Iraqi shoe-thrower's sentence is cut

The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George Bush had his sentence cut from three years to one today.

Iraqi shoe-thrower's sentence is cut
Tue, 07 Apr, 2009 - 16:11

The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George Bush had his sentence cut from three years to one today.

The decision came as Barack Obama made his first official visit to Iraq as US president.

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