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Iraqi Journalist Hurls Shoes at Bush

Jeremy Gantz

Seriously, nice reflexes Mr. President: If this is what Bush faces during a maximum security press conference in Iraq, just imagine what would be whizzing toward him if he walked down a street in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Mosul or Basra. Or, well, anywhere in Iraq or the Middle East.

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Jeremy Gantz is an In These Times contributing editor working at Time magazine.

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