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Did anybody notice that the US raided an Iranian embassy in Iraq last week?
The U.S. soldiers disarmed guards and broke open the consulate’s gate before seizing documents and computers during the operation, which took place today at about 5 a.m. local time, the Islamic Republic News Agency said. There was no immediate information on whether any of those detained are diplomats.
The raid follows a warning yesterday to Iran and Syria from President George W. Bush in his address to the American people on a new strategy for Iraq. Bush accused Iran and Syria of aiding the movement of “terrorists and insurgents” in and out of Iraq and said the U.S. will “seek out and destroy the networks providing advanced weaponry and training to our enemies.”
Coalition forces arrested six people during “routine security operations” in the Arbil area, the U.S. military said in an e-mailed statement. The military didn’t confirm that the consulate was raided and didn’t say whether any of those detained were Iranians.Â
That does the Iran Hostage Crisis of Carter’s presidency one better — ’tis the military and not those revoultionary minded.
The effect is startling. It revives the “we’re going into Iran” talk that has been peddled by the Greg Palasts and Scott Ritters of the world — always with a certain date that come and go — the idea being we’re trying to provoke the “Gulf of Tonkin”, “Sinking of the Maine”, (shrug) “Pearl Habor-like Event” once again. To surge another way. Dualistically, I suppose.