Iraqis take to street for release of shoe-thrower

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An Iraqi man holds a shoe and a poster calling for the release of an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at visiting US President George W. Bush. Iraq faced mounting calls to release the journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush, an action branded shameful by the government but hailed in the Arab world as an ideal parting gift to the unpopular US president.

An Iraqi man holds a shoe and a portrait of US President George W. Bush to call for the release of an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at visiting Bush. Iraq faced mounting calls to release the journalist who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush, an action branded shameful by the government but hailed in the Arab world as an ideal parting gift to the unpopular US president