New Terrorist Threat Emerges

US President George W. Bush was unhurt following an attack on Dec. 14 during a visit to Iraq. Sources say that the incident involved the throwing of a pair of size 10 men's shoes. The President was successfully escorted to safety. Reaction to the attack has been mixed.
The President was quick to down play the incident, however events that followed the security officials say that the threat level remains high. In the days that followed, a group of anti-war demonstrators threw shoes at an effigy of the President outside of the White House. Additionally, a shoe-throwing contest was held at a university at Tehran on Christmas eve.
While these events could be considered as a playful jest, no chances are being taken. Early reports say that the White House has held their own internal shoe throwing contest to attempt to gauge the destructive potential of various shoes. A White House intern remarked that it was unlikely that they would need to reinforce the presidential motorcade, which was not designed with this particular threat in mind.