Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, is greeted upon arrival at the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia studios in Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, is greeted upon arrival at the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia studios in Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.

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  1. Cuban musician Carlos Varela performs at the United Methodist Church, opposite the American University in Washington, in this picture taken and released December 3, 2009. Varela, barred from the United States by the Bush administration, performed in Washington on Thursday and had lunch with a White House official in a new sign of a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  4. BERLIN - OCTOBER 31: German President Horst Koehler delivers a speech during a ceremony to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wallin 1989 at Friedrichstadtpalast on October 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The event organized by The Konrad Adenauer Foundation takes place under the motto: 'The Fall of the Wall and Reunification - the Victory of Freedom.' Bush, Gorbachev and Kohl played key roles as the peaceful revolution unfolded in East Germany in the autumn of 1989. Their cooperation would pave the way for German reunification in 1990.
  5. GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - OCTOBER 28: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been reviewed by U.S. Military prior to transmission) An American guard walks along the exterior of a detainee camp at the U.S. military prison for 'enemy combatants' on October 28, 2009 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Although U.S. President Barack Obama pledged in his first executive order last January to close the infamous prison within a year's time, the government has been struggling to try the accused terrorists and to transfer them out ahead of the deadline. Military officials at the prison point to improved living standards and state of the art medical treatment available to detainees, but the facility's international reputation remains tied to the 'enhanced interrogation techniques' such as waterboarding employed under the Bush administration.
  6. HOUSTON - OCTOBER 25: Former US Presidents George W. Bush walks the sidelines before the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on October 25, 2009 in Houston, Texas.

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  1. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) and US President George Bush stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London. Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry Sir John Chilcot will lead a committee of Privy Counsellors who will consider the period from the summer of 2001 to the end of July 2009, embracing the run-up to the conflict in Iraq, the military action and its aftermath.
  3. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  4. Frances Townsend, former Assistant to US President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism, and US Army General John Keane, former Vice Chief of Staff, testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, full committee hearing on 'The Fort Hood Attack: A Preliminary Assessment' on November 19, 2009 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The panel was investigating 'whether the federal agencies and employees involved missed signals or failed to connect the dots in a way that enabled Major Nidal Hasan to carry out his deadly plan.' Hasan has been charged in the deadly shooting spree in the Fort Hood army base which left 13 dead and 42 wounded on November 5.
  5. William Safire receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President George W. Bush (R) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, December 15, 2006. Safire, the former Richard Nixon speechwriter who went on to become known for his columns on politics and language in The New York Times, has died, the newspaper said on Sunday. Safire, who was 79, died at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, the Times said. An aide to Safire said he had suffered from cancer.
  6. Former President George W. Bush, right, and wife, Laura Bush, stand during the playing of the National Anthem, before the announcement of a community service project called Service Learning Adventures in North Texas, or "SLANT 45," at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  7. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  8. Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, gives a press conference at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  9. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  10. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, SEPTEMBER 15: Muntazer al-Zaidi (C) is seen surrounded by security guards as he is released from prison on September 15, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq. Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at U.S President George W. Bush, was today released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  11. The Iraqi flag is seen in the background as Muntazer al-Zaidi (L), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  12. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  13. Muntazer al-Zaidi (C), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, wears a new pair of leather shoes as he arrives to give a press conference following his release at the al-Baghdadia offices in the capital Baghdad on September 15, 2009. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  14. Muntazer al-Zaidi (L), the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, is kissed on the cheek by his uncle as he arrives at the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia studios in Baghdad on September 15, 2009, following his release. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison.
  15. Iraqi reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi arrives at the Al-Baghdadya television station following his release from prison in Baghdad September 15, 2009. The reporter who hurled his shoes at then U.S. President George Bush was released from prison on Tuesday, his brother said. Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose act during a news conference last December chimed with the feelings of many Iraqis towards the former U.S. leader, was met outside the jail by parliamentarians who support his case, brother Uday al-Zaidi said.
  16. Iraqi reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi arrives at the Al-Baghdadya television station following his release from prison in Baghdad September 15, 2009. The reporter who hurled his shoes at then U.S. President George Bush was released from prison on Tuesday, his brother said. Muntazer al-Zaidi, whose act during a news conference last December chimed with the feelings of many Iraqis towards the former U.S. leader, was met outside the jail by parliamentarians who support his case, brother Uday al-Zaidi said.

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