Gambar Hari Ini : Bush kena baling kasut

In this image from APTN video, a man, centre throws a shoe at US President George W. Bush, background left, during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity
An Iraqi man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. A man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another, during the news conference. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit. (AP Photo/Evan

In this image from APTN video, US President George W. Bush, left, ducks as a man throws a shoe at him, during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad, Iraq. On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference. (AP Photo)

In this image from APTN video, an man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. The man threw two shoes at Bush, one after another. Bush ducked both throws, and neither man was hit. (AP Photo/APTN)

US President George W. Bush(2ndL), surrounded by security personnel, smiles after an Iraqi man threw his shoes at Bush during a joint press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at Maliki's private office during an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, on December 14, 2008. The trip marks Bush's fourth visit to the country during his presidency. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

.US. President George W. Bush reacts to calm down after a shoe was thrown at him by an Iraqi reporter during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (unseen) in Baghdad December 14, 2008. President George W. Bush made an unannounced farewell visit to Baghdad today, just weeks before he leaves his office to President-elect Barack Obama. AFP PHOTO/ Thaier al-Sudani -POOL (Photo credit should read THAIER AL-SUDANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Lawatan akhir Bush ke Iraq disambut balingan kasut

BAGHDAD: Kunjungan Presiden George W. Bush semalam sepatutnya menjadi lawatan terakhir ke Iraq sebelum meninggalkan White House bulan depan.

Beliau tidak menerima “cenderamata penghargaan” daripada rakyat Iraq, sebaliknya menerima balingan kasut ketika mengadakan sidang media bersama Perdana Menteri Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki.Seorang wartawan Iraq melemparkan dua kasut terhadap Bush tetapi tidak menepati sasaran kerana beliau sempat mengelak balingan.

Kasut itu kemudian mengenai dinding belakang.Nouri bagaimanapun cuba menyelamatkan Bush walapun balingan itu tidak mengena.

“Ini ciuman perpisahan untuk anda, anda anjing!” jerit wartawan berkenaan dalam bahasa Arab.

Dia kemudian dikenali sebagai Muntadar al-Zeidi iaitu koresponden bagi saluran televisyen Iraq, Al-Baghdadia yang berpangkalan di Kaherah, Mesir.

Kemudian Bush bergurau: “Ia (kasut) bersaiz 10.”

Kunjungan itu diadakan 37 hari sebelum Bush meninggalkan White House.Bush akan digantikan Barack Obama pada 20 Januari ini.Bush menggerakkan tindakan ketenteraan ke atas Iraq pada 2003 dalam usaha menggulingkan Saddam Hussein.Ketika Saddam digulingkan, pentadbiran Bush disanjung tinggi.

“Perang belum berakhir lagi,” kata Bush sambil menambah, perang itu akan mencapai kemenangan kelak.

Selepas itu Bush berlepas ke Afghanistan yang turut diserang Amerika Syarikat atas nama peperangan ke atas pengganas pada tahun 2001.