Shoe-perman to be released early

In case you haven't heard this great news yet:

The Iraqi journalist jailed after hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush, will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behaviour.

Muntadhar al-Zeidi’s act during Bush’s last visit to Iraq as President turned the 30-year-old reporter into a folk hero across the Arab world, amid growing anger at the 2003 invasion.

(The article has a still I hadn't seen before that captures that magic moment in all its sublime glory.)

Somewhere out there, George Bush is flinching involuntarily.

Comments

[Catherine]

His "good behavior" consisting of, presumably, not hurling shoes as his fellow prisoners.

Congrats, Mr. al-Azidi. You done good.

I expect he'll get a hero's welcome home when he comes out. As he should. Huzzah!

[SteveB]

And how many years did you get sentenced to for "Shoe-perman"?

I think the World Court was established expressly to punish crimes against humanity like that one.