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Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq
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Good reflexes George! Guess the Secret Service was a little lax since the guy was able to get two shoes deployed. Now before the lefty moonbats jump on that to say, “See Iraqi’s HATE Bush.” here’s a little follow-up:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081214/pl_nm/us_iraq_bush_shoe
Here’s a story with a picture of the guy from the back:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/14/mideast/14prexy2.php
Looks like those around him at least made an attempt to stop it. Why is it news media types love to try to make themselves the news? Guess this means at Obama’s first press conferences he should watch out else Katie Couric or Chris Matthews start throwing their panties.
Bravo! Bush has finally accomplished his goal. This President is a real smart dude. The Iraqi’s alliance is a hell of a brilliant strategic move. This will change the whole picture in this trouble part of the world. Great achievement! I will really be missing Bush and so will the world when they will see Obama in action… lol
Here’s the photo from Rocky’s link:
Rocky,
Great comment from Bush about the shoes; he never loses his sense of humor: “All I can report is it is a Size 10″
And I liked what Talabani said: “Thanks to him and his courageous leadership we are here now in this building.”
Take him to Guantanamo (with other terrorists) and let him think a bit on the consequences of his actions.
Guess those Iraqi journalists haven’t learned from the western media that journalists are supposed to be unbiased….. ooops. Not much on leadership there, eh? But that said, the journalist actually had a good arm, and aim. But that ol’ boy Prez was better and dodged the
bulletsoles.It should be remembered that this “unbiased” journalist was paying Bush the highest insult, as soles of shoes are considered to be. Remember the scenes of the Saddam statute coming down?
But just to add to a stellar report, Mr. Mike… it appears our POTUS has to leave the country and head to the war zone to be appreciated in full. At that same conference, and dwarfed by the “unbiased journalist” incident, was President Jalal Talibani saying:
At least some “get it”….
Any of you catching the HBO miniseries: “The House of Saddam” ?
It’s both entertaining and informative.
- Larry Weisenthal/Huntington Beach CA
What was Keith Olberman doing in Baghdad?
I don’t get HBO, Larry. But Hollywood and those bozos called “media” are sure watching right along with you, and providing their thumbs up or down reviews.
I’m going to hope you don’t consider this the quintessential history of Saddam Hussein. No more than you would Michael Moore the definitive source on health care.
What docudrama *would* swivel my head is one that pieces together the Harmony/ISG docs confiscated in Iraq after Saddam’s desposition. But then I already have that in Ray Robison’s book, Both in One Trench.
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I wasn’t recommending the HBO mini-series as a scholarly history, but simply as an entertaining docudrama. What was “informative” to me were the byzantine family and personal relationships and how Saddam was willing to manipulate (and even kill) friends and family in the furtherance of his objectives.
I was actually going to shell out $18.95 + tax + shipping for the book you recommended, until I came across the following paragraph in a review at the bottom of the Amazon page in your link, above.
I’m too old to enjoy fairy tales, unless I’m reading them to children, and I’ll stick with the classics when I do this in the future.
- Larry Weisenthal/Huntington Beach, CA
After eight years of dodging the mud being slung by our domestic media, I’m not surprised that George displayed cat-like reflexes in dodging the shoes thrown at him by the Iraqi journalist.
Extra points for standing his ground at the podium.
This should be a note to the Secret Service, I imagine some of the Washington reporters may get some “bright ideas” after watching this video.
Here’s the worst of the lefties that I’ve seen so far… whereas the kos kids are smart enough to stop just short of advocating the death of the president, this site has no problem going all the way.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
Mike: I haven’t looked at any of these hate sites, but I do remember Huff Post hoping that Cheney might have been killed in that mortar attack on Bagram AF Base in Afghanistan a few years back. So, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if they said something similar now.
Remember, some of these same loons were telling us one month ago that we needed to put the bitter presidential election behind us and unite with them and Obama…. Civility is a one way street for these circus freaks.
Larry, your problem is that you cannot tell the difference between fairy tale and reality. Your Obama is all about a fairy tale and you believe him… lol
Larry, maybe these informations would interest you. You will find enormous information in that article about the WMD in Iraq:
“General George Sada, second deputy Iraqi air force under Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship third personality military regime, has written a book, Saddam’s secrets, where he says he has heard the testimonies of 747 pilot who used their aircraft to transport WMD to Syria in February 2003. . A column of trucks has also made the trip with the least heavy equipment. The CIA actually satellite images showing columns of trucks crossing the Iraqi border, in the same period. This process is not new: during the first Gulf War, Saddam Hussein had sent its entire fleet to shelter in Iran. (George Sada, Saddam’s secrets , Integrity Publishers, 2006) (George Sada, Saddam’s secrets, Integrity Publishers, 2006)”
“According to American intelligence, “between 10 January and 10 March 2003, most of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq have been transferred in giant tanks, and then buried in the Bekaa Valley by Syrian special forces under the control Syrian secret agents. Prior dug by the Syrian military, pits 6/8m side and 25/35m depth have received these weapons, then have been filled and replanted. Syria has been paid $ 35 million for its services. You can find them with appropriate equipment. Before Colin Powell came to Damascus on May 3 2003, the Syrians have made a gesture of conciliation, accelerating the capture and transfer of fugitives of the Iraqi regime, including the April 28 Dr Rihab Taha, a microbiologist, and Huda Salih Mahdi Amash, project leader anthrax. “(Quoted in Fabien Guez, Liliane Messika, op.cit, p. 220)”
IRAQ HAD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://drzz.over-blog.org/article-3765611.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=2&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://drzz.over-blog.org/%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official_s%26sa%3DG
Larry, I can’t help that some reviewing Amazon customer read something into “Both in one Trench” that wasn’t there. Robison has been very cautious at laying out what was verifiable, and what was speculation in the book. Since it focuses on the ISG/Harmony documents… which do not mention the WMDs… that is a small section in the book devoted to the speculation. But he never says that this was a proven thing. I have owned this book for years, and read it several times.
Georges Sada, former Saddam AF muckity muck and author of Saddam’s Secrets (which I also have read and own) says Saddam did indeed have a WMD program, and sent it out prior. His brother (or brother in law.. can’t remember) is the President of Syria, and this is mentioned in Sada’s book.
However you will not be sorry you sprung for Robison’s Both in One Trench. It’s a great read, and remarkable historic primer on the regional jihad groups and their intertwining tenacles… There is a reason I call the “GWOT” the “global Islamic jihad movement”.
Tisn’t a huge price to spend, and much to be gained. It’s no conspiracy theory read, trust me. And Robison’s book came out before the Pentagon IV report on the ISG/Harmony docs (which is what Robison’s book is based on). When the Pentagon report came out, I was already familiar with what they were saying because of the book. Ray Robison was one of the men there in Iraq in 2003 in the Iraqi Survey Group (ISG)… not to be confused with the political ISG (the Iraq Survey Group). He’s very well versed on the history, and the relationships.
Hmmm…seems to me that this shoe-throwing terrorist is probably a paid ivaw/answer/code pink plant!
Ditto! Hip hip hooray!!
Don’t you get it? That journalist is not a Jihadi. He is, like many Iraqis, furious at Bush for bringing death and destruction to Iraq. Most Iraqis, if given the opportunity to be 12 feet from Bush, would walk home barefoot.
wondergoat,
LOL… you are so funny. The only furious Iraqis are the terrorists. All the other ones are very happy. And BTW, note that most of the deaths in Iraq were due to terrorist’s attacks, they were not from American’ soldiers.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
These are morally sick people — the site is filled with hateful jerks who are known for saying some of the worst, low-life things you can imagine.
The progenitor of the site is well-known in science circles as an extreme anti-Christian bigot.
President Bush will get his due — history will judge him a strong leader who kept his country safe and liberated 50 million people from tyranny. I’m only sorry he doesn’t get the thanks he so richly deserves…we simply don’t deserve an honorable man like him.
Wondergoat: Ditto to what Craig said.
Take your head out of your a__!
“And some Sadrist fool throws his shoes at the President! Is that all the fight the jihadis have left?”
it’s fascinating that Mike America would call a “Sadrist” a Jihadi! The ‘Sadr” clan was the most oppressed under Saddam – a member of the Shia branch of Islam – as opposed to the Sunni-Taliban-Al Qaeda branch!
has Sadr EVER called for international Jihad? of course not – what Sadr HAS called for is OCCUPYING Americans out of Iraq!
And for Mike America – that’s a crime worse than flying jets into the WTC!!!
Is it just me or does Bush look like he’s smiling after dodging that first shoe? He has a “that’s all you punks got?” look on his face…
Funniest object hurling since somebody threw a chair at Geraldo’s nose. Way funnier than the Coultier pie incident.
Good point on Morning Joe- If this had been done under Saddam, that guy and his family would already be dead.
“So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes”
Who rang the troll bell? We seem to be getting more of the inbreds from DUNG and KOS lately.
Ah, another delusional one revisiting history. In this case, Saddam’s Iraq was *not* filled with death and destruction…. that is unless you were a Shia or Kurd.
Don’t *YOU* get it, wondergoat? Journalists are supposed to be unbiased, and professional. Obviously this guy is a “shoe in” for MSNBC….
Warped: Do you really believe that only Sunnis believe in jihad? Ever heard of Iran?
Go back and finish smoking your hemp.
Mata: “Shoe in?” Good one!!!
@Fit fit:
We were, at the time.
It doesn’t take much to make a name for oneself and be hailed a hero:
That’s democracy, folks. They have the freedom to protest and voice their opinions, no matter how screwed up.
Shouldn’t he be better served expending his energies throwing shoes at the militants who actually did him harm?
If Bush is responsible, then so is Allah for creating the world, and making all his miseries possible.
Of course, we know that throwing shoes at real villains would get him killed. I don’t see how throwing shoes at an “unpopular” president would get him anything but fame and local celebrity status among the moonbats of the Middle East. Good for him.
@Warpublican Review:
“Sadr recently announced that he would be dividing his movement into the Mahdi army and Momahidoun, an unarmed cultural and religious movement whose name means “those who pave the way.”
That division was raised in the carefully-worded document released Friday, in which Sadr asked his followers to take part “either in jihad and military resistance or in jihad and cultural resistance.”"
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/15/mideast/iraq.php
Mike’sA… “shoe in” ’twas an obvious pun, begging to be utilized… :0)
Ms. Warp’ed, you are partially correct. Sadr was part of the Shia population being oppressed and tortured by Saddam’s admin.
However you don’t seem to know what the quest of jihad is… and quite simply put, it is the conversion (whether forced with violence, or installed legitimately via government and elections) of Muslim nations and Arab lands (and ultimately, the world) to Shariah law, and end up with all converting to Muslim.
Sadr wants this, but is a “local” terrorist, focusing his efforts specifically and narrowly on Iraq.
You simplify Sadr’s objections to the US presence in Iraq… which is there to protect the fledgling and fragile democracy until they can do so themselves. Sadr and followers believe the US is there to prevent the coming of the 12th Imam, and hijack Islam and it’s future. That future being the coming of the 12th Imam would establish peace and justice throughout the world by conversion to Islam.
So no… Sadr has not called for international jihad. But he has called for Iraq jihad, and seeks to overthrow the elected govt now in place in order to convert the nation to Shariah law. He says this with his promises that the Mahdi would soon return, in Iraq. He backs that up by lobbying for power in the Iraqi Parliament, and does have influence over 30 some odd seats.
Sadr posed “the gravest danger to the security and stability of Iraq…”. Obviously Sadr’s efforts for jihad were not confined to getting elected officials, but also fear, violence and intimidation thru the Madhi Army.
This, of course, paints Sadr in the same corner as Ahmadinejad. Thus, as Mike points out, Iran also has jihad ambitions that are not dissimilar to the Sunni-Sufy-Wahhabi sects. They all come to the same intersection… a Muslim world under Shariah law, and no western model is allowed. This is also referred to often as the Caliphate.
Word #29… but of course they will have others lobbying for the release of this unprofessional journalist.
Let’s see…. a Sunni journalist, captured by Shia militants, and had his minority power position taken away when Saddam got deposed. Now he’s part of a disgruntled minority… and they are demonstrating in the streets.
Isn’t this what the Dems have done thruout the GOP domination in Congress and Bush’s terms in office?
Yep… a pan-Arab democracy in Iraq is taking hold. The minority can protest in the streets, and no one’s hauled into a secret prison and killed. I’d say that’s an improvement.
However the Sunnis who were removed from power are particularly unhappy with Bush. They lost their minority mob rule. Too bad… But is this action indicative of the majority of Iraqis – dominated by Shia population – as a few here like to portray? Only in their dreams.
However this guy made a convenient voice of dissent that the anti-Iraq-freedom types – especially the American kind – can latch onto in order to perpetuate their BDS.
@MataHarley:
Funny, I heard some in Egypt say “prove democracy works” by freeing the
mancriminal, rather than detain him.You don’t suppose he was given his shoes back, do you?
Bush should thank the man for his gift, and keep them as a souvenir.
Did anyone bother to check the shoes for biological agents? Parasitic fungus is communicable and could qualify the shoes as a biological weapon of minor disruption. Very serious, indeed….
@Wordsmith:
Now that’s just scary creepy.
Good to have you back Wordsmith, hope your absence was because of something pleasant.
Now where do you suppose it comes from that the Egyptian conception of “democracy” means freeing criminals? LOL!
Actually, I suspect if I tossed a couple of stillettos at the President-elect, it might be a while before I see the light of day.
In a democracy an attempted assault has consequences. I find it amusing that countries that would have thrown him in jail for years want him freed.
Having studied martial arts all my life, I was pleasantly surprised to see Bush’s reaction to the shoes throwing incident.
First of all, that moron jizzbag reporter had better than average aim. He probably practiced throwing that pair of shoes for dozens of hours in his own house before the actual incident.
Secondly, Bush had even better reflexes, he ducked the first shoe, which would have hit Bush’s head if he had not ducked, then came up and kept his eye on the moron as the moron threw the second shoe, which he knew he did not need to duck–you can see that Bush knows it will go over his shoulder, he only lifted his hand a bit as reflex and did not bother to duck the second shoe, even tho he saw it coming early. This shows his decent distance-angle estimating and physical coordination.
Of course the danger would be if the shoes had explosives, it shows the risk Bush takes going there. At least you americans can be PROUD to have a president with decent reflexes and coordination. He acquitted himself well, and the reporter failed TOTALLY in his effort to humiliate Bush.
Again for the reporter, he wouldn’t have dared throw the shoes at Saddam or his sons….talk about guts…..he knows he won’t be punished much for throwing at Bush and will probably be held up as a hero by the pro-saddam crowd. Much to gain financially.
@Missy:
Thanks, Missy; just busy. Horribly busy, as I’m behind in my FA reading, alone. Who’s this “Blagojevich” fellow? I keep hearing his name come up a lot, lately.
@MataHarley:
Stilettos are serious business….you can take someone’s eye out with those.
@Rocky_B:
@sigmundringeck:
Gives added new meaning to the phrase, “lame-duck president”.
The best punishment for a moron like that would be to force him to eat his own shoes.
Cruel and unusual, but very suitable.
Or walk on glass….
Why would anyone effectively disarm oneself of one’s footwear, anyway? Slinging a diet coke across the room might have still missed, but splashed the president with some droplets…and you’d still have your shoes on to make a run for it.
I only wish he would have hit him… it would have been even funnier!!!
it is a great arab insult… and Bush deserved it!
WOW! Real American Hater… you are a real patriot as I can see. Shame on you! I knew that someday you would prove me right on this. You are definitely an American hater. I knew it from the first time I read you. It transpires in all your comments. Now I understand why you voted for Obama… lol. You hate your country and you must be really mad that Bush protected her for 8 years.
He’s just trying to be an a**hole, Craig. He wants to goad us into reacting.
CRAP suggests that Bush “deserved” to get hit by a shoe?
What for?
Saving millions of Iraqis from the decades long horror of Saddam Hussein?
Why don’t you visit the mass graves and talk to the Kurds whose families were killed with poison gas and tell them why you don’t like Bush.
They might hit you with something worse than a shoe.
Moron. Fool. Idiot. Democrat!
Sorry for being redundant.
People like CRAP, David, and Wardouche are wishing he had lobbed an IED or grenade instead. They are even claiming he was angry because he lost family. I’ve found no such claim while looking.
I did find that he loves muqtada al-sadr and his home is decorated with a che-guevar poster. Yeah, he sure represented the little man (roll eyes).
Oh, and the reporter was detained by American soldiers while looking for his brother. The reporter is an al-sadr lover and we wanted his brother. Gee, wanna bet his brother is one of al-sadr’s boys? Considering how al-sadr got whipped by our soldiers TWICE, it’s no wonder he was mad at Bush. If he lost a member, want to bet it was him while he was trying to kill our soldiers?
Obviously humiliation is in the eye of the beholder. I think it’s at least a little humiliating to have objects hurled at you in disgust, even if they miss. I think it would be more apt to say he failed to make Bush feel humiliated.
I for one am glad the shoe missed, if it had hit, it wouldn’t be funny.
H.R.: I heard that the Al Baghdadi station which is based in Egypt that he works for was very pro-Saddam.
And yes, I saw the Che G. poster at the guys house too.
No surprise there Mike. Also, their love for che tells me they have a thing for losers. Famous losers, but losers all the same.
“Bush looked into his eyes and was able to get a sense of his sole…”
Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
Most of the Iraqi blogs I visit are rather anti-Bush and express the expected praise for Muntadhar. But get a load of this series of reactions printed in the NYTimes, and by way of A Soldier’s Perspective:
Also found at A Soldier’s Perspective:
I seriously wonder what was going on with his personal security detail. That was totally unacceptable!
In an effort to keep the puns rolling; Just goes to show that Bush is better at ducking shoes than Obama is at ducking serious issues/questions.
Thanks for that vid Word-man. It amply points out how ignorant & naive the lib Koolaid drinkers like Andrea Buffa of United for Peace & Justice are on the issue of Iraq. Just as the opinions from a cross-section of actual Iraqi’s well disputes the moonbat blanket statement that all Iraqi’s hate Bush and America.
Before commenting on what our government has done to Iraq viewing that video first should be a requirement. It shows the mass graves of innocent Iraqi civilians Saddam tested his WMD chemical weapons on uncovered by our forces. That was the very reason Hussien was convicted and hanged by the Iraqi courts. I defy those who pretend to be for human rights when it comes to terrorists, whom would do the same to other innocents if granted the opportunity, to explain why they choose to look away from the crimes perpetrated by such animals and want to erect a kangaroo court system which would release them to do more of the same.
What if Bush had chosen to take similar actions domestically against socialist and anarchists enclaves in our own country? Against the hordes of gang members that freely commit crimes on our urban streets? Or made war against those of a different culture or religious following as Saddam did in Iraq? Would you take up arms as illegal combatants/insurgents against other countries if they felt a need to topple him and restore democracy? Or would you cower under your beds until you thought it was safe enough for your weaselly butts to emerge and protest against your government and the liberators?
Could an administration do such a thing? That’s what concerns some of us on the Conservative side. And we actually have valid reasons for this concern because we saw something similar enacted by the Clinton administration. Do you remember Waco? Yes it was a religious cult much like Black Liberation Theology is a cult. Explain what their crimes were? Why it was necessary for those 80-100 people, including children, to perish in fire when the Clintonista’s (to use a Limbaugh term) led by Janet Reno became too impatient to wait for them to surrender quietly and forced entry. From what I’ve been able to glean from what the Clinton administration released and our “so trustworthy media” was telling us, justifications were the
allegations that;
1) the leader was having sex with underage teen and preteen girls (i.e. statutory rape).
2) A hearsay phone call from a clergy in Australia that claimed parents of a cult member called him to report it could turn out to be another Jonestown-like suicide cult.
3) Calls from another Australian anonymous source to the ATF that the Koresh group was stockpiling weapons.
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=133
http://www.spirituallysmart.com/waco.html
Were any of these allegations proven before they were ordered in?
No.
Were personnel in the Clinton administration arrested, indicted, or tried for Waco by the courts, as libs would have Bush tried for Iraq?
No.
Did any impeachments arise out of this?
No.
Was the media ever taken to task for not reporting the truth and misleading the country?
No. If fact they’ve become even more blatant in it.
And now 15+ years later liberals can’t understand how conservatives are feeling a little bit queasy that Obama, with ties to socialists, former terrorists, corruption, & racists, is bringing back a lot of the old Clinton cronies to work alongside his in the Obamination of America?
Going back to the silly-ass reporter, his idea was obviously to get photos of Bush being HIT by the shoes, then capture Bush’s humiliating facial expression or crouch that will stay in western photographic media for all time. Like Saddam being hung on video or looking like a beggar when he was caught.
BUT the reporter TOTALLY FAILED due to Bush’s quick reactions and physical coordination. All we can see is Bush CALMLY dodging the shoes and never taking his eye of the reporter. We never see Bush’s left hand, he might have been thinking of going for his firearm(I think ankle holster). Only, it turned out to be just shoes. Everyone in the media is saying, “good duck”, even those who hate Bush.
The reporter wasn’t expresssing anger, he was mainly trying to HUMILIATE Bush and have it captured on media for posterity. HE FAILED. SAD STORY.
He is lucky Bush did not CATCH the shoes and THROW them BACK at him.
Come on, this reporter is a coward. Do we think he would have the guts to throw shoes at Saddam and his sons????. He would be forced to eat shoes until he bursts. But when there is freedom and democracy in Iraq, then he throws shoes. Silly no-balls Ass.
Anyway, Bush has cemented his legacy as the leader of the liberation in Iraq. Obama won’t even come close to that. In any case if shoes are thrown at Obie, he can just open his mouth and the shoes will vanish into it.
Yes, I agree Waco was a disgrace.
It’s disgusting that there was no effective inquiry or investigation into this criminal genocide.
Hmm. I think my post on this from yesterday giving a little more info on this particular reporter and his associations might have ended up in the spam filter:
http://www.floppingaces.net/2008/12/14/bush-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-141325
Could somebody check on it for me? THX
Hey Rocky B. Just tapped in, and whenever I’m online, I try to monitor the spam and moderation filters. There was 397 in there. Took a while to go thru the 20 pages of spam and did pull a couple of yours out, and one from Ms. Warp’ed (always have to bail her out… and I do wonder why I bother sometimes… :0)
I don’t know if you got caught in a batch someone may have dumped en masse. Takes a while to go thru them, and the spam has been exceptionally heavy of late. My suggestion is to keep a cyber “post it” handy on your desk top. If your comment disappears, and you can’t seem to get it posted, at least you’ll have a copy to try again. And change some of the wording in it so it doesn’t view it the same. That has sometimes worked before.
But sorry if it disappeared into the cyber black hole of posts…
Word, thanks for the article on Iraqi “man on the street” comments. At least seven of them agree with me that the journalist was unprofessional, and an insult to the ideals of the profession. As I said, all standards that make him a “shoe in for MSNBC”. Perhaps Olbermeister is looking for a sidekick?
What Bush should have done is laughed at the guy and said: “You throw like an Iranian”.
Good one Tony…
Especially since the guy is probably working for the Iranians.
But if Bush had said that the lefties would be saying he was being needlessly provocative!
@MataHarley:
Here’s a great piece by Ralph Peters, Mata. I think it’s spot on…..plus, gotta love more puns.
@MataHarley:
Maybe…only if Al-Baghdadia channel gives him the boot.
OWWWW! Got hit by that flying pun! :0) Good shot, Wordsmith.
Yeah, I saw the Ralph Peters bit in the NY Post today. You forgot to provide the link, so I did it here after the fact for others to enjoy.
Thanks Mata;
I’ve been trying to copy and paste posts into a notebook file just in case something like that happens and take them out if they appear. Forget to do so before hitting send once in a while but did on that one so here it is:
Hmm… Seems this reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi of Cairo based al- Baghdadiya television station has shown up as being the topic of news story before:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19159708.htm
Was it just staged for a little publicity? Or was it real, yet when his captors realized who they had they let him go? A little background on his TV station.
http://eyeraki.blogspot.com/2007/01/al-baghdadiya_15.html
The station is part of the liberal Worldwide Press Freedom Organization and Reporters Without Borders, both agencies are viewed with some suspicion and even contempt by Iraqi officials and other regional government officials. Here’s a typical media take on Reporters Without Borders (http://www.roastfrog.net/?p=258):
Reporters Without Borders is an international organisation which defends press freedom around the world, partly through activism and partly through collecting the type of information designed to embarrass people and governments.