On March 12, 2009, al-Zaidi was sentenced to three years of prison for assaulting a foreign leader,while US occupation troops and contractor...

On March 12, 2009, al-Zaidi was sentenced to three years of prison for assaulting a foreign leader,while US occupation troops and contractors (one of them BlackWaters) who killed Iraqi civilians are proudly roaming the streets of Iraq.
A poll of Iraqis suggested 62% of Iraqis regarded Zaidi as a hero while about 24% regarded him as a criminal.


