Australian man hurls shoes at Howard
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October 27, 2010, Wednesday
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A MAN protesting the Iraq war hurled his shoes at Australia's former prime minister during a live TV show, mimicking the shoe-throwing protest aimed at former US president George W. Bush in Baghdad two years ago.
Peter Gray flung his shoes at John Howard, a key Bush ally on the Iraq war, on Monday after demanding the former leader defend his decision to send 2,000 troops to support the US-led 2003 invasion.
"That's for the Iraqi dead!" Gray shouted as he lobbed the shoes at Howard during the Australian Broadcasting Corp's live "Q&A" program in Sydney. The shoes missed their target, and Gray was escorted from the studio.
The protest, shown repeatedly on Australian morning TV programs yesterday, echoed a similar incident in 2008, when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at then-president Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.
Howard had a close relationship with Bush, and Australia was one of the first countries to commit troops to Iraq.
During the ABC broadcast, Howard was forced repeatedly to defend his support of the Iraq war. "I thought it was justified. I think there were errors made after the military operation ended. I think there were too few troops and I think a mistake was made in disbanding the Iraqi army. But I will continue to defend ... the original decision."
At that point, Gray stood up and threw his shoes at Howard. Another woman yelled, "You've got blood on your hands!" at Howard as she followed Gray out of the studio.
Peter Gray flung his shoes at John Howard, a key Bush ally on the Iraq war, on Monday after demanding the former leader defend his decision to send 2,000 troops to support the US-led 2003 invasion.
"That's for the Iraqi dead!" Gray shouted as he lobbed the shoes at Howard during the Australian Broadcasting Corp's live "Q&A" program in Sydney. The shoes missed their target, and Gray was escorted from the studio.
The protest, shown repeatedly on Australian morning TV programs yesterday, echoed a similar incident in 2008, when an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at then-president Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.
Howard had a close relationship with Bush, and Australia was one of the first countries to commit troops to Iraq.
During the ABC broadcast, Howard was forced repeatedly to defend his support of the Iraq war. "I thought it was justified. I think there were errors made after the military operation ended. I think there were too few troops and I think a mistake was made in disbanding the Iraqi army. But I will continue to defend ... the original decision."
At that point, Gray stood up and threw his shoes at Howard. Another woman yelled, "You've got blood on your hands!" at Howard as she followed Gray out of the studio.
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