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Tag Archives: Iraq

Farewell kiss for Bush the ‘dog’

December 15, 2008 – 10:59 am

The Iraqi TV journalist who hurled shoes at George W. Bush on his goodbye trip to Iraq still hasn’t been released according to AFP.
Muntazer al-Zaidi, who jumped up as Bush was holding a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday and shouted “It is the farewell kiss, you dog” before throwing [...]

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The Vicar of Baghdad - what a guy

May 13, 2008 – 6:40 pm

Anyone who knows me also knows that I am resolutely atheist. After this last year – in which I lost my father and a friend before they had achieved what most would consider a ‘good innings’ – my atheism has been cemented further.
Despite my godlessness I am still in awe of people whose faith is [...]

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