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To: jlallen who wrote (7288)	7/25/2007 1:18:29 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

1 day ban. You know it is against the rules to make Richnorth the topic. Good to see you on the thread even if it was a short visit. I would rec your post but then I'd have to ban myself ... again.

To: jlallen who wrote (7288)	12/3/2009 7:19:50 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 10087

Shoe Karma? They say what goes around comes around. It seems that saying is true, at least in the case of the Iraqi man who threw his shoes at a visiting President Bush last year. I just read that someone yesterday threw his shoes at a visiting Muntathar Zaidi in Paris. And instead of being offended, Zaidi is miffed that his copyright has been violated. The gesture last year was criticized by Iraqi journalists, who said Zaidi, a journalist himself, disrespected the profession by being rude to President Bush. Others said it was a bad move on Zaidi's part because it disrespected the entire culture. I'd be interested to hear how French people reacted to the Iraqi journalist who reportedly threw his shoes at Zaidi. The BBC says "media reports said the attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who defended US policy and accused Zaidi of 'working for dictatorship in Iraq.'" Iraqis I spoke with here expressed embarrasment at the incident more than anything else. A teenage boy told me he thought Zaidi was wrong to throw his shoes at President Bush because no matter what, he was a guest in Iraq. And it is our tradition to be good hosts here. There was one man who said Zaidi had it coming. The middle aged man said he deserved to have shoes thrown at him because he had planned this whole thing out. He said Zaidi knew that he would be famous and could make a career out of throwing shoes. "Look at him now!" the man said. "A year ago he was nobody living in Sadr City, and today he's famous and living in Paris!" He went on to explain that Zaidi figured it was worth it to sit in jail and endure beatings for a few months to make millions later. Though there appear to be no reports of Zaidi making millions, he has become a sort of hero in some circles. I asked whether he really came from Sadr City. A woman said it was obvious the Zaidi family was from the worst part of town because of the way they solve their problems. "They shamed all Iraqis by behaving so badly in Paris." That's how the whole family is, she said. She might have a point. After Zaidi was hit with a shoe in Paris, the AP reports that his brother Maitham chased the attacker and pelted him - with a shoe - as he ran from the room. Maybe that's how Zaidi plans to get rich, by copyrighting the shoe toss. The BBC says that after a brief scuffle in the audience, Zaidi quipped: "He stole my technique." posted by IraqPundit at 6:58 AM iraqpundit.blogspot.com