A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference.An Iraqi jouralist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr. Bush “a dog” and threw his footwear, just missing the president.The soles of shoes are considered the ultimate insult in Arab culture.
But why would the liberated show the liberator “the ultimate insult?”
