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REUTERS / Sabah al-Bazee 31.01.2009, 11:33

Shoe-throwing monument dismantled 24 hours after being erected

A huge bronze sculpture dedicated to the shoe attack on former U.S. President George Bush by an Iraqi journalist has been dismantled within just one day of being constructed.

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Egyptian offers his ‘dearest’ to shoe-thrower

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Israel admits harvesting organs of dead Palestinians

Israel has admitted to unlawfully taking organs from dead people, including Palestinians, in the 1990s without the prior permission of the families of the donors.

Israeli soldiers take position during a military operation to search for militants in the northern West Bank Farah refugee camp (AFP Photo / Saif Dahlah) 14.04.2010, 11:25 5 comments

Scandal over Israeli army’s illegal operations

An Israeli court has lifted a gagging order preventing the country's media from covering the case of the journalists accused of revealing classified military information to the press.

21.10.2009, 22:58 7 comments

Israeli spies busy in the US – journalist

The U.S. air force and Department of Energy are being targeted by the Israeli intelligence service, according to investigative journalist Wayne Madsen. He says the Mossad is busy at work in Nevada.

27.08.2009, 21:21 3 comments

CIA interrogators to form special task force

President Obama has given the green light to a new unit to question terror suspects. It will be made up of military intelligence and law enforcement experts.

15.09.2009, 03:09 3 comments

Shoe-throwing journalist released

Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi, jailed for throwing his shoes at former US President George Bush, has been released after his three-year sentence was reduced to nine months.

Shoe-throwing journalist receives 3-year sentence

Published: 12 March, 2009, 13:36


An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-US President George Bush in a protest against US involvement in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in prison.

 
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