Numerous Rewards Await Bush Shoe Thrower

Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw both of his shoes at then U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Iraq in December of 2008 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. He was sentenced to one year, six months for each shoe, but he is being released early.

While huring his shoes at Bush, Al-Zaidi shouted "This is your farewell kiss, you dog! This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq." The hilarious video is below.

No one has offered the "72 virgins" you might recall, but according to reports, Al-Zaidi has been offered a number of rewards for his "crime."

• The Emir of Qatar has pledged a golden statue of a horse

• An organisation headed by the daughter of Col Gaddafi of Libya awarded him a medal

• An Iraqi living in Morocco has offered the hand of his daughter and women from across the Arab world rang his newspaper asking to marry him

• His company has bought him a new house

• Businessmen have offered to club together to buy him a sports car

• He has been offered jobs by several Arab television networks

• A Saudi businessman offered to buy one of the shoes for $10 million, but they were instead tested for explosives by the US military and then burned

Is that enough reward for time in prison? You'd have to ask Al-Zaidi.

Watch the video: