Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who became an instant celebrity after hurling his shoe at George Bush last December, found himself at the receiving end when a fellow Iraqi threw a shoe at him while he was speaking at a press conference in Paris.

French media said the attacker was an exiled Iraqi journalist who spoke in defense of U.S. policy, accusing Zaidi of siding with a dictatorship, before throwing his shoe.

 

Zaidi's own outburst summed up the feelings of many Iraqis about the U.S. military invasion of their country and the ensuing bloodshed and sectarian killing.

 

Millions of people around the world saw images of him shouting "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," during a news conference by the former U.S. leader, before throwing his shoes at him.

 

Zaidi, a television reporter, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for assaulting a head of state. This was later reduced to one year and he was released in September.

Source: www.reuters.com

I wonder how he feels for being on the receiving side?