwing shoes would be acceptable too.