Large number of journalists join elections fray in Iraq
Al Jazeera Earlier this month, Iraqi journalist Muntadher al-Zaidi, who shot to prominence in 2008 when he hurled a shoe at George W Bush and called the former US president “a dog”, announced his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections. “I want to lock up all the thieves who’ve robbed Iraq of its wealth,” he told Al Jazeera, explaining… Read more »