http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/10/265478.html
Man hurls shoes at former U.S. civil governor of Iraq Paul Bremer
Sunday, 10 February 2013
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An Iraqi man hurled shoes at former U.S. envoy to Iraq Paul Bremer during a meeting at the British Parliament. (Al Arabiya)
Former U.S. diplomat Paul Bremer, notable for his role civil governor of Iraq following the 2003 invasion, had shoes thrown at him last week during a meeting in the British Parliament in an attack reminiscent of the 2008 shoe hurling against former President George W. Bush.
During the meeting organized by the Henry Jackson Society, an Iraqi man identified as Yasser al-Samarani stood up apparently to address Bremer and said he had two messages to deliver, one from Saddam Hussein and another from the Iraqi people.
“This is the first message,” the man said. A smiling Bremer was quick to react when Samarani hurled his other shoe as he stood up trying to grab it before it hit the wall.
“You have to improve your aim if you want to make such a move,” Bremer said.
Before security officers handcuffed Samarani and escorted him out. He then shouted at Bremer saying: “You destroyed the country, [***] you and [***] your democracy.”
Bremer said that if Samarani “had done that while Saddam Hussein was alive he would be a dead man by now.”
Samarani was later released on condition of not attending any future meetings or activities held at the House of Commons, according to British media.
“This is the first message,” the man said. A smiling Bremer was quick to react when Samarani hurled his other shoe as he stood up trying to grab it before it hit the wall.
“You have to improve your aim if you want to make such a move,” Bremer said.
Before security officers handcuffed Samarani and escorted him out. He then shouted at Bremer saying: “You destroyed the country, [***] you and [***] your democracy.”
Bremer said that if Samarani “had done that while Saddam Hussein was alive he would be a dead man by now.”
Samarani was later released on condition of not attending any future meetings or activities held at the House of Commons, according to British media.
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Attack on Iranian Dissident Camp Adds to Iraq Bloodshed
Saturday: 6 MEK, 1 Iraqi Killed; 50 MEK, 8 Iraqis Wounded
by Margaret Griffis, February 09, 2013
As many as six people were killed and 50 more were wounded in a heavy mortar and rocket attack on a camp housing the Iranian dissident group Mujahedeen al-Khalq. Three Iraqi policemen were also wounded. As many as 40 mortars or rockets rained on the camp during the assault. One camp spokesperson claimed that 100 people were wounded. No one has, as yet, taken responsibility for the attack, but the Badr Brigade maintains a presence in the area where the rockets were launched.
The controversial dissidents, listed as terrorists by some, had been living for decades at Camp Ashraf in eastern Iraq until last year when Baghdad forcibly moved them toCamp Liberty where today’s attack took place.
Meanwhile, at least one Iraqi was killed and five others were wounded in separate violence.
In Mosul, an I.E.D. wounded three policemen. Gunmen killed a local leader.
A sticky bomb planted on a car in Tikrit wounded a police officer. Mortars fell on the government building, but no casualties were reported.
A civilian was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded in the Thar Thar region.
Gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Hilla but no casualties were reported.
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