Canadian Arrested in Iran

Accused of spying.

"Also reported was the arrest of Hossein Derakshan, a Canadian Iranian who pioneered blogging in Iran and was called the "blogfather" there. Derakshan was a backer of the theocracy in Iran, but believed it should reach out to Israel. He visited the Jewish state in 2006 and wrote about it on his blog.

Derakshan returned to his native Iran from his adoptive Canada last month and various media reported his arrest this week. A Web site reported that Derakshan confessed to spying for Israel."

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I wonder if this is also, at least in part, a "nose thumbing"directed at Canada for their foreign policy stance on the Mad Mullah's regime.