Neat!US forces have stormed an Iranian consulate in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil and seized six members of staff.The troops raided the building at about 0300 (0001GMT), taking away computers and papers, according to Kurdish media and senior local officials.
In conjunction with Bush's speech last night, we'll probably get criticism for this from the usual suspects. But tell me—what are we supposed to do when we have intelligence Iran is using their diplomatic personnel to attack us?
In any case, here are some exclusive photos of what the Iranians, with their typical hysterical rhetoric, are calling "hostages"—but who should more properly be referred to as "Guests of George Bush."
See also this piece from Spencer Ackerman on the ground in Iraq.
And Greenwald has a list of the troubling steps the Bush administration has taken in preparation for war with Iran.
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