Muntazer al-Zaidi (also known as Muntadar al-Zeidi) was sentenced to three years in jail for throwing shoes at George Bush. Muntazer al-Zaidi became a worldwide recognized superstar after his heroic deed as a Bush Shoe Thrower. He failed to hit George Bush in the head, he missed with ech of two shoes he threw, that’s probably why he got three years in jail. The blasphemy.

30 year old Muntazer al-Zaidi had pleaded guilty to assaulting George Bush at the Iraq Central Criminal Court on December 14, 2008. After the sentence was read, Muntazer al-Zaidi shouted: “Long live Iraq!” According to lawyer, the Baghdad judge showed leniency because of al-Zaidi’s age and no previous convictions. He was facing up to 15 years in prison. I think judge was under pressure from the US and delivered the three year in jail sentence to please American special interest groups that support George Bush. I mean comon – three years for throwing a shoe? Let’s get real. Iraq or not, judge was either bribed or forced to deliver a sentence.

It still changes nothing on the fact that Muntazer al-Zaidi stole 2008 for himself. He was the hero of the year. Hope he pulls through the following three years. Even though it’s likely a death sentence. He will be tortured and then murdered and never seen again.

Further Reading:

• A Monument to a Shoe Thrown at George Bush Unveiled in Tikrit
• Muntadar al-Zeidi Throws Shoes at George Bush in Iraq (video)
• Murder of Reuters Journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh by US Military in Iraq (video)
• Miss Me Yet Billboard Mysteriously Reminds Us of George Bush
• Chemical Ali Execution Carried Out – Hanged Until Death in Iraq