Posted by
Tom L. on Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:00:00 AM
Do you know Muntadhar al-Zeidi?
You may not know the name, but you probably know him – he is the correspondent for an Iraqi-owned television station who threw not one but both his shoes at President Bush.
The President was unharmed and showed quite good reflexes to dodge both shoes thrown from such a short distance.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi could face two years imprisonment for insulting a foreign leader. He has asked for a pardon.
According to reports, thousands took to the streets in Iraq to protest his arrest, and his actions were heralded across the Arab world.
Just a few questions for Mr. al-Zeidi, those protestors, and those in the “Arab world” who heralded his insult:
Assuming:
- there was a free press…
- there was a press conference…
- that Mr. al-Zeidi got into the room…
- and Mr. al-Zeidi threw his shoes, missed and shouted the same insult…
But that it was Saddam Hussein not President Bush, what do you think would have happened to Mr. al-Zeidi?