The jailed journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush has asked for a pardon, a spokesman for Iraq's prime minister said Thursday. In a letter delivered to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the journalist described his behavior as "an ugly act" and asked to be pardoned, spokesman Yassin Majid told The Associated Press. Majid confirmed to FOX News that Muntadhar al-Zeidi has asked the Iraqi president for a pardon, and expressed "regret and sorrow" for his behavior. "It is too late to now to regret the big and ugly act that I perpetrated," al-Zeidi wrote, according to Majid.

Hmmmm. You threw a shoe at the most powerful leader in the world and now you don't want to face the consequences of your actions. Let him sit in a cell for the next 20 years for insulting a world leader. The journalist is lucky that he didn't get shot in his head. Should this dog (to use his words) be pardoned?

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