Iraq shoe-thrower's release delayed

[sabra]

Source: aljazeera

The release of Muntazer al-Zaidi, the television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at George Bush, the former US president, has been delayed, according to his brother.

He was set to be freed on Monday because of good behaviour.

Al-Zaidi, 30, was initially sentenced to three years for assaulting a foreign head of state, but had his jail time reduced to one year on appeal.

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His family had gathered at dawn outside an Iraqi army base in central Baghdad where he was expected to be released.

After waiting more than five hours, Dargham al-Zaidi said he received a phone call from Muntazer telling him he would not be released until the next day because of the delays.

The family said it will stage a sit-in outside the base on Tuesday until he is released, and called for other Iraqis to join them.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/09/20099148530108857.html

[Ian David]

1. Check-out time was noon so they were charging him for an extra day. n/t

[Soylent Brice]

2. they had to work in one more beating for him for the road. n/t

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. No shit. I wouldn't be surprised if the positive response he has received since news of

his release came out have something to do with this.

[Soylent Brice]

5. it's just a little something to remember them by.

lest he forget, and try tossing another shoe at a washed up, criminal, ex-dictator.

i don't think good news has anything to do with it. all it takes is a phone call from ol' dubya to his pal Maliki.

sometimes that's all anything really takes...

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

[jeremyfive]

6. Why Waste a Good Shoe on Dubya?

With the economy Dubya left us, we can't afford to replace shoes.

But my spirit was with Muntazer al-Zaidi. I wish him well.

[damntexdem]

7. So someone threw a sabot into the machinery of the Iraqi justice system?

Rather than delaying his release, they should be awarding him a medal.