Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Judge: Shoe-Throwing Reporter was Beaten


The bad news is that he was beaten, the good news that a judge is able to talk about it.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference was beaten afterward and had bruises on his face and around his eyes, a judge said Friday.

Judge Dhia al-Kinani, the magistrate investigating the incident, said the court has opened an investigation into the alleged beating of journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi. (See pictures on the shoe-throwing incident.)

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