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February 9, 2009

Trial Date Set for Shoe-Throwing Iraqi Journalist
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In other Iraq news, a trial date has been set for the Iraqi journalist
who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush during his
farewell trip to Iraq last month. Muntadhar al-Zaidi will stand trial on
February 19th on charges of assaulting a foreign leader. Zaidi faces
fifteen years in prison. His attorney and family have alleged abusive
treatment since his imprisonment.



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