stephanie
12-18-2008, 11:05 AM
aaawww..so many will be saddened to hear this..:coffee:
By Wisam Mohammed Wisam Mohammed – 1 hr 11 mins ago Reuters –
An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.
TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi shot to fame when he called Bush a "dog" in Arabic at a joint news conference with Maliki in Baghdad last Sunday and threw both his shoes at Bush, a gesture that is a deep insult in the Arab world.
Yasin Majeed, Maliki's media adviser, said Zaidi sent the prime minister a letter of contrition.
"Zaidi said in his letter that his big ugly act cannot be excused," Majeed said.
He said Zaidi added: "But I remember in the summer of 2005, I interviewed your excellency and you told me, 'Come in, this is your house'. And so I appeal to your fatherly feelings to forgive me."
read it all...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081218/ts_nm/us_iraq_bush_shoes
By Wisam Mohammed Wisam Mohammed – 1 hr 11 mins ago Reuters –
An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.
TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi shot to fame when he called Bush a "dog" in Arabic at a joint news conference with Maliki in Baghdad last Sunday and threw both his shoes at Bush, a gesture that is a deep insult in the Arab world.
Yasin Majeed, Maliki's media adviser, said Zaidi sent the prime minister a letter of contrition.
"Zaidi said in his letter that his big ugly act cannot be excused," Majeed said.
He said Zaidi added: "But I remember in the summer of 2005, I interviewed your excellency and you told me, 'Come in, this is your house'. And so I appeal to your fatherly feelings to forgive me."
read it all...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081218/ts_nm/us_iraq_bush_shoes