Release Muntadar al-Zaidi !

[Stretch]

Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi, is being held in custody and has been subject to maltreatment, after throwing his shoes at George W Bush. This was a symbolic protest against the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. His chosen missiles were a lot less deadly than the bombs, shells, bullets and instruments of torture that the US President has launched against the people of Iraq.
UNObserver & International Report

 

[Colpy]

Release Rodney!

 

[Said1]

Who's Rodney?

 

[Scott Free]

He should be given a medal.

 

[Colpy]

Who's Rodney?

Monty Python's The Life of Brian

Pilate had a terrible lisp, and in the scene were he asks the crowd who should be released, they keep elling out name with Rs etc, (Release Reginald!) and howl with laghter when Pilate calls out the order "Wewease weginold"

You had to be there.

Or not.

 

[Tyr]

Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi, is being held in custody and has been subject to maltreatment, after throwing his shoes at George W Bush. This was a symbolic protest against the man responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. His chosen missiles were a lot less deadly than the bombs, shells, bullets and instruments of torture that the US President has launched against the people of Iraq.
UNObserver & International Report

At least free him so that he can do a guest appearance on SNL and collect the royalties from Sock and Awe!

 

[Cliffy]

I have an old pair of shoes that are slated for the dump. Perhaps we should start a movement in Canada to send our old shoes to the American Embassies in Canada. If I had a camera I would make a video and post it on youtube. Maybe someone else can. Inundate the embassies world wide with old footwear with a note attached to have them forwarded to Iraq for people who have been displaced by US aggression there as well as requesting this guy's release.

 

[Tyr]

How about a setting up a fund to buy the guys a new set of shoes

 

[Cliffy]

Tyr,

Do you have an organization in mind that can handle a project like that? It would take forever to set one up. That's why I suggested the US Embassies. The US is responsible for the situation, they should help fix it, willingly or not.

 

[Stretch]

Tyr,

Do you have an organization in mind that can handle a project like that? It would take forever to set one up. That's why I suggested the US Embassies. The US is responsible for the situation, they should help fix it, willingly or not.

the us break things, they dont fix things.

 

[Colpy]

the us break things, they dont fix things.

Uh huh.

See Europe, post 1945, re: the Marshall Plan.

See Korea, 1950-53

See Eastern Europe 1980 - 1990

See Kuwait, 1991

etc.

 

[darkbeaver]

Monty Python's The Life of Brian

Pilate had a terrible lisp, and in the scene were he asks the crowd who should be released, they keep elling out name with Rs etc, (Release Reginald!) and howl with laghter when Pilate calls out the order "Wewease weginold"

You had to be there.

Or not.

Colpy you wetched wascal. Now I have to look for Life of Brian which I consider a modern classic.

 

[Colpy]

Colpy you wetched wascal. Now I have to look for Life of Brian which I consider a modern classic.

You mean : the wife of bwian....

 

[darkbeaver]

I expect entrepruneurs to fill their hotdog carts with old footwear and position themselves for business at political events. Pelting politicians with shoes is the greatest political inovation of the last two centurys. I can't wait for the next election or speech.

 

[Praxius]

I have an old pair of shoes that are slated for the dump. Perhaps we should start a movement in Canada to send our old shoes to the American Embassies in Canada. If I had a camera I would make a video and post it on youtube. Maybe someone else can. Inundate the embassies world wide with old footwear with a note attached to have them forwarded to Iraq for people who have been displaced by US aggression there as well as requesting this guy's release.

Naw, the shoe thing seems to be Iraq's trademark now... Canada will have to step it up and chuck all our used underwear at the embassies.

Make sure you get some really good brown skids...... some yellow/green ones are even better.

We can out do those Iraqis in regards to being offensive :twisted:

 

[Tyr]

I expect entrepruneurs to fill their hotdog carts with old footwear and position themselves for business at political events. Pelting politicians with shoes is the greatest political inovation of the last two centurys. I can't wait for the next election or speech.

Good idea. Gotta go rush out to the Sally Ann and Goodwill to buy up all the second hand shoes. I'll be outside the Canucks games waiting for Gordon Campbell. 25 cents a shoe and you have to do your own throwin'

 

[gopher]

Muntadar al-Zaidi:


Hero!

 

[gopher]

All hail the Hero!

and,

Impeach Bush!!

 

[Stretch]

Iraq shoe-thrower to go on trial amid new torture claims

Tags: IRAQ
Zaidi, 29, became a hero to many when he threw his shoes at Bush during the US president's surprise visit to Iraq on December 14, an action considered a grave insult in the Arab world.


Webmaster's Commentary:
So, lying us into a war of conquest against a nation that had not actually attacked us (at the cost of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars) is okay, but insulting the guy who did the lying carries a potential 15 year prison sentence?
Anyone still think we are not living in a dictatorship?
AFP: Iraq shoe-thrower to go on trial amid new torture claims