| Al-Zaidi has also been arrested twice by United States armed forces | On 14 December 2008, al-Zaidi at then- during a while shouting, "This is a farewell kiss from the Iraqi people, you dog |
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| He began working as a correspondent for in 2005 | In an interview with he stated that "The main real purpose and reason behind my nomination is to get rid of the corrupt, and to expel them from our country" |
وفيما يتعلق بسلامة الصحفيين وهو واحد منهم، يرى الزيدي أنه ليس هناك "مؤسسات قوية لحمايتهم ولا توجد قوانين ولوائح تنظم عملهم وتحميهم في الوقت نفسه".
| Al-Zaidi went before a judge on 17 December 2008 | الانتخابات كانت حدثاً ذكورياً خشناً حصل فيه قدر كبير من الوقائع الكاشفة موقع المرأة في ذلك البلد |
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| No ransom demand was made, and al-Zaidi's kidnappers released him still blindfolded, on to a street three days later around 3 a | After his release, Al-Zaidi was treated for injuries and later said he planned to "build orphanages, a children's hospital, and medical and orthopaedic centres offering free treatment and manned by Iraqi doctors and medical staff |
| I'm not angry with the system | An Iraqi lawyer stated that al-Zaidi was likely to get at least two years in prison if he was prosecuted |
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| He was released on 15 September 2009 for good behavior after spending nine months in jail | از روی نسخه اصلی در ۱۸ دسامبر ۲۰۰۸ |