George W. Bu-Shoes, The US President “Victim” of Iraq’s “Weapons of Mass Destruction” by Michel Chossudovsky + “Shoe-In” Rally

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Dandelion Salad by Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, December 17, 2008 FIRST SHOE:  ”This is a gift from the Iraqis; this is the farewell kiss, you dog!” SECOND SHOE: ”This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq!” ( Muntadar al-Zaidi) pic For the Western media, the Bush-Shoe incident is casually described as a failure of Green Zone security. The substance of the press conference is barely mentioned, namely that Bush had travelled to Baghdad to sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement. The latter allows US troops to remain in Iraq until 2011. The Press Conference was to announce the signing of these far-reaching agreements. I’d like to welcome the President of the United States, President George W. Bush. I would like to welcome you here as a guest. You have stood by Iraq and the Iraqi people for a very long time, starting with the — getting rid of the dictatorship, helping the Iraqis to fight terrorism. Your visit today to Iraq, Mr. President, comes after the signing of the agreement between the two countries, which represents — (audio drop) — foundation and draws a road map that will govern and guide the relationship between the two states. (Prime Minister Maliki opening remarks) The BBC described the incident as “violence” directed against the US president, Why did he not ask tough questions instead of throwing his shoes? Most commentators see it as beyond doubt that the treatment meted out to Mr Bush by Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi is a just response to the president’s policies in Iraq, although one chides the shoe-thrower for expressing his protest through violence rather than “tough questions”. (BBC, December 15, emphasis added) The nature of the US military intervention and the crimes committed by allied forces are carefully avoided . pic The Global and Mail, describes the incident as “a disgrace
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