Muntazer al-Zaidi is kissed on the cheek by his uncle as he arrives at al-Baghdadia TV studios Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images14 December 2008: Zaidi hurls a shoe at George Bush during a new conference in BaghdadPhotograph: Evan Vucci/APBush ducks the shoe while the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, looks onPhotograph: APTN/AP
December 2008: Iraqis raise their shoes as hundreds demand Zaidi's releasePhotograph: Alaa al-Marjani/APZaidi's attack inspired an online game called Sock and AwePhotograph: sockandawe.comA replica of Zaidi's shoe, made by Baydan Shoes in Turkey and branded as the Bye Bye BushPhotograph: Martin ArglesA statue in Tikrit built to commemorate Zaidi's actions. The sign reads 'Muntazer is fasting until the sword breaks his fast with blood, silent until our mouths speak the truth' Photograph: Sabah al-Bazee/ReutersSurrounded by the press, Zaidi arrives at al-Baghdadia studios after his release from prisonPhotograph: Khalil al-Murshidi/AFP/Getty ImagesZaidi embraces his sister Photograph: Mohammed Ameen/ReutersSheep slaughtered prior to Zaidi's arrival at al-Baghdadia studiosPhotograph: KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI/AFP/Getty Images
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