U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold a joint news conference in Baghdad, December 14, 2008. (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters)Iraqi Shoe-Throwing Reporter Becomes The Talk Of Iraq -- Yahoo News/Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in a supreme insult has suddenly become the talk of Iraq.
The little known Shi'ite reporter said to have harbored anger against Bush for the thousands of Iraqis who died after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, had previously made headlines only once, when he was briefly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in 2007.
TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi remained in detention on Monday, accused by the Iraqi government of a "barbaric act."
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