In September 2005 , Muntadhar al-Zaidi joined the station . On 16 November 2007 , al-Zaidi was kidnapped in Baghdad working on assignment for Al-Baghdadia , but released on November 19 , without harm or ransom payments . The studio gained international attention when al-Zaidi hurled two of his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad on 14 December 2008 . Dhirgham al-Zaidi , who sometimes worked as his brother 's cameraman , said Muntadhar 's reporting for the station was " against the occupation , " and that at times he signed off " from occupied Baghdad . " Dihirgham said the reporter 's stories focused on Iraqi widows , orphans , and children
hurled two of his shoes
Bush shoeing incident
Al-Baghdadia TV