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Monday
Dec152008

From the Archives: What Shoes Mean in Iraq

President Bush was bemused when asked about the gift of footwear offered him at his news conference yesterday. It was "one of the weirdest" moments of his eight years in office.

If George wants to take it beyond "weird", he might consider the significance of shoes in Iraqi society. A scene from April 2003:

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rcya5pNBMHs[/youtube]

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