The Shoe-Thrower's Shoes

Just when you thought you heard everything there was to hear about the shoe-thrower:

Security agents destroyed the shoes thrown at US President George W. Bush by an Iraqi journalist during checks to ensure they did not contain explosives, the investigating judge said on Thursday.

"The shoes were examined by the Iraqi and American security services and then destroyed," the judge told AFP.
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The judge said the lack of the key piece of evidence in the case -- Zaidi's destroyed shoes which Bush quipped were size 10 -- would not prevent the investigation from proceeding.

No word on how many civilians were killed in collateral damage during the destruction of the shoes.

BTW -- new reports are that al-Zaidi's arms were not broken. He was merely beaten about the face--and he still may spend a few years in jail.