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An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era

boingboing.net • 29 May 2026, 19:36

An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, kicking off a copycat era
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"This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog!" shouted Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi as he hurled his first shoe at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference on December 14, 2008. He launched the second a moment later: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq!" — Read the rest

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