From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"George Sherwood"  wrote in message
news:pan.2007.03.26.16.44.59{at}beernabeer.com...
> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:08:17 -0400, Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
> Take hostage from an embassy - Iranians have
>> done that - so have we now.
>
> Rich,
>   Can you explain where we have done that?  Those Iranians taken in Iraq
> were neither accredited diplomats or in an Embassy. Unless you are
> talking about some other situation.
>
> George


Semantics aside even the Kurds have stated the Iranians were in the process
of establishing a consulate and were angered by the raid

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 The Kurdish statement, which includes a call for the immediate release of
the detainees, says the consulate is entitled to immunity in accordance
with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.

The statement also says the Kurdish government, which covers the provinces
of Irbil, Sulaimaniya and Duhuk, needs to be informed when such actions are
taken.

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