The two videos above show two contrasting images. The first, with the ’symbolic’ toppling of Saddam Hussain’s statue in Baghdad, where hundreds of ‘Iraqis’ gathered round the statue throwing sandals and shoes at the fallen leader’s statue. This was five years ago…
The second video shows an even stronger image, the now imfamous shoe throw from Iraqi Journalist Montadhir Al-Zaidi less than five days ago.
Throwing shoes at a person is the lowest act done to a person. It symbolizes that the person being thrown at is merely a dog or an animal. A person not even worthy of having a sword raised or arrow aimed at. The funniest thing about that video was that Bush just said ‘Shukran Jazeelan’ (Thank you in Arabic) and was replied by two speedily thrown shoes that would make all the stone throwers in Palestine proud.
I think that the latter images define the war in Iraq, with the Americans thinking that they did a good job whilst the Iraqis want them out of their business!
He shroud have gone for a body shot first and than go for the head.
Nice summary of it.
@Bu-ZS: I think it was better that he didn’t actually hit Bush, the action and Bush’s reaction were enough!
@Manda: Thanks, sandals and shoes in Iraq have come a long way the last few years!