Anti-war protesters plan shoe-tossing rally in Toronto and Montreal - 20.12.08

Anti-war protesters plan shoe-tossing rally in Toronto and Montreal

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Canadian anti-war protests inspired by the shoe-throwing incident involving U.S. President George W. Bush are set for today.

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[edit on 20-12-2008 by warrenb]

Protesters in Montreal and Toronto will be calling for the release of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi.

He was detained after he hurled his shoes at Bush during a Iraqi news conference last Sunday.

It's freezing and people are willing to go out and protest.
Nice to see some people are willing to put up with some discomfort (freezing cold) to get a point across.



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Anti-war protesters target U.S. consulate in symbolic shoe-toss

Anti-war protesters held a symbolic shoe toss in front of the U.S. consulate in Montreal on Saturday in support of jailed Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi.

About 40 protesters braved the cold to throw shoes at an image of U.S. President George W. Bush.

They pelted the presidential picture with boots, shoes and slippers and denounced the U.S. war in Iraq before marching to a downtown Canadian Forces recruiting station.

Al-Zeidi hurled his shoes at Bush during a press conference last week and yelled an angry farewell in which he blamed the president for the bloodshed in his country that’s left behind countless widows and orphans.

He has been detained since and is rumoured to have been beaten.

A similar protest is being held in Toronto.

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