US Troops Open Fire On Fallujah Students at Shoe Rally

Besides making an international celebrity out of Iraqi reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi, the now infamous shoe-throwing incident is cropping up in surprising ways across Iraq, where a population beaten and exhausted from years of war is once again finding its voice against...

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Uproar in Iraqi Parliament Over Shoe-Thrower

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the Speaker of Iraq's parliament, announced his resignation today after a chaotic session of debate on whether to free the now legendary shoe-thrower of Baghdad, journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi. Arguments were reportedly heated, with some MPs...

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Israel: UN Rights Envoy is ‘Unwelcome’

The Israeli government held UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Richard Falk for over 20 hours at a Tel Aviv airport, before eventually putting him on an airplane bound for Los Angeles. UN officials complained of the envoy's treatment,...

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