Iraqi Preachers Call for Journalist’s Release
Both Sunni and Shi’ite clerics call for the release of Zeidi. Iranian Ayatollah praises the start of the “shoe intifada.”
Iraqi Reporter Was Beaten After Throwing Shoes, Judge Admits
The investigating judge for Muntadar al-Zeidi conceded that the journalist was beaten after throwing his shoes at President Bush on Sunday, and said that an investigation was in underway to determine the identities of those who beat him. The judge said his...
Iraqi Interior Minister: Coup Reports “Big Lie,” All Arrested Now Released
Updated 12/19 9:45 PM EST Wednesday night's breaking story about the arrests of high ranking Interior Ministry officials in Iraq continues to unfold in the press, but exactly what happened still isn't clear. Even the initial story's report that General Ahmed Abu...
Shoe Journalist “Sorry,” Prime Minister’s Office Claims
Iraq Ministry Says US Troops Kill Employees, Burn Office
Iraq's Trade Ministry issued a statement condemned a pre-dawn raid by US forces on a flour mill belong to the Iraqi Grain Board, and demanding an apology. During the raid, the ministry says US forces killed at least three of the mill's security guards in their sleep,...
35 Key Iraqi Officials Arrested Over Rumored Coup Plot
Updated 12/18 11:30 AM EST 35 high ranking members of Iraq's Interior Ministry have been arrested over the past three days, including Director of Internal Affairs General Ahmed Abu Raqeef and three others generals. The arrests were coordinated through Prime Minister...
Panel Urges State Department to Dump Blackwater in Iraq
President-elect Barack Obama will face the decision of whether or not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq when it expires in the spring, but if a State Department advisory panel has anything to say about it,...
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...
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...
