On Sunday December 14, 2008, an Iraqi journalist for an Egyptian Newspaper named Muntazer al-Zaidi was tackled by authorities after he threw his shoes at former United States president George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad. Bush had made a surprise last visit to Iraq to sign a new security pact brokered by Iraq and the U.S. Bush ducked as the flying shoes zipped past him, barely missing the now former U.S. president.
on sunday december 14 2008 an iraqi journalist for an egyptian newspaper named muntazer al zaidi was tackled by authorities after he threw his shoes at former united states president george w bush during a press conference in baghdad bush had made a surprise last visit to iraq to sign a new security pact brokered by iraq and the u s bush ducked as the flying shoes zipped past him barely missing the now former u s president