Iraqi shoe thrower re-arrested ahead of planned protest

[The Straight Story]

Iraqi shoe thrower re-arrested ahead of planned protest

Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who was arrested back in 2008 for throwing a shoe at George W. Bush has been put in jail again, this time for supporting Egypt-style protests in Baghdad:

Muntazer al-Zaidi had been due to hold a press conference in front of the Iraqi capital's Abu Hanifa mosque in the mostly-Sunni district of Adhamiyah when an Iraqi army unit took him away.

"I have orders for you to come with me," an army colonel told Mr Zaidi, who initially refused, demanding to see a written arrest warrant. He was eventually led into an army pick-up truck along with his brother Durgan.

Durgan al-Zaidi told AFP before the news conference that his brother intended to add his voice to calls for a major protest in Baghdad for Friday.



http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/02/24/iraqi_shoe_thrower_re_arrested

[Annabella]

1. wow

Arrested for organizing a protest. Let freedom ring.