Bush shoe thrower on his way to Switzerland...

Switzerland's embassy in Beirut has issued a tourist visa to the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoe at former United States President George W. Bush.

Muntazer al-Zaidi will travel to Switzerland in the next few days, Mauro Poggia, his Geneva-based lawyer, told Swiss radio.

The visa will allow Zaidi to spend up to 30 days in Switzerland. He wants to start a charity and raise money for civilian victims of the Iraq war, his lawyer said. More...

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