Global reaction to Iraqi shoes thrown at President Bush
People around the world are still talking about the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush. The BBC are reporting that the clip of this encounter had over one milllion hits in over 24 hours. Marc Sirois, the managing editor of Beirut’s The Daily Star, joins The Takeaway to discuss the global reaction to the incident.
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