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Shoe chucker trial starts in Iraq

The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush went to court today. The trial was almost immediately adjourned until March while the court sought the government’s clarification on a point of order.

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The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush went to court today. He’s charged with assaulting a foreign leader and faces a maximum sentence of 15 years, but he was greeted as a hero by supporters in the courtroom. The trial was almost immediately adjourned until March while the court sought the government’s clarification on a point of order. For more on the man whose shoe was heard around the world, the BBC’s Jim Muir joins us.