Gold9472
03-12-2009, 08:54 AM
Iraq Shoe-Thrower Jailed for 3 Years
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-12-voa11.cfm
(Gold9472: Wow... I wonder what would happen if he tortured people, or started illegal pre-emptive wars, or obstructed justice with regards to the 9/11 attacks.)
3/12/2009
A Baghdad court has sentenced an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader.
Muntazer al-Zaidi pleaded not guilty to the assault charges when his trial resumed Thursday. He faced up to 15 years in prison.
A judge had postponed the trial in February to determine if Mr. Bush was on an official visit during the December incident.
Al-Zaidi said last month that the president's talk of "victory," combined with what the journalist called his spiritless smile, proved too much after years of war and destruction following the U.S.-led invasion.
The journalist has been in Iraqi custody since he hurled shoes at Mr. Bush during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in December.
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-12-voa11.cfm
(Gold9472: Wow... I wonder what would happen if he tortured people, or started illegal pre-emptive wars, or obstructed justice with regards to the 9/11 attacks.)
3/12/2009
A Baghdad court has sentenced an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush to three years in prison for assaulting a foreign leader.
Muntazer al-Zaidi pleaded not guilty to the assault charges when his trial resumed Thursday. He faced up to 15 years in prison.
A judge had postponed the trial in February to determine if Mr. Bush was on an official visit during the December incident.
Al-Zaidi said last month that the president's talk of "victory," combined with what the journalist called his spiritless smile, proved too much after years of war and destruction following the U.S.-led invasion.
The journalist has been in Iraqi custody since he hurled shoes at Mr. Bush during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in December.