Online Bush-bashing hot favourite

Karachi- To make the Bush-bashing more interesting and to exploit the sentiments of the anti-US circles, some internet companies have launched Bush-bashing games on the internet which are attracting a good number of the internet users from the day the shoe-flinging incident took place in Iraqi capital Baghdad. The Bush-bashing incident was seen live by millions of people across the globe. The game opens up at website www.bushbash.flashgressive.de/ is a new phase of interacting with the out-going President, with a video posted and a click at the shoe, directly hitting or missing the President Bush, by the online viewers. Website claims that so far as many as 3 million shoes have been thrown on the outgoing US President George Bush, through this website and the rated highest score is 66 while the lowest is 28 times in 50 seconds. The website visitors are also placing comments on the website against the US President and his policies. One user went as far as to assert "kill him" While visiting the website, another has commented, "It's a good game." But being politically correct or wrong, as one sits on which sides of the table, an Indian onlooker commented, "George Bush deserves more than this........unfortunately the reporter will be heckled but President Bush deserves a Capital Punishment for ALL the wrong he has done to the general people of the USA." Others varied with strange comments, citing this to be "a present from the Islamic World" and with cheers and slogans chanting, "Bush go to Hell." Others passively mused and hoped that the "Shoe was bigger than size 10" Even online WebPages are stating comments online about the incident and people ho love to blog are even nastier in their comments. Coming to Facebook, people have used their status signals to abhor the disrespect shown to the President but having said that they have not rejected the option of throwing a shoe on him, but have been a little apologetic about it missing the opportunity to strike the right place i-e- his head. So would it be "more shoes" before the President finally departs from the Oval Office. Interesting to note is that the Iraqi journalist Al-Muntazir Zaidi, who threw a pair of shoes (one by one) to accord 'warm welcome, to the US President George Bush has become a hero in the eyes of the people who have suffered at the hands of the US notorious policies towards Iraqis, Afghanis, Pakistanis and the entire Muslim world. The critics say that after 9/11 incidents, the US has created a rift and hatred between the Muslims and the non-Muslims that has led to insecurity all over the world. Since 9/11 incidents, the US and its allied forces are regularly killing innocent people in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the name of militancy.

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