UPDATE: For Iraqi reaction to the custody of Muntazer al-Zaidi see: Iraqis demonstrate over Bush "shoe attacker"
For American reaction see: Liveleak Video: Fox News Rips Into Bush "Shoe-Attacker"
"President Bush got a size-10 reminder of the fervent opposition to his policies when a man threw two shoes at him -- one after another -- during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
The incident happened during an unannounced visit the president made to Iraq on Sunday.
"This is the end!" shouted the man, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadiya television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt.
Bush ducked both throws. Neither leader was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt; Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam Hussein with their shoes after U.S. Marines toppled it to the ground in 2003.
"All I can report," Bush joked of the incident, "is a size 10."
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, however, was hit in the eye with a microphone as security guards scrambled to restrain al-Zeidi." (Source: Fox News)
I wonder what type of treatment Mr. Al-Zeidi is receiving from the authorities right about now ?
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