Iraqi says he threw shoes at Bush to protest war

I was wondering what happened to this guy.

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush failed to apologize as his trial began Thursday, and instead appealed defiantly to the pride of his war-ravaged country.

First off good for him for sticking to his guns.

In his first public appearance since he was taken into custody on Dec. 14, Muntadhar al-Zeidi said he did not intend to harm Bush or to embarrass Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

That might not be 100% true, but hey lets give him an A for diplomacy.

"What made me do it was the humiliation Iraq has been subjected to due to the U.S. occupation and the murder of innocent people," al-Zeidi said. "I wanted to restore the pride of the Iraqis in any way possible, apart from using weapons."

I guess a shoe is a lot less harmful than an I.E.D
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[edit on 19-2-2009 by foremanator]