Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack

Today a Iraqi journalist was jailed for three years for throwing a shoe at President George Bush.

Muntadar al-Zaidi had told the court his actions were "natural, just like any Iraqi" against a leader whose forces had occupied his country.

This man has shown real bravery for the actions that he took and I am sure he know the consequences of the actions he took would be and yet he still acted. How many of us would have acted the same way.

President Bush was universally hated around world for the actions he took during his tenure at the White House and I am sure there are many people if given the opportunity would have done same.

Does the sentence fit the crime? One might ask Should such action be tolerated? Was it a legitimate protest?

In an opinion poll carried out for the BBC and ABC - the full results of which appear next Monday - 62% of Iraqis considered Zaidi a "hero".
Twenty-four percent of the sample viewed him as "criminal", while 10% agreed he was a hero and criminal equally.

Below are my favourite boots – and yeah i would have loved to thrown them at Bush, but in reality would of been frighten of the beating i would of got from the police!

President Bush was universally hated around world for the actions he took during his tenure at the White House and I am sure there are many people if given the opportunity would have done same.

Does the sentence fit the crime? One might ask Should such action be tolerated?

In an opinion poll carried out for the BBC and ABC - the full results of which appear next Monday - 62% of Iraqis considered Zaidi a "hero". Twenty-four percent of the sample viewed him as "criminal", while 10% agreed he was a hero and criminal equally.

Below are my favourite boots – and yeah I would have loved to thrown them at Bush, but in reality would of been frighten of the beating I would of got from the police!