Shoe Thrown at President Bush in Iraq

But in the middle of a news conference with Mr. Maliki in the Green Zone, Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” before hurling a shoe at Mr. Bush which narrowly missed him.

With his second shoe, which the president also dodged, Mr. Zaidi said: “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.”