Muntazer al-Zaidi, the unknown Iraqi television reporter who became an overnight sensation for hurling his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush found himself being treated with a similar shoe-attack in Paris.
Al-Zaidi was holding a news conference about his crusade for the Iraqi war victims when an exiled Iraqi journalist stood up and accused him of being a sympathizer of the ousted despot, before throwing his shoe. Apparently, the attacker was defending the U.S. policy in Iraq.
The shoe did not hit al-Zaidi, but a fracas resulted in the audience.
Al-Zaidi’s defiance against the former U.S. leader during a news conference by shouting “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” became a symbol of Iraqi anger against America for invading Iraq.
Al-Zaidi found himself sentenced to three years imprisonment for assaulting a head of state, but was released earlier as his prison term was commuted to one year.
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