(photo), charged in trying to hire a Mexican drug cartel to murder the Saudi ambassador to Washington on behalf of Iran. Arbabsiar’s attorneys asked for more time and the judge granted it. The trial, originally scheduled for October, will now begin January 7. But there will be still be an important hearing October 22. That will consider a defense request to bar from the trial all statements Arbabsiar made to interrogators after his arrest last September 29. His attorneys say he suffers from bipolar disorder and therefore what he says cannot be trusted.
