. . . . the answer is clearly no. Where was the Kevin Costner figure willing to throw himself in front of the Commander-in-Chief when enraged Iraqi journalist Muntadhar-al-Zaidi from Al Bagdhadiya TV, threw his loafers at George W Bush, ruining his latest ‘Mission Accomplished’ speech to the ungrateful Eyerakki people? Luckily, W is the mother of all duckers, and should be commended for his quick reactions. Nobody should be surprised if journalists are forced to remove their shoes at subsequent press conferences. The journalist concerned, who was beaten and kicked in full view of the smiling Bush and his Iraqi counterparts, is no doubt kickiing his heels (probably literally) upside down in the new democratic version of Abu Ghraib.
Here’s the video, in case anybody missed it: George Bush shoe attack
Meanwhile, despite the constant propaganda telling us that the ‘Iraqi people’ are eternally grateful (many of them are in eternity) to America for giving them ‘democracy,’ the move was praised as ‘a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people.” In a Reuters vox pop, Bagdhadiya Television called on the authorities to release their reporter, Muntadhar-al-Zaidi . “It’s the Shot of the Age and Bush deserved it” said one interviewee. “Bush failed to keep his promises. The situation gets worse every day.”
