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| Iraq MPs rage over shoe thrower | Iraq MPs rage over shoe thrower |
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| There have been scenes of uproar in the Iraqi parliament as MPs discussed whether to free a journalist who threw his shoes at the US president. | There have been scenes of uproar in the Iraqi parliament as MPs discussed whether to free a journalist who threw his shoes at the US president. |
| The scenes forced the speaker to suspend parliament until Thursday. | The scenes forced the speaker to suspend parliament until Thursday. |
| They came as two of the journalist's brothers said he had appeared before a judge but not in public. | They came as two of the journalist's brothers said he had appeared before a judge but not in public. |
| Muntadar al-Zaidi had been expected to attend a court hearing, but officials told his family that the judge had visited him in his prison cell. | Muntadar al-Zaidi had been expected to attend a court hearing, but officials told his family that the judge had visited him in his prison cell. |
| His brother Dargham, quoted by the Associated Press, alleged that he must have been severely beaten and officials feared his appearance could trigger public anger. | His brother Dargham, quoted by the Associated Press, alleged that he must have been severely beaten and officials feared his appearance could trigger public anger. |
| Another brother, Uday, said Mr Zaidi was being hidden away somewhere inside the heavily fortified Green Zone. | Another brother, Uday, said Mr Zaidi was being hidden away somewhere inside the heavily fortified Green Zone. |
| "We waited until 10 in the morning but Muntadar did not show up," he told al-Jazeera TV. | "We waited until 10 in the morning but Muntadar did not show up," he told al-Jazeera TV. |
| "Upon inquiring as to his whereabouts, we were told that the interrogating judge had gone to see him, something that contradicts the measures followed in all international laws in general." | "Upon inquiring as to his whereabouts, we were told that the interrogating judge had gone to see him, something that contradicts the measures followed in all international laws in general." |
| Debate call | Debate call |
| Uday Zaidi urged Iraqis to continue street protests as his brother's whereabouts were still unknown. | Uday Zaidi urged Iraqis to continue street protests as his brother's whereabouts were still unknown. |
| Mid East press glee at incidentBush shoe-ing worst Arab insultSend us your comments | Mid East press glee at incidentBush shoe-ing worst Arab insultSend us your comments |
| They spilled over into the Iraqi parliament, where MPs gathered on Wednesday to discuss the withdrawal of all non-US troops from the country by June next year. | They spilled over into the Iraqi parliament, where MPs gathered on Wednesday to discuss the withdrawal of all non-US troops from the country by June next year. |
| A group loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr interrupted the session, AP said, demanding a debate on the fate of Mr Zaidi. | A group loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr interrupted the session, AP said, demanding a debate on the fate of Mr Zaidi. |
| Iraqi officials have denied that he was severely beaten after the incident at a Baghdad news conference, during which he hurled shoes at US President George W Bush. | Iraqi officials have denied that he was severely beaten after the incident at a Baghdad news conference, during which he hurled shoes at US President George W Bush. |
| "This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," yelled Mr Zaidi as he threw the shoes. | "This is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," yelled Mr Zaidi as he threw the shoes. |
| Mr Zaidi has been remanded in custody while the judge investigates the case as part of complicated legal proceedings that could take months before a possible trial. | Mr Zaidi has been remanded in custody while the judge investigates the case as part of complicated legal proceedings that could take months before a possible trial. |
| Thousands of Iraqis have held demonstrations calling for his release in the days since his arrest. | Thousands of Iraqis have held demonstrations calling for his release in the days since his arrest. |
| White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Tuesday that Mr Bush had no hard feelings about the incident. | White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said on Tuesday that Mr Bush had no hard feelings about the incident. |