The world agrees with the shoe thrower

A protestor holds a poster of US President George W. Bush ducking after Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw his shoes at him during a protest in the Jordanian capital Amman on December 20, 2008 in support of arrested Zaidi.

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The 29 year-old journalist threw his shoes at Bush at a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on December 14 during the US leader's farewell visit to Iraq, in an incident that became an instant sensation in the Arab world.

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