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Rochdale to send shoes in peace protest

Reporter: Nicola Bamford
Date online: 17 December 2008

Following the example of organisations across the world, Rochdale and Littleborough Peace group has urged people to send their shoes to former president George Bush.

This echoes the act of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaida who threw his own shoes at Bush in an act of protest last Monday (15 December), crying “This is for the widows, the orphans, and those who were killed in Iraq.”

Philip Gilligan, a member of Rochdale and Littleborough Peace group, stated: “Throwing shoes is a sign of contempt in the Middle East and we certainly want to express our contempt for the man who launched the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq. Many here will be joining the British shoe protest at the US embassy in London at 1pm on Friday 19 December 2008.”

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Unfortunately, won't be able to attend your little protest outside the U.S. embassy on Friday afternoon - I'll be too busy working for a living (no doubt to pay benefits for those who will be at the protest)

Now why didn't I think of that?

Talk about jumping on the bandwagon, haha.

I find it very ironic that a member of a PEACE group feels its appropriate to throw shoes at people.
I think a little less contradiction and a bit of growing up is needed here.

I wonder how many on the PEACE protest also think of our soldiers who were wounded and suffer mental health problems after being sent to fight in Iraq. They are treated badly by people here so let's have a thought for them too.