Iraqi Journalist Muntather Zaidi Released From Jail
Reporting from Baghdad - The case began with a news conference and ended with one too. But this time no footwear flew.
Instead, Muntather Zaidi, an Iraqi television correspondent who gained notoriety when he hurled his loafers at then-President George W. Bush, took the occasion of being released from jail Tuesday to accuse Iraqi security and government personnel of torturing him in custody.
Zaidi, who was tackled by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's bodyguards after cursing Bush and lobbing his shoes at the American president in December at a Baghdad news conference, was welcomed by a triumphant homecoming at his television station. He told reporters at the Baghdadiya satellite channel offices that during his first days of incarceration he had been beaten, whipped and shocked. More Detail >>
Muntather Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush, hugs his sister following his release after a nine-month stint in prison. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP / Getty Images / September 15)
