Iran: Roxana Saberi freed
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As it turned out Roxana Saberi had mishandled classified document and visited placed forbidden by the Iranian government.
Similiar rule exists for us Americans – we cann’t visit Cuba and ask Wen Ho Lee and Chi Mak about their prosecution.