Oh irony, you backstabbing rapscallion, You devilish hairpin turn,
You are the shoe on the other foot,
You are the eternal guarantor of chaos.
Tuque Souq hero and Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, the man who launched a global movement when he launched his shoe at distantly remembered former US president George W. Bush one year ago, has been hit with a shoe.
What went around has, er, come around.
Mr. al-Zaidi was speaking at a conference in Paris when another Iraqi journalist, identified only as Khayat, threw a shoe at him, apparently in protest of Mr. al-Zaidi's anti-US presentation. The mysterious Mr. Khayat had spoken earlier in support of the US-led occupation of Iraq and accused al-Zaidi of advocating dictatorship.
The assailant was slapped and tackled after his shoe barely missed the head of its target. Then, as he was being escorted out of the room, another person--possibly al-Zaidi's brother--threw a shoe at him.
It is not known what will become of Khayat. After his attack last year, Mr. al-Zaidi spent nine months in prison for assault. After being attacked last year, Mr. Bush fled to Afghanistan. Whatever happens, you can be sure the press will tell us. The Tuque Souq tried to reach Mr. Bush for comment, but the former president is not aware of irony.
2 comments:
It's good to see that the staff at the Souq are getting to the bottom of this story. There is a real soul to your reporting. A story like this cane really come untied.
hehe shoes
I am impressed that the cameraperson was able to linger long enough for a series of close-up shots of the shoe. That'll be worth a pulitzer prize.
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