Ali al - Zaidi , who threw his hat at President Bush , has cult - like status . Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users join in to praise the Iraqi journalist . What al-Zaidi did was a reflection of the democracy Vais thought Bush intended to spread . Fans reach beyond the Muslim and Arab worlds , politically and comically . But seriousness of his actions leads to three - year prison sentence .
Ali al - Zaidi , who threw his hat at President Bush , has cult - like status . Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users join in to praise the Iraqi journalist . Fans reach beyond the Muslim and Arab worlds , politically and comically . But seriousness of his actions leads to three - year prison sentence .