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Taking a swipe at Bush: Zaidi-inspired shoe game on Internet
AFP
Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008
Following in the footsteps of the Iraqi journalist who hurled
his shoes at President George W. Bush, anyone can take a virtual
swipe at the US leader on the Internet thanks to a new game.
The aim of "Sock and Awe" (www.sockandawe.com), launched
by Britain's Alex Tew, is to knock Bush out with a shoe, a feat
already attained by 1.4 million players, according to the website
Tuesday.
Aptly named after the US "Shock and Awe" military campaign
to knock out Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the game gives players
30 seconds to aim at a figure of Bush ducking behind a rostrum.
It was in protest against the Bush administration's Iraqi policy
that journalist Durgham Zaidi threw both his shoes at the outgoing
president Sunday during his swansong visit to the battleground.
The action won Zaidi widespread plaudits in the Arab world where
Bush's policies have drawn broad hostility.
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Tew, 24, drew world attention with his "milliondollarhomepage.com",
a website he conceived when 21 to help raise money for his university
education by selling off pixels at a dollar a piece.
Zaidi, who was taken into custody after the Baghdad incident,
has a broken arm and ribs after being struck by security agents,
his brother told AFP.
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