Bush shoe sculpture 'taken down'
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Foreign media say the bronze-coloured fibre-glass shoe was removed from its site in the city of Tikrit on the orders of the local authorities.
It had been erected in the grounds of an orphanage.
The monument was reportedly taken down just a day after being unveiled in the late Saddam Hussein's home town.
The head of the Childhood organisation, which owns the orphanage, said she had been told to remove the monument immediately by the Salaheddin Provincial Joint Coordination Centre.
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momdee
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well, they can plant flowers in it, and make a peace memorial out of it~
who knows?
Was fun while it lasted!
Too bad the "If the shoe fits wear it" doesn't quite apply size-wise to the ex president ... If he was one of those "Giants" found in the Rub al Kahli, maybe ... - 3 years ago
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momdee
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knightlynight200
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even though it shows disrespect to the president, it was still a funny event, and I don't think they should have taken down the statue, since it really does or should'nt offend anybody except the president
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knightlynight200
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CalgarC
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lmfao
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CalgarC
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Vierotchka
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You said that already, petarro - no need to repeat such nonsense.
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Vierotchka
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petarro
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Mutedmajority, i did not think it was so difficult to understand. The fact of throwing the shoes to a president, is using violence. Something journalists should not do or encourage. This statue gives tribute to a act which came with violence. Do you need further explanation?
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petarro
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FallenMorgan
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So I guess all war monuments should be taken down because they were created from violence.
They were not harming anybody by making the shoe statue.
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FallenMorgan
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petarro
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Mutedmajority, i did not think it was so difficult to understand. The fact of throwing the shoes to a president, is using violence. Something journalists should not do or encourage. This statue gives tribute to a act which came with violence. Do you need further explanation?
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petarro
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mohawknation
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petarro:
AND TO THINK ALMOST EVERY AMERICAN STATUE CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE
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mohawknation
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FallenMorgan
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Censorship: It's the American way. Glad the Iraqis are learning.
NOT.
- 3 years ago
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FallenMorgan
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petarro
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I love they took it down. The show represents violence from a Journalist, disrespect and the fact that media in Iraq can be fully biased to the point of attacking a President.
If you can't trust journalists, who will you trust?
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petarro
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FallenMorgan
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petarro:
What happened to freedom of expression? They erected the shoe statue and the government ordered them to take it down.
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FallenMorgan
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petarro
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petarro:
Freedom of expression cannot be supported where there was violence. Throwing a shoe is -NOT- considered freedom of expression.
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petarro
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Vierotchka
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petarro:
In which case, petarro, you will of course agree that every single monument erected in memory of any war anywhere, every single monument erected in honour of the military everywhere, and of every boxer, for that matter, should be taken down - they do imply massive violence, after all.
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Vierotchka
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FallenMorgan
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That sucks that they took it down.
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FallenMorgan
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ipodrulz
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FallenMorgan:
Guess they didn't wanna start more shit with US.
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ipodrulz
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Manatee_man
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i have to
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Manatee_man
