Asif Khan Inc.

Bu’sh-ooed’?

What a regal way of according a farewell which would remain memorable for times to come. For all of what George W Bush would have been responsible for inflicting upon the people of Iraq, this was probably the most apt manner in which someone could have expressed the frustrated anguish seething within, while remaining within the confines of democratically free expression. Throwing shoes to express contempt, it seems, isn’t a custom which is ‘sole’ly confined to the Indian subcontinent. Blackening the face, tonsuring and a donkey ride – whether these are part of the Middle Eastern culture isn’t something known yet. Yet, much interest evoking though they maybe, they just might be edging a bit on the unattainable (for obvious reasons).

What remains interesting is the remark made by Mr. President on his way out, that he saw the attacker’s sole. Its a pity he’s still been unable to see the soul.