Monday, September 20, 2010

If Wishes Were Fishes

The report from Iran that they'd nabbed seven US troops has been denied by the US and retracted by the Iranian news agency:

"Reports by state-run Iranian media that seven U.S. soldiers were detained after crossing into Iran are absolutely false," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told POLITICO. ...

Javan [news agency] ... retracted the story and apologized to its readers.

This is a relief. But not to worry, it will be true somewhere, some time, given how much the Iranians love to have Western captives around as negotiating pawns.