He is being interrogated, now.An Iraqi journalist who threw his pair of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad Sunday is being held for interrogation over whether he was paid to interrupt the President's address.Muntadar al-Zeidi, a reporter of Iraqi TV news channel Al-Baghdadia, was also tested for alcohol and drugs by the Iraqi Prime Minister's guards, media reports said Monday.
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Saddam Hussein's former lawyer said on Monday that he was forming a team to defend the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W. Bush during his farewell visit to Baghdad.
"So far around 200 Iraqi and other lawyers, including Americans, have expressed willingness to defend the journalist for free," the Amman-based Khalil al-Dulaimi told AFP.
"I took the decision on Sunday night to defend the man after the incident. I am currently contacting Arab bar associations to form a defence committee."
I think the guy should get a medal.