This was the “monument” built for shoethrower, which was erected in of all places Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit, Iraq in front of an orphange.
CNN: Made of fiberglass and coated with copper, the monument consists of the shoe sitting on a concrete base. The entire monument is 3.5 meters high. The shoe is 2.5 meters long and 1.5 meters wide.
The orphans helped al-Amiri build the $5,000 structure in 15 days, said Faten Abdulqader al-Naseri, the orphanage director.
“Those orphans who helped the sculptor in building this monument were the victims of Bush’s war,” Al-Naseri said. “The shoe monument is a gift to the next generation to remember the heroic action by the journalist.”
So the cycle of violence and blind hate can continue. It was removed a day after it was revealed:
“We will not allow anyone to use the government facilities and buildings for political motives,” said Abdullah Jabara, Salaheddin deputy governor.
“Muntazer: fasting until the sword breaks its fast with blood; silent until our mouths speak the truth.”
The next generation.
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It appears there are times when shoes don’t cut it. I wonder if any of them broke their wrists hammering away?
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This guy looks like he cut himself flailing away.
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The shoes after the forensics lab cleaned them.
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