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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at George Bush
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:10:07
	Publish Date:		2024-06-07 09:00:00
	Description:		In 2008, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest at America's occupation of Iraq. George W Bush had been giving a joint press conference in Baghdad with Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki at the time. He was in his final months as president as Barack Obama was due to take over. As he threw the first shoe, Muntadhar yelled: “Here is your goodbye kiss, you dog." He tells Vicky Farncombe how he prepared for the moment and what happened to him next. (Photo: President Bush ducks after Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw a shoe. Credit: Reuters)
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