Hezbollah Praises Iraqi Journalist al-Zaidi as Hero

Hezbollah on Monday commented on the incident in which an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush.
"This is a goodbye kiss on behalf of the widows and orphans and people who have been killed in Iraq," a statement issued by the media relations in Hezbollah read, recalling the words of Mountathar al-Zaidi, a correspondent for a Baghdadi television channel, who called U.S. President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday.
Hezbollah said that Zaidi's actions constitute a flagrant expression and reflection of the Iraqi people's rejection of the awful American occupation. "It's a step that reflects the fact that the Iraqi people and all peoples of the world reject all kinds of injustice, occupation and tyranny," the Hezbollah statement read, adding that it "draws a conclusion to Bush, the symbol of tyranny, and to the end of every occupier within the shoes of populations, no matter how much Bush seeks to undermine the incident's symbolism."
The Lebanese Resistance party, meanwhile, condemned the journalist's arrest, and called on local and Arab media to stand in solidarity with a campaign for his release. Hezbollah concluded that Zaidi should be considered a hero who refused the US occupation of his country.