Protesters shake shoes at US Embassy in London

Source: AP

LONDON (AP) — Protesters are shaking their shoes at the U.S. Embassy in London in a show of support for a jailed Iraqi journalist who threw his own footwear at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq.

Journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi became an instant folk hero after the incident on Sunday. It was a vivid demonstration of Iraqis' dismay over the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of the country.

Britain's Stop The War Coalition said Friday that the act "expressed the unreported feelings of millions in Iraq and beyond that the Bush occupation has been a disaster."

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And another article on current status of the shoe throwing journalist:

Judge says he will discover who beat Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi shoe-thrower
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/articl...

The judge investigating Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the notorious shoe-hurling Iraqi journalist, said today that he would find out who beat him after his interruption of President Bush’s Baghdad press conference.

The judge said that Mr al-Zeidi “was beaten in the news conference and we will watch the tape and write an official letter asking for the names of those who assaulted him”.

There had been conflicting claims on his condition since then but the judge confirmed today that he had at least sustained bruising.

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Mr al-Kinani also confirmed that the journalist had written a letter of apology to Mr al-Maliki. Under the Iraqi constitution, the President can grant pardons that are requested by the Prime Minister. But the judge said such a pardon could be issued only after a conviction.

He added that he could not drop the case even though the Prime Minister “did not raise a complaint nor the American President Bush, but this case was filed because of an article in the law concerning the protection of the respect of sovereignty”.

A spokesman for Mr al-Maliki said that the letter contained a specific request for a pardon.

The judge said the investigation would be completed and sent to the criminal court on Sunday, after which a court date would be set within seven to 10 days.

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