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Shoe-hurler seeks pardon
That Hero of the Arab World thing just ain't working out, huh?BAGHDAD: A spokesman for Iraq's prime minister says the journalist who threw his shoes at US president George Bush has asked for a pardon. Spokesman Yassin Majid says that in a letter sent on Thursday to PM Nouri al-Maliki the journalist described his behaviour as "an ugly act" and asked to be pardoned. Or could you at least tell your security people to not break any more of my bones? Thank you. Majid says that Muntazer al-Zaidi in the letter recalls the kindness the prime minister once showed him during an interview in 2005 and asked for al-Maliki to show him kindness once again. Al-Zaidi, a correspondent for an Iraqi-owned television station could face two years imprisonment for insulting a foreign leader. Geez, hope your wimping out don't screw this up. An Egyptian man said on Wednesday that he was offering his 20-year-old daughter in marriage to Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at George Bush. The daughter, Amal Saad Gumaa, said she agreed with the idea. Like she's got a choice? "This is something that would honor me. I would like to live in Iraq, especially if I were attached to this hero," she said. C'mon, big guy. Don't let her down. You can do two years standing on your fractured skull. Her father, Saad Gumaa, said he had called Dergham, Zaidi's brother, to tell him of the offer. "I find nothing more valuable than my daughter to offer to him," he added. C'mon, pops. Some Saudi guy offered 10 million for the shoes. Couldn't ya up the ante? Toss in a coupla goats or sumthin? Posted by: tu3031 2008-12-19 |
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