Profile of Shoe-throwing journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi
bbc
17-Dec-2008

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush was driven by his bitter opposition to the presence of American troops in Iraq, relatives and colleagues say. Muntadar al-Zaidi became a cult figure across the Middle East after he hurled both his shoes at Mr Bush during a press conference in Baghdad on Sunday.

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