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Muntader al Zeidi, an Iraqi television reporter, threw his shoes at President Bush on Sunday and now it seems the Iraqi government is ready to “throw the book” at him. There have been numerous, conflicting accounts of which law is being used to prosecute al Zeidi, so we decided to do a little research. It appears that the law in question existed before the U.S. invasion. It is worth noting that the sentence for assaulting a foreign head of state is not spelled out in the law itself. A number of legal experts have told us the maximum sentence would be 15 years in prison, but one claimed that since both shoes missed that sentence could be cut in half to 7-and-a-half years.

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The famed Iraqi shoe-thrower has disappeared into an Iraqi legal system that is deeply flawed and, at times, intentionally confusing. If transparency is the standard for a good court system, then Iraq's is opaque, at best. Randall Joyce reports.

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The Iraqi journalist who removed his shows and hurled them in quick succession at President Bush's head during a news conference has long voiced disagreement with U.S. war policy. His act of protest has made him an overnight hero to thousands.

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