I sincerely hope this is bad reporting.
No matter what kind of stunt Iraqi TV reporter Muntader al-Zaidi pulled, the idea that he'd be tortured for this is simply outrageous.
Shoe-thrower tortured?
We hope it's just bad reporting. It's a total outrage if it's true.
Thomas Schaller
December 16, 2008 3:36AM (UTC)
Thomas Schaller
Thomas F. Schaller is professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the author of "Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South." Follow him @schaller67.
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