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Topic: Shoe Thrower Describes Torture
madisonman Joined Sun 12/23/07 Posts: 4573	Tue 12/23/08 06:03 PM Edited by madisonman on Tue 12/23/08 06:06 PM
BAGHDAD — The television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush was burned by a cigarette in the hours after his arrest on Dec. 14 and was beaten so badly by Iraqi security personnel that one of his teeth was knocked out, the reporter’s brother said Sunday after a visit to the jail. The reporter, Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, has been jailed since hurling his shoes at Mr. Bush during a news conference here last week. Mr. Zaidi has not been formally charged, but he faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the crime of aggression against a foreign leader during an official visit. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki did not return phone calls seeking comment on Sunday about the allegations, but the Maliki government previously denied that Mr. Zaidi had been mistreated while in custody. It was Mr. Maliki’s security detail that detained Mr. Zaidi after he hurled his shoes. Mr. Zaidi was seen being beaten before he was pulled from the room where the news conference by Mr. Bush and Mr. Maliki was held. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=2

moonlight_ride62 Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 4414	Tue 12/23/08 06:07 PM
don't do the crime if you can't do the time....lol...

liftforever Joined Tue 03/18/08 Posts: 3	Tue 12/23/08 06:08 PM
Mr Zaidi also denied proper medical examination what was offered by the judge. :)

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Tue 12/23/08 06:17 PM
BAGHDAD — The television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush was burned by a cigarette in the hours after his arrest on Dec. 14 and was beaten so badly by Iraqi security personnel that one of his teeth was knocked out, the reporter’s brother said Sunday after a visit to the jail. The reporter, Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, has been jailed since hurling his shoes at Mr. Bush during a news conference here last week. Mr. Zaidi has not been formally charged, but he faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the crime of aggression against a foreign leader during an official visit. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki did not return phone calls seeking comment on Sunday about the allegations, but the Maliki government previously denied that Mr. Zaidi had been mistreated while in custody. It was Mr. Maliki’s security detail that detained Mr. Zaidi after he hurled his shoes. Mr. Zaidi was seen being beaten before he was pulled from the room where the news conference by Mr. Bush and Mr. Maliki was held. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=2 The guy is a hero in my book. I wish I could nail that S.O.B. Bush upside the head with a shoe too.

Moondark Joined Tue 11/27/07 Posts: 5866	Tue 12/23/08 06:18 PM
I still think it funny that the Egyptian man was offering the guy his daughter.

boo2u Joined Mon 11/24/08 Posts: 5249	Tue 12/23/08 06:19 PM Edited by boo2u on Tue 12/23/08 06:21 PM
It's seems their government is no better at self control than their last one. The beating is overkill in my opinion if it happened and stupid frankly if they ever want peace in that country, all they succeeded in doing it rialing up the crowds, not very smart.

madisonman Joined Sun 12/23/07 Posts: 4573	Tue 12/23/08 06:24 PM
BAGHDAD — The television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush was burned by a cigarette in the hours after his arrest on Dec. 14 and was beaten so badly by Iraqi security personnel that one of his teeth was knocked out, the reporter’s brother said Sunday after a visit to the jail. The reporter, Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, has been jailed since hurling his shoes at Mr. Bush during a news conference here last week. Mr. Zaidi has not been formally charged, but he faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the crime of aggression against a foreign leader during an official visit. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki did not return phone calls seeking comment on Sunday about the allegations, but the Maliki government previously denied that Mr. Zaidi had been mistreated while in custody. It was Mr. Maliki’s security detail that detained Mr. Zaidi after he hurled his shoes. Mr. Zaidi was seen being beaten before he was pulled from the room where the news conference by Mr. Bush and Mr. Maliki was held. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=2 The guy is a hero in my book. I wish I could nail that S.O.B. Bush upside the head with a shoe too. He is my hero also. Thank you Mr shoe thrower for doing what needed to be done

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Tue 12/23/08 07:15 PM
I still think it funny that the Egyptian man was offering the guy his daughter.

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Tue 12/23/08 07:17 PM
BAGHDAD — The television reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush was burned by a cigarette in the hours after his arrest on Dec. 14 and was beaten so badly by Iraqi security personnel that one of his teeth was knocked out, the reporter’s brother said Sunday after a visit to the jail. The reporter, Muntader al-Zaidi, 29, has been jailed since hurling his shoes at Mr. Bush during a news conference here last week. Mr. Zaidi has not been formally charged, but he faces up to seven years in prison if convicted of the crime of aggression against a foreign leader during an official visit. A spokesman for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki did not return phone calls seeking comment on Sunday about the allegations, but the Maliki government previously denied that Mr. Zaidi had been mistreated while in custody. It was Mr. Maliki’s security detail that detained Mr. Zaidi after he hurled his shoes. Mr. Zaidi was seen being beaten before he was pulled from the room where the news conference by Mr. Bush and Mr. Maliki was held. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/22/world/middleeast/22iraq.html?_r=2 The guy is a hero in my book. I wish I could nail that S.O.B. Bush upside the head with a shoe too. He is my hero also. Thank you Mr shoe thrower for doing what needed to be done It would all be worth it for me. This guy is an international hero now.

MirrorMirror Joined Fri 10/26/07 Posts: 89680	Tue 12/23/08 07:18 PM
It's seems their government is no better at self control than their last one. The beating is overkill in my opinion if it happened and stupid frankly if they ever want peace in that country, all they succeeded in doing it rialing up the crowds, not very smart. Their government didnt order the torture. We all now who is really in charge over there.

madisonman Joined Sun 12/23/07 Posts: 4573	Tue 12/23/08 07:19 PM
This Bud is for you Mr shoe thrower man.

noblenan Joined Sat 10/06/07 Posts: 935	Tue 12/23/08 07:49 PM
It's seems their government is no better at self control than their last one. The beating is overkill in my opinion if it happened and stupid frankly if they ever want peace in that country, all they succeeded in doing it rialing up the crowds, not very smart. Democracy at work! This Bud is for you Mr shoe thrower man.

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Tue 12/23/08 10:20 PM
It's seems their government is no better at self control than their last one. The beating is overkill in my opinion if it happened and stupid frankly if they ever want peace in that country, all they succeeded in doing it rialing up the crowds, not very smart. Democracy at work! This Bud is for you Mr shoe thrower man. Busocracy!! Doled out by a puppet man!!

boo2u Joined Mon 11/24/08 Posts: 5249	Wed 12/24/08 07:04 AM
It's seems their government is no better at self control than their last one. The beating is overkill in my opinion if it happened and stupid frankly if they ever want peace in that country, all they succeeded in doing it rialing up the crowds, not very smart. Their government didnt order the torture. We all now who is really in charge over there. Ooops, did I miss something, Mirror? Who did order the beating?