In December 2008, Muntadhar al Zaidi became famous overnight when he hurled his shoes at then-President George W. Bush, to protest the United States invasion of Iraq.
Ten years after the withdrawal of US troops, the journalist told Efe in an interview that the occupation is far from over and that “the US continues to occupy Iraq,” politically speaking.
“The US Embassy is the one that dominates many sectors of the State and important decisions, from the formation of the Government to the decisions of Parliament,” he added in an interview with Efe in the Iraqi capital.
He is of course correct.