Compare and contrast …
CNN …
In Washington, a U.S. official confirmed that six Iranian officials were detained for questioning. But he disputed accounts that troops broke open a consulate gate and conducted a raid.
“No shots were fired. No altercation ensued,” said the official. “It was a knock on the door and, ‘Please come out.’ “
NYT …
American troops backed by attack helicopters and armored vehicles raided an Iranian diplomatic office in the dead of night early Thursday and detained as many as six of the Iranians working inside.
The Times piece has more good details on just what happened yesterday in Erbil — later in the day US troops got in an armed stand-off with Kurdish troops, with tensions over the consulate raid apparently being the triggering event.
You remember the Kurds. They’re the ones who like us …
