Hey, I know—the man is an instant hero to millions of people in Iraq and all across the Arab world. Tens of thousands of people are demonstrating in the streets right now, praising his actions, calling for his release. So what do you say we beat the fuck out of him?
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush has been beaten in custody, his brother said today.
Muntadhar al-Zaidi suffered a broken hand, broken ribs, internal bleeding and an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC. He has since been handed over to the Iraqi judiciary, a step that normally heralds a criminal case.
Okay! Good job, everybody! Our work here is done!
While I certainly sympathize with his intent if not his aim), I can’t imagine what else he would expect. Insulting the fascist ruler(lame duck as he may be) of the occupying forces. It’s not like his own failing, factional puppet government is going to back him up.
As I was in a hotel room in North Bonneville, Wa. (which is a much longer story), I got to read what USA Today had to say about it.
Something along the lines of how since the same crime would have carried an immediate death penalty (which I imagine would be true, but who the fuck knows, as so much of what we’ve been told regarding Iraq has been lies) under Saddam Hussein’s regime, a mere beating while being held at “an undisclosed location” is further proof that our experiment in democracy-making is going exactly according to plan.
I weep for my fucking species.
Rich: I’ve been to that hotel, the one with the hot tubs in the rooms?
Had a fun night, and then woke up to a wicked hangover, and a “lets just be friends” talk. Sigh…