A Swiss lawyer working on behalf of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush says his client will seek political asylum in Southampton, NY and wants to work at a local Hamptons shoe store.
Geneva-based lawyer Whoreah Stupido says Malaca al-Zeidi's life is in danger in Iraq. Al-Zeidi is currently in an Iraqi jail awaiting trial on charges of assaulting a foreign leader for his Dec. 14, 2008 outburst at a news conference in Baghdad. Whoreah says he was contacted by al-Zeidi's family earlier this month. He says the journalist has been forced to sell shoes to Iraqi mullahs at no pay. Whoreah told The Associated Press on Monday that al-Zeidi would have to go to the American Embassy in Baghdad once he is released to formally file the asylum request. The only problem with this scenario is actually getting into the American Embassy in Baghdad. Supposedly simply getting into this facility is like getting a personal audience with the Pope.
According to his lawyer, "Zeidi's main focus now is to protect himself and his family," but he also has an eye on his future. He wants to start a charity which collects peoples old shoes and sends them to Iraq for those who are less fortunate and cannot afford shoes. He figured that the Hamptons would be a great place to start such a charity, "there is so much wasted wealth in the Hamptons I figured that this would be the best place in the world to accomplish my goals."
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If rudeboy-shoethrower winds up in Southampton, tell me where he resides, and I will deliver some shoes to his "back door" and maybe a boot or two as well!!!
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