Ahmadinejad Narrowly Misses Shoe Attack in Cairo

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2013 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Egypt took a turn for the diplomatically dicey in Cairo on Tuesday when an angry man who apparently hailed from Syria chose to express his displeasure with Ahmadinejad's support of the Syrian regime by lobbing a shoe at the Iranian leader. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservatives Blame Obama for Sending Allegedly Gay Ambassador to Libya

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2012 Conservative blogs are saying U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was gay and shouldn't have been sent to the Middle East; Google's censorship of the controversial anti-Muslim video proves Web companies have more power than governments; meanwhile, a Stanford University study claiming organic foods are useless is being called fraudulent. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Not to Blend Current Events, Advertising

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2011 Well, this was just a colossally bad idea Kenneth Cole, manufacturer of strangely expensive yet consistently mediocre shoes, decided to do a clever (read: not clever at all) ripped-from-the-headlines blend of promotion and news commentary via Twitter . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greek Protester Throws Shoe at Prime Minister

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2010 Possibly taking a cue about resistance from the beloved Iraqi journalist who chucked his shoes at George W. Bush back in 2008, a 49-year-old doctor has thrown a piece of his own footwear at Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in protest of the government's economic austerity measures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Behold: The World’s Oldest Leather Shoe

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 Here's some news the world has been waiting for: It's about a size seven, and it's around 5,500 years old, and it's the oldest leather shoe to date. Hooray for archaeology! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shoe-Thrower Gets 3 Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 Muntadar al-Zaidi became an instant hero to many when he lobbed his shoes at then-President Bush, but he'll spend the next three years in an Iraqi prison. The sentence could have been five times longer, but still seems a harsh punishment for a crime that Bush himself praised as an example of free expression. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Shoe-Thrower Speaks

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2009 Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi, who quickly became renowned throughout the world after chucking his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad last December, took the stand in court Thursday to defend his memorable act as a gesture of self-expression, on behalf of both himself and "the Iraqi people." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge: Iraqi Shoeman Beaten

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 Although allegations of physical abuse against reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, better known as the guy who chucked his shoes at the head of the guy who invaded his country, were widely reported in recent days, it took until today for an Iraqi judge to officially rule that al-Zaidi was beaten while in custody. The system works! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shoe Play With Karl Rove

Staff / Truthdig Dec 19, 2008 On Thursday, "Fox & Friends" regular Karl Rove goofed on President Bush's fateful encounter with footwear in Iraq by shaking his own at Fox News host Steve Doocy. What a card! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

President Bush and the Flying Shoes: A Cautionary Tale

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 17, 2008 The shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist is now a venerated celebrity throughout the Mideast, and his words to the president—“this is the farewell kiss, you dog”—will stand as the enduring epitaph in the region on Bush’s folly, which is the reality of his claimed legacy of success in the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shoe Thrower Allegedly Beaten

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2008 Muntadar al-Zaidi's shoe-throwing made him a hero in the Arab world, but his fate is uncertain. The reporter remains in custody, where, his brother says, he has been beaten and suffers from broken bones and internal bleeding. A Saudi man, meanwhile, has reportedly offered $10 million for the shoes that nearly struck President Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Flying Shoes

Tab, The Calgary Sun Dec 16, 2008 Dig deeper