ANOTHER MISHAP FOR DEAR LEADER

Pres. Fredo visits Iraq and gets two shoes thrown at him. Nonetheless, the wingnuts call this a "victory lap." Juan Cole puts the latest incident in a realistic perspective:

BBC NEWS World Middle East Iraqis celebrate Saddam capture
Dec 14, 2003 ... women ululated and crowds beat pictures of Saddam with shoes. ... where the Saddam statue was toppled at the end of the war, ...news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3317637.stm - 46k

BBC NEWS Middle East Shoes thrown at Bush on Iraq trip
Dec 14, 2008 ... President Bush's farewell visit to Iraq is marred by an incident in which two shoes are thrown at him during a news conference.news. bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7782422.stm - 8 hours ago