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In 2008, the then US President George W. Bush visited Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. He participated in a press conference in Baghdad on December 14. There, an Iraqi journalist named Muntazar al-Zaidi threw a shoe at him and abused him. At that time he was working in a television channel in Iraq. This happened despite the tight security surrounding Bush's visit. Which creates noise around the world.
More than an era has passed since this incident. Even two decades have passed since the start of the US invasion of Iraq. Zaidi still harbors anger towards Bush after all this time. He even has a grudge against the US and Iraqi politicians. He recently said he has no regrets about throwing shoes at Bush.
In this regard, Zaidi said, those who came to power at the hands of the aggressors 20 years ago, have failed miserably. Drowned in the sea of corruption. Yet they remain in power. America knows very well that they brought fake politicians to power at that time.
He also said, 'That incident proves that ordinary people can say "no" with all their might even to an extremely arrogant person. I was able to tell him (Bush), you did the wrong thing
Throwing a shoe at someone is considered 'extreme insult' in Arab culture. Journalist Zaidi did exactly this to insult George W. Bush.
'Here's a goodbye kiss from the Iraqis to you, dog,' he shouted. At that time, the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was standing right next to Bush.
Zaidi was arrested for throwing a shoe at George Bush. He had to stay in jail for six months. After being released, he left the country and moved to Lebanon. However, Zaidi returned to Iraq to participate in the 2018 parliamentary elections. He stood for election to fight against rampant corruption going on in Iraq. But could not Bush was widely despised by Iraqis at the time for carrying out the invasion of Iraq. He was criticized around the world for the invasion of Iraq, accused of overthrowing and killing Saddam Hussein and possessing weapons of mass destruction. Zaidi also could not accept the US invasion of Iraq. This anger was later expressed in George Bush's press conference.
