Trial date set for Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush.
The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at former President George W. Bush will face trial Feb. 19 on the charge of assaulting a foreign leader, a judicial official said Sunday, after defense lawyers failed to have the charge reduced.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who is considered a hero by many Iraqis for his protest, faces up to 15 years in prison on the charge, his lawyers have said. Al-Zeidi, 30, has been in custody since the Dec. 14 outburst at Bush's joint news conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
