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“What made me do it was the humiliation Iraq has been subjected to due to the U.S. occupation and the murder of innocent people,” al-Zeidi said. “I wanted to restore the pride of the Iraqis in any way possible, apart from using weapons.”
Summary from the AP story:
1.Al-Zeidi appeared in court, with no signs of injuries. (The assault on him happened months ago.)
2. Al-Zeidi states that he had been tortured.
3. There were many supporters present, including his family – aunt and siblings.
4. The defense against the charge “assaulting a foreign leader” is that Bush was not technically a foreign dignitary. Including reasons: Bush/USA is an occupier, Bush was met by US commander and not Iraqi government, the visit was unannounced.
5. The Iraqi parliament is going to vote on the point: was Bush a visiting foreign leader?
6. Next court date is March 12, 2009.
The full AP story, where the quote and these bullet points were garnered is: here.
Kimberly dedicated a poem to Al-Zeidi. See the post and the poem: here.
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