"He is a war criminal who fought an illegal war, and there are some who say he was never elected democratically, so there are some who say he should be arrested as soon as he comes here," said a woman dressed as a Guantanamo Bay prisoner, who called herself Ivana Nomobush.
But the Canadians did add a bizarre twist:
She had brought with her a makeshift "shoe cannon" that catapulted footwear, but complained that security personnel were not letting her use it.
The shoe theme is an homage to Iraqi reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi, who was sentenced last week to three years in prison for hurling his shoes at Bush in December.
What's with the strange shoe fetish? It is strangely familiar...
No, not the al-Zaidi thing. I'm sure that seemed clever at the late-night, bong-fueled strategy session. No, I'm thinking pure comedy gold:
Gather shoes in a bundle! Follow the shoe!
