Bush gets whacked by size 10s.

A surprise visit by US President George Bush (also referred to as "the Great bastard") to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.
An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr Bush "a dog" and threw his footwear, just missing the Great Bastard. In Iraqi culture, throwing a shoe at someone is a grave insult to someone.

In the middle of the news conference with Iraqi Prsident Maliki, Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurling a shoe at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him.
With his second shoe, which the Great Bastard managed to dodge, Mr Zaidi said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq." (Number of Iraqis dead so far= 100,000+)
Mr Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV, was then wrestled to the ground by security personnel and hauled away.
"If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw," Mr Bush joked afterwards.

According to me, it would have been much better if the shoe had actually hit Bush. that way, the security forces would actually have an excuse to drag off Mr. Zaidi, the reporter and detain him. He has still not been released, despite mass protests (with 10,000 + people) calling for his release. While being detained, Mr. Zaidi has also reportedly suffered a broken arm and several broken ribs as well.

Journalist Muntazar Al-zaidi with his arm raised in preparation for throwing his shoe at the Great Bastard.

Unfortunately, the Great Bastard still has enough sense to duck when Al-Zaidi throws him a small farewell present.