Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody'

www.bbc.com ^ | Tuesday, 16 December 2008 | AP

[blueminnesota]

Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC.

[blueminnesota]

I know this will sadden all of you.

[mrclean5]

I think he should be thrown in prison for a long time, but I actually don’t think it shows that Iraq is moving in the right direction when he’s beaten in jail instead of questioned.

[2banana]

He probably did it to himself

[Mark was here]

Guess his reflexes were not so quick.

[edcoil]

Define custody. Also, who had custody Iraq or US. He was jumped on by other reporters and subdued in the room. Another reporter got hit in the eye with a microphone in the fight.

[KingSnorky]

I wonder if they beat him with his shoe.

Btw...this is a BBC report...take it with many grains of salt.

[devane617]

here’s what happens next: bush will be expected to have the guy pardoned. if he does not, he will be come even more evil than he already is — thus proving the msm’s points all along.

[Between the Lines]

Just before throwing the shoes he passed a note saying that it is glorious to die as a martyr. This guy was expecting to die for what he did.

Do you think he was disappointed to only be arrested and beaten?

[omega4179]

If he threw a shoe at saddam he would be tortured and thrown off a roof

[beaversmom]

Ahhhh :(

[reagan_fanatic]

Oh well.

[VlPu]

Any similarities between this shoe act and the “Richard_Reidshoe, the bomber” after 9/11 are NOT a coincidence

[vietvet67]

Would he have thrown Bruno Maglis shoes?

Inquiring O.J. wants to know..

[Ron H.]

Btw...this is a BBC report...take it with many grains of salt.

A big grain at that.

[mgc1122]

I’m inclined to NOT buy the media and family’s claims of abuse until I get validation.

[SMARTY]

Here’s ‘turn around is fair play’ for you. He will probably get out and write a BS book.... maybe make some money out of it. Aint’ democracy great?

[Da Coyote]

Is that all he got? Please send him here afterwards...

[mass55th]

He needed to watch that first step...it’s a killer ;-)

[gaijin]

This isn’t funny..!! I’m even getting the feeling they could have put PANTIES ON HIS HEAD...!

[Oldpuppymax]

Naturally CBS will claim Bush gave the order.