The New Nation - Internet Edition

Ethically I do not endorse the way the Iraqi Journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi expressed his dissatisfaction against the US President George W. Bush because by this action Zeidi being a Journalist has shown gross disregard to the code of ethics of journalism. Under the conventional rule, it is unlawful even to point finger at the car carrying a foreign dignitary.

After all Mr. Bush is the President of a country which has been bestowed with abundant knowledge, resources, and power from the Above. Of course it is true that President George W. Bush being the Head of a country which is considered as a super power has abused his capacity by invading Iraq on a false pretext that Iraq had harbored weapons of mass destructions. But in reality, Bush's hypothesis could not be proved as no such weapon was found. But the war commissioned by President Bush had claimed lives of hundreds of thousands innocent Iraqi people plus 4,209 US soldiers. The United States spent nearly $567

Billion since the war in Iraq began in 2003.

To speak the truth, President Bush has contributed to the destabilization of world peace and understanding plus tarnishing and jeopardizing USA's image and goodwill in the international community. Iraqi Journalist Zeidi's throwing of shoes at President Bush has not only humiliated Mr.Bush but all the people of the United States of America.

Anyway I am in the opinion that Journalist Zeidi should be exempted from any charge whatsoever considering his action as an outcome of his personal frustration, mental stress, and emotional outburst.

Meanwhile I think, Zeidi should quit his job in the discipline of journalism, instead, he should join the active Iraqi politics to work to restore self-rule and democracy in Iraq.

Professor M Zahidul Haque

Department of Agricultural Extension & Information System,

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,

Dhaka.