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Iraqi’s build giant shoe to honor Bush shoe thrower

Holidaying in Iraq? be sure to visit the giant shoe.
Residents in Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit attended the unveiling of a shoe sculpture, remembering the Bush shoe throwing incident Thursday. The single copper-coated shoe on a stand carved to resemble flowing cloth by Baghdad-based artist, Laith al-Amari, is said to honor the shoe throwing and “is a source of pride for all Iraqis.”
The irony of course is that the show thrower, 29 year old Muntadhir Al-Zaidi is currently seeking asylum in Switzerland because he fears for his safety.
The sculpture includes an ode to al-Zeidi and mentions the virtues of being “able to tell the truth out loud.”
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