Iraqi Journalist Hailed as National Hero
Iraqi journalist hailed as a national hero
By Ali Alrabi
For many, Muntather Alzaidi’s action of throwing his famous shoes at George Bush during press conferences in Baghdad has optimized Iraqi people’s feelings about George Bush and his legacy in Iraq as they see it. Alzaidi expressed his sentiments of resentment against Bush by a harmless weapon, his shoes, accompanying by his famous words “this your kiss goodbye ya Chalb,( dog)”, which is taken as a great insult in the Arab world.
Iranian people were overjoyed at the Iraqi journalist’s gesture. Text messages and emails flew at a high speed rate between all over the world. Face book fans created page for Alzaidi and his fans are already in the thousands and keep going by the minute. Al-Jazeera also showed scenes of ordinary Iraqis cheering Alzaidi’s actions calling him an Iraqi hero, who expressed their opposition to the occupation of their country.
Arab journalists though stressed that the action was inappropriate, though they understand the man’s feelings about the occupation of his country. Alzaidi’s action is not unusual except that it was more graphic and more colorful than what an American or Japanese journalist would do when he/she feels that his country was railroaded and destroyed by another. Muntather Alzaidi will be remembered as an Iraqi patriot who wanted to hurl an insult at a man who he feels had destroyed his country and his people.
Hundreds of Arab and western lawyers are now volunteering to defend him against Iraqi charges, fearing torture and for his life, calls are being made to the Iraqi government to release him.Witnessing the destruction of his country and the world h e grew up and lived in, Muntather Alzaidi had simply felt, before everything else, that he is an Iraqi first. (Arab writers group syndicate)
By Ali Alrabi
For many, Muntather Alzaidi’s action of throwing his famous shoes at George Bush during press conferences in Baghdad has optimized Iraqi people’s feelings about George Bush and his legacy in Iraq as they see it. Alzaidi expressed his sentiments of resentment against Bush by a harmless weapon, his shoes, accompanying by his famous words “this your kiss goodbye ya Chalb,( dog)”, which is taken as a great insult in the Arab world.
Iranian people were overjoyed at the Iraqi journalist’s gesture. Text messages and emails flew at a high speed rate between all over the world. Face book fans created page for Alzaidi and his fans are already in the thousands and keep going by the minute. Al-Jazeera also showed scenes of ordinary Iraqis cheering Alzaidi’s actions calling him an Iraqi hero, who expressed their opposition to the occupation of their country.
Arab journalists though stressed that the action was inappropriate, though they understand the man’s feelings about the occupation of his country. Alzaidi’s action is not unusual except that it was more graphic and more colorful than what an American or Japanese journalist would do when he/she feels that his country was railroaded and destroyed by another. Muntather Alzaidi will be remembered as an Iraqi patriot who wanted to hurl an insult at a man who he feels had destroyed his country and his people.
Hundreds of Arab and western lawyers are now volunteering to defend him against Iraqi charges, fearing torture and for his life, calls are being made to the Iraqi government to release him.Witnessing the destruction of his country and the world h e grew up and lived in, Muntather Alzaidi had simply felt, before everything else, that he is an Iraqi first. (Arab writers group syndicate)
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