Bid to link shoes, coup suspect
By Duraid Al Baik, Associate Editor
Published: December 18, 2008, 23:45
Dubai: Iraqi authorities are investigating suspected links between the the shoe-hurling incident and a coup attempt against the government of Prime Minister, Nouri Al Maliki.
Political and diplomatic circles are talking about a conspiracy linking
the masterminds of the two incidents, some even accusing the governing alliance of Al Maliki of exploiting the shoe incident to secure gains in the provincial elections scheduled for January 3.
They said the government is paranoid from its opponents in the provincial election which will witness tough competition among main political forces in Iraq.
http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10268377.htmlMastermind of the two incidents? Sounds more like your usual police state overreaction. The shoeter was beaten and broken and now the palace guards are out rounding up the usual suspects.
That 'democracy' thing is working our real well in occupied Iraq.