Perhaps Al-Zaidi Has Suffered Enough

From the Guardian:

Muntadhar al-Zaidi will go down in Arab folklore as the man who dared to throw his shoes at George Bush but his immediate problem is how to recover from the reprisals he suffered after his bold gesture. His older brother, Dargham, has told reporters Muntadhar suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, and is in hospital.

News reports from the scene described al-Zaidi "screaming", as he was dragged out. Perhaps, he was screaming from his injuries, rather than at Bush. Watch the video clip from the Guardian.

Now he's a cult hero all over the Arab world.

H/T to Juan Cole.