Shoes thrown at Bush now at 10$ Million ...

realsomeone
By realsomeone

According to unconfirmed newspaper reports, the former coach of the Iraqi national football team, Adnan Hamad, has offered $100,000 (£65,000) for the shoes, while a Saudi citizen has apparently offered $10m (£6.5m).

The daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Aicha, said her charity would honour the reporter with a medal of courage, saying his action was a "victory for human rights".

The charity called on the media to support Mr Zaidi and put pressure on the Iraqi government to free him.

More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7785338.stm

By Dracula• 20 Dec 2008 22:22
Dracula

By every_mothers_nightmare• 20 Dec 2008 01:27
every_mothers_nightmare

the shoes thrown at bush we destroyed by security officals the is no question of it being offered any money.........

By mjamille28• 19 Dec 2008 21:01
mjamille28

no big deal, it's just a shoe.. what's all the fuss about... agree with what nadt said....

By sag• 17 Dec 2008 13:16
sag

Well Shajiv, if you think so then entire american nation is to blame for that action not iraquis. But there were rallies and protests in America against the war I believe....

By SHAJIV• 17 Dec 2008 12:55
SHAJIV

Really, he is not representing American nation? Wao, keep it up!

just lost in woods!!!!!!!!!.

By sag• 17 Dec 2008 11:27
sag

Shajiv, shoes were thrown at a man who plundered their land. not American nation. that anger is for Bush alone not America or it's people..The journalist rightly said it was for the widows and orphans of Iraq..

You mess with Cat you get Claws of Alexa rightly suits the situation....

By psrafeeq• 17 Dec 2008 11:17
psrafeeq

shoe is better than a missile .

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 11:12
Pajju

Rizks no UK ( United Kerala ) :))

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 11:11
Pajju

sorry , just give to rizks ur gift :) lolz

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 11:10
Rizks

Pajju........

Long drive were ?? USA ...:)

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 11:09
sue jc

"lets long drive" wow i have missed out on a lot on QL..!!

By SHAJIV• 17 Dec 2008 11:08
SHAJIV

Time to think why lot of arabs still looking for green card and american qualifications when they hate the native people this much! Any answer to this?

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 11:08
sue jc

ok I think I have some with which I stepped on an ant, I’ll gift it to u for Christmas..lol..eww

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 11:08
Pajju

Sue lolz :)lets long drive ? :)hehe Rizks wat abt moota ? lolzzz

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 11:04
Rizks

LoL Pajju,Sue

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 11:04
Rizks

Sue ........

M Crazy abt shoes...espcially if tat shoe kills atleast an ANT or Cockroach ...:)

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 11:03
sue jc

why me, what in world did i do..??

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 11:02
Pajju

will kick both of u :) lolz

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 10:59
sue jc

i've been better.. but not too bad.. how abt ur self and whats all this crazyness abt buyin these shoes..!!

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:59
Rizks

PAjju....

dont give ur Authority to SUE ..:)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:57
Rizks

Thx Tractor...oh shorry Victor ..:)

Sue ya u right, i has been long long long centuries i havent seen ya around ..:) how u doin lady !!

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:56
Pajju

dunt hijack lolz :)

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 10:54
sue jc

no not reallie i dnt want to buy them, but it was a gud laugh and i'm impressed at the way bush thought fast… and the shoe missed him..

how u been, its been a long time..

By Victory_278692• 17 Dec 2008 10:54
Victory_278692

Do u have his visit schedule and when we are expecting him to travel to Qatar...he generally pays surprise visit, anyways goodluck!

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:52
Pajju

ok Sir !!!!

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:50
Rizks

Sue ??

U too wanna take part in this Auction ?

But this is shoes not SANDALS ...:)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:48
Rizks

Victor saab,

I will take tat same shoe and again try the same thing on BUSH, might be it will HIT the target this time...:)

By sue jc• 17 Dec 2008 10:48
sue jc

LOLZ

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:47
Rizks

Pajju.......

Collection point... ToraBora CAVES...:)

AT 01:00am - Be there on time, or else i will smack tat shoe on ur FACE ...:)

By Victory_278692• 17 Dec 2008 10:45
Victory_278692

Even if u can afford, why so desperate to buy those shoes; which will not fit you and also missed to hurt bush!

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:44
Pajju

will mail u collection point :)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:42
Rizks

Pajju.........

Make sure u give a new pair of SOCKS along with tat Shoes ...:)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:41
Rizks

Victor Bhatt....

I can afford...:)

Thx Pajju, now bloody give me tat BATA SHOES !! :)

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:40
Pajju

Victor , i left :)

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:38
Pajju

ok u take it :)

By Victory_278692• 17 Dec 2008 10:38
Victory_278692

work to earn that much...just joking continue bidding if u can afford

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:37
Rizks

£11.0m :)

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:36
Pajju

£10.9m :)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:34
Rizks

£10.7m :)

By Pajju• 17 Dec 2008 10:33
Pajju

£10.6m :)

By Rizks• 17 Dec 2008 10:30
Rizks

i will pay £10.5m....:)

BUT, the shoe should be polished and in a BOX ..:(

By Victory_278692• 17 Dec 2008 10:21
Victory_278692

http://www.sockandawe.com/

By 3.Emad• 17 Dec 2008 10:17
3.Emad

I didnt get your point.

,

Emad =>

By anonymous• 17 Dec 2008 01:50
anonymous

Thats a good link eco-savvy and pearla.

I should have thrown my shoe to President G.M.A. also and sell it in souq.

By heero_yuy2• 17 Dec 2008 01:47
heero_yuy2

Who would've guess that throwing shoes to Dubya will cost the shoe a fortune??

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

By nomad_08• 17 Dec 2008 00:00
nomad_08

...how come no one had the courage to throw a pair of shoes to saddam when he was in power?

By anonymous• 16 Dec 2008 23:39
anonymous

you are right RAMI LEB

Agreed with you.

NEPAL

By nadt• 16 Dec 2008 23:30
nadt

yep exactly rami leb, some eat grass while others change their cars like they change their underwear. yep priorites are in order...

By anonymous• 16 Dec 2008 23:21
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

Good point.

The suffering of ordinary Iraqis and Palestinians continues while Gulf Arabs wait for the next model Mercedes to come out. So much money spent on world cup footballs, mont blanc pens and expensive handbags, but when it comes to helping other Arabs in need....

By nadt• 16 Dec 2008 23:12
nadt

I cant beleive the saudi citizen is offering 10 million to buy it, imagine how many starving kids he could feed with that money, honestly some arabs have their priorites all wrong..

By A-L• 16 Dec 2008 21:24
A-L

next time when bush gives any talk, im sure they would not allow any shoes into the hall~

By blogger21• 16 Dec 2008 21:21
blogger21

look how he made this video

http://stones-corner.blogspot.com/2008/12/george-bush-gets-slipper-thrown-at-him.html

By jacki• 16 Dec 2008 21:21
jacki

so funny game

By anonymous• 16 Dec 2008 21:10
anonymous

http://www.kroma.no/2008/bushgame/

Yes we can

By Pearla• 16 Dec 2008 18:56
Pearla

OMG they made a game of it too...

http://www.sockandawe.com/

live and let live

By britexpat• 16 Dec 2008 18:30
britexpat

case proven....

By nazek• 16 Dec 2008 18:25
nazek

I don't see what this journalist has done as stupid after all this guys country has been destroyed and they all blame Bush for it. It was an act of anger, not that I would encourage such reactions but Bush really asked for it.

By britexpat• 16 Dec 2008 18:17
britexpat

stupider, Up pops something to put me straight.

By hotandsticky• 16 Dec 2008 18:03
Rating: 2/5
hotandsticky

GOD BLESS THIS JOURNALIST. IF I WAS HIS MANAGING EDITOR I WOULD GIVE HIM BIG PROMOTION. HOW FITTING OF AN END TO THE WORST PRESIDENT IN USA HISTORY. TOO BAD IT DID NOT SMACK HIM IN THE FACE.

By anonymous• 16 Dec 2008 17:24
anonymous

I wouldnt be surprised if it was thrown by an American war widow/mother.

By realsomeone• 16 Dec 2008 16:24
realsomeone

yup they were beating him as he was in the hall. but anyway arabs need more then a shoe throwing hero.

Poverty is not for the sake of hardship. No, it is there because nothing exists but God. Poverty unlocks the door -- what a blessed key!

- Jalaluddin al-Rumi

By who.am.i• 16 Dec 2008 16:24
who.am.i

Wow! The Arabs found a hero! But there's something in the report that caught my attention:

"Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC."

And the journalist made sense when he said his actions were for Iraqi widows and orphans..

cheers,

paul

By 3.Emad• 16 Dec 2008 16:17
3.Emad

lool

,

Emad =>

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