UPDATE: “Shoe-throwing monument removed from Iraqi orphanage“… No surprising news I guess!

“Assisted by children at the home, sculptor Laith al-Amiri erected a brown replica of one of the shoes hurled at Bush and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki by journalist Muntadhir al-Zaidi during a press conference in Baghdad.

The shoe monument, made of fiberglass and coated with copper, consists of the shoe and a concrete base. The entire monument is 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) high. The shoe is 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) long and 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) wide”.

“Those orphans who helped the sculptor in building this monument were the victims of Bush’s war,” al-Naseri said. “The shoe monument is a gift to the next generation to remember the heroic action by the journalist.” [Source: CNN, Via: Steve]

My comments:

1. I couldn’t believe that Bush was elected president.
2. I was in shock to learn he was re-elected.
3. I believe Muntathar Al-Zaidi spoke for millions of Iraqis, Arabs, and Americans.
4. I think jailing him is unfair, Bush is the one who should be behind bars for all the suffering he caused to Arabs and Americans.
5. I seriously believe that Bush is not the only one who deserved that shoe.
6. I salute the sculptor and those orphans who wanted to get their voice heard and chose an artistic and civilized way to do so… a way so opposite to what they’ve witnessed and tasted throughout Bush’s war and administration.