Iraq PM office says shoe-thrower apologizes...

An Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush apologised to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the prime minister’s office said on Thursday. 

TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi shot to instant fame when he called Bush a "dog" in Arabic at a joint news conference with Maliki in Baghdad last Sunday and threw both his shoes at Bush in a gesture that is a deep insult in the Arab world.

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Zaidi’s 'David versus Goliath' act has made him a sensation in the Arab world, where the U.S. invasion of Iraq and Washington’s support for Israel have generated deep animosity toward Bush. Zaidi’s attorney says more than 1,000 lawyers have offered to defend him. 

An Egyptian man offered his 20-year-old daughter to Zaidi as a bride and cobblers from Turkey to Lebanon have claimed that the shoes he hurled were made in their factories. Full story...

See also:

1. Egyptian offers daughter to Iraqi shoe-thrower, Muntazer al-Zaidi...
2. A Hero of Our Time: Muntadar al-Zaidi, the shoe-throwing journalist...