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From : jbranstetter04
Added: Dec 14, 2008
President Bush was almost killed today by an assassin's shoe. The would be assassin, Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadiya television, launched two deadly shoe attacks in quick succession, but thanks to Bush's cat like reflexes, the first shoe was dodged. The second shoe thrown by the would be assassin was slightly off coarse do to the interference of another reporter. Do to that interference the second shoe ended up missing the Presidents head, but only by mere inches, it then proceeded to fall harmlessly to the floor after hitting the American flag. The suspect is reportedly being water boarded at this time. My sources have informed me that they are trying to retrieve information on the location of the terrorist training camp that he so obviously attended. They believe that he was professionally trained in the art of shoe throwing. They emphasize the fact that these were not lightweight tennis shoes, that they were heavy hard healed dress shoes, and were used because of there lethality; they were made to kill. This all took place while his secret service agents were apparently asleep on the job. President Bush could have been hit in the temple, and may very well have dropped dead right there on the spot. They will need to have an internal investigation into this matter; the President must be protected. -jbranstetter04 Bush Dodges Two Shoes Thrown by Iraqi Journalist During News Conference BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi television reporter hurled two shoes at President Bush -- one after another -- as he held a news conference Sunday with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The president -- who dodged both shoes -- was not hurt during the incident. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, however, was hit in the eye with a microphone as security guards scrambled to restrain the man, later identified as Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadiya television -- an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt. As al-Zeidi threw the first shoe at Bush, he shouted, "This shoe is for goodbye!" He then yelled, "You dog. You killed Iraqis," as he was tackled to the ground. Neither leader was hit. In Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of contempt; Iraqis whacked a statue of Saddam Hussein with their shoes after U.S. Marines toppled it to the ground in 2003. "All I can report," Bush joked of the incident, "is a size 10." Al-Baghdadiya television later released a statement, demanding the immediate release of reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi, who was detained following the incident. The television network said al-Zeidi threw the shoes at Bush "in accordance with the new era of freedom of speech and democracy that the U.S has promised the Iraqi people." The president visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to President-elect Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence in a nation still riven by ethnic strife and to celebrate a recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011. In many ways, the unannounced trip was a victory lap without a clear victory. Nearly 150,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq fighting a war that is intensely disliked across the globe. Polls show most Americans believe the U.S. erred in invading Iraq in 2003. Bush ordered the nation into war against Saddam Hussein's Iraq while citing intelligence claiming the Mideast nation harbored weapons of mass destruction. The weapons were never found, the intelligence was discredited, Bush's credibility with U.S. voters plummeted and Saddam was captured and executed. For Bush, the war is the issue around which both he and the country defined his two terms in office. He saw the invasion and continuing fight as a necessary action to protect Americans and fight terrorism. Though his decision won support at first, the public now has largely decided that the U.S. needs to get out of Iraq. "There is hope in the eyes of Iraq's young," Bush said. "This is the future of what we've been fighting for." Said al-Maliki: "Today, Iraq is moving forward in every field." Air Force One, the president's distinctive powder blue-and-white jetliner, landed at Baghdad International Airport in the afternoon local time after a secretive Saturday night departure from Washington. In a sign of security gains in this war zone, Bush received a formal arrival ceremony -- a flourish absent in his three earlier trips. Bush soon began a rapid-fire series of meetings with top Iraqi leaders. Later, Bush's motorcade pulled out the heavily fortified Green Zone and crossed over the Tigris so he could meet al-Maliki at the prime minister's palace. A huge orange moon hung low over the horizon as Bush's was ferried quickly through the city. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/12/14/bush-arrives-iraq-surprise-farewell-visit/
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