Le Shorter: Saudi Blogger Arrested

Its a sign that the thought police are reading your scree and taking you seriously. But that kind of attention you do not really want. Saudi blogger Fouad al-Farhan is being held for interrogation by the Kingdom's Interior Ministry. He was arrested December 10th in Jidda, and he wrote friends two weeks before he knew his detention was coming. You can check out his letter in English at his Web log http://www.alfarhan.org/ . Apparently Fouad went too far in criticising the authoritarian government for it's treatment of political prisoners. He has been asked to sign a letter of apology. A government spokesman said he did not believe the blogger will remain in detention long, once they get "the information they need from him". Ouch.