Muslim activists shows their shoes during a protest in front of the U.S. consulate in Medan, North Sumatra province, December 19, 2008. Dozens of activists gathered in protest to demand the release of Iraqi TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a recent news conference in Iraq, from jail. REUTERS/YT Haryono (INDONESIA)
Demonstrators burn mock U.S. flags during a protest demanding the release of Iraqi TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi from detention, in Baghdad's Sadr City December 19, 2008. Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for embarrassing him before the watching world, the prime minister's office said on Thursday. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani
A Lebanese communist activist carries a pair of shoes and a placard during a protest in front of Iraqi Embassy in Beirut December 18, 2008 demanding the release of Iraqi TV reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi. Zaidi shot to fame when he called Bush a "dog" in Arabic at a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad last Sunday and threw both his shoes at Bush, a gesture that is a deep insult in the Arab world.The placard reads: "Practice on rejecting American aggression". REUTERS/ Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)
Journalists display their shoes and carry a poster of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi during a demonstration in Khartoum December 18, 2008. The journalists were taking part in the rally in support of al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq on December 14, 2008. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN)
Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami political party, Pakistan's best-organised Islamic party, hold placards in support of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Baghdad on December 14, during a rally in Lahore December 18, 2008. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN)
Leftist protesters leave shoes attached to a black wreath against the fence of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara December 18, 2008. Turkey's Communist Party members organized the rally to protest against the U.S. and to support Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq on December 14, 2008. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)
Leftist protesters display shoes as they protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara December 18, 2008. Turkey's Communist Party members organized the rally to protest against the U.S. and to support Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq on December 14, 2008. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY)
A protester hits another protester, dressed in a George W. Bush costume, in the head with a shoe during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington December 17, 2008. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES)
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