Iraqi Shoe Thrower Incident
Following the incident of throwing a shoe at the then American President George W. Bush, Kakakhel offered and provided services to the accused, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi broadcast journalist. He was also interviewed by Press TV, an Iraqi news channel.
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