I have to admit that I felt a bit of pleasure in seeing President Bush dodge shoes thrown by journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi. It’s about time that someone gave him a good dose of reality, although it probably would have registered better if the shoes had hit their target. I think it’s obvious from his moves behind that podium that he has become an expert at dodging things. But how can you really blame Muntadhar al-Zaidi, a man who has seen is Country destroyed by an illegal occupation, who was kidnapped at gunpoint and later released, whose people have suffered significantly for almost 6 years now. The Iraq war has killed 85,000 to 1,000,000 (depending on the survey) innocent Iraqi citizens and created 4.7 million Iraqi refugees (UNHR). Now imagine you are Muntadhar al-Zaidi and have experienced all this death and destruction in your Country. Imagine that you feel you have no options for recourse for what you feel is a wrong against you and your Country. I think in this situation we all may throw a shoe or two to make a statement. I don’t advocate violence or vigilantism but I certainly have empathy for the action Muntadhar al-Zaidi took to make a point.
This shoe-flinging act by Muntadhar al-Zaidi, may well become the lasting symbol for the incompetence, the corruption, the crimes, and the world opinion of the Bush administration. In second place of course will be the picture of Bush cutting birthday cake with John McCain in Arizona while New Orleans was flooding.
Jesus, do we need a change in this country!!!
Yes, great moments in the Bush legacy. And change we do need. Unfortunately it seems like the man who ran on “change you can believe in” and was ultimately elected to the highest office of the Country, has selected a cast that is mainly a rehash of the Clinton era. Only time will tell if real change is on it’s way but the initial forecast does not look promising.
Muntadhar Al-Zaidi é um herói para todas as pessoas do mundo que odeiam o sistema americano de se relacionar com as nações independentes; e deixa transparecer que os governos apoiam essa política, mas a grande maioria das pessoas odeiam essas intervenções e esses ataques contra esses países.
Milhares de pessoas inocentes mortas no Iraque e na Palestina não justificam qualque desejo de de democracia. Bush não engana ninguém, a não ser ele mesmo. Obrigado…
Is there anyway to translate into English Rogerio’s comment above so it can be appreciated by all? Thanks!
I believe Rogério’s comment is in Portuguese. You can get a partial translation using http://www.athropolis.com/translate.htm. (Link also under “Sites of Interest” to the right). Just copy the text from the post and paste into the site and choose the languages to translate to and from.
Muntadhar al-Zaidi as an heroe for all peoples in war from USA and Israel; war from the american style of government and politcs; in Brazil the general peoples odeiam Bush and your country. Muntadhar al-Zaidi as an heroe; this is the verity…
Thank you Rogério! Your comments and points of view are appreciated. With the way the Bush administration has behaved and all of their criminal acts it is not surprising that America is hated by so many throughout the world.