but whether amiri is a spy who got cold feet or the victim of a c.i.a. snatch-and-grab, remained hotly disputed. the u.s. insisted he was a defector who had second thoughts and that he wanted to go home because he missed or feared for his family. in fact, "the washington post" reported today amiri was paid $5 million for information he divulged about iran's nuclear program. that's money he won't be able to access now, due to sanctions imposed on iran. the iranians said amiri was kidnapped last year in saudi arabia, and eventually ended up in detention, under the c.i.a.'s control. amiri repeated that version today. >> ( translated ): i was abducted in the city of medina in front of my hotel by c.i.a. and saudi intelligence agents and then transferred to the u.s. onboard a military plane. within the first two months, i was subjected to fierce mental and psychological torture by agents and interrogators from the u.s. central intelligence agency. >> lehrer: american officials have flatly denied the charge and said amiri left the u.s. of his own free will. th

the looming question in this case how did the iranian scientists sure amiri get to the united states one person has already answered that question sure amiri himself but his answers completely contradict one another in this video a man who says he's sure amiri says he's in tucson arizona and was kidnapped by agents from the cia and saudi arabian intelligence agency which he claims he was tortured a few hours later though this video is released a man who looks the same and also says he is sure amiri claims he is here to further his education the us. state department seems to agree with that statement he is here of his own volition and he has chosen to return to iran of his own volition that is how we do things here in the united states we didn't we didn't seize him and bring him here they were not preventing him from returning to iran this building is the pakistani embassies office representing iranian interests the old iranian embassy in washington sits empty because there's no longer a diplomatic relationship between the united states and iran according to reports coming out of iran

for fourteen months returned home on thursday shahram amiri says he was tortured to give off information about iran's nuclear program claims he was asked to confess to being an intelligence agent so that the u.s. could swap him for three americans held in iran on charges of espionage. washington knows this and the american media meanwhile reported to the merely to be a u.s. spy for years look at the cover for the university. parties christine for looks into the case the looming question in this case how did the iranian scientists sure amiri get to the united states one person has already answered that question sure amiri himself but his answer is completely contradict one another in this video a man who says he. says he's in tucson arizona and was kidnapped by agents from the cia and saudi arabian intelligence agency he claims he was tortured a few hours later though this video is released a man who looks the same and also says he is sure amiri claims he is here to further his education the u.s. state department seems to agree with that statement he is here of his own volition and he has

there is plenty of mystery surrounding the iranian nuclear scientist shahram amiri. he says he will reveal full board feet -- full details of what he calls his ordeal once he is in the iranian capital. our correspondent has this report. >> from inside this building in washington, which houses the iranian interests section of the pakistan embassy, shahram amiri is now on his way back to tehran, according to tehran authorities. there are no direct flights. he is expected to arrive home early thursday. but the nuclear scientist leaves behind an unresolved mystery over what has happened to him during the past 14 months. he has given conflicting versions of how he disappeared and arrived in the u.s. in the first of three videos, he said he had been kidnapped by cia and saudi agents while on a pilgrimage. in the second coming he said he was living freely in arizona. in the third, he said he had escaped his captors. the saga has led to speculation shahram amiri could have information about iran's nuclear program which the u.s. was keen to get its hands on. the americans hav

a few hours later though this video is released a man who looks the same and also says he is sure amiri claims he is here to further his education the u.s. state department seems to agree with that statement he is here of his own volition that he has chosen to return to iran of his own volition that is how we do things here in the united states we didn't we didn't seize him and bring him here that we're not preventing him from returning to iraq this building is the pakistani embassies office representing iranian interests since the old iranian embassy in washington sits empty because there's no longer a diplomatic relationship between the united states and iran according to reports coming out of iran for amiri arrived here monday night he told those inside he was quote brought here by his captors and demanded an immediate return to iran. but i was told that if i would confess they could swap me for three american spies who had been detained at the iran iraq border they said that this was a common process between countries intelligence agencies and that i wouldn't have any problems. as m

shahram amiri disappeared a year ago in saudi arabia. yesterday, he turned up at the pakistani embassy in washington and said he wanted to go home to iran. in a an interview, he repeated claims that americans abducted him last year, and tried to force him to talk. >> ( translated ): they gave me a lot of psychological pressure. there was no physical torture, but the psychological torture was a hundred times worse than physical torture would have been. the most important thing was some documents and a laptop which the u.s. wanted me to go to the media with and say, "i left iran on my own free will with this document, and applied for asylum." i refused to accept, so the u.s. started offering me money. the u.s. has dismissed amiri's abduction claim. and at the state department today, spokesman p.j. crowley said anything amiri says now should be viewed with caution. >> because he had conflicting info and perspective on whether he was here of own volition or not, from the united states standpoint, i can tell you he was here of his own volitio

shahram amiri is taking refuge at pakistan's embassy in washington. he vanished more than a year ago, and the iranian government claims he was abducted by the u.s. amiri himself has made conflicting claims, and in march there were media reports that he had defected to the u.s. and was helping the c.i.a. the u.s. denies charges he was being held against his will. a federal appeals court threw out a government ban on broadcast indecency today. the panel of three judges concluded the rule was unconstitutionally vague and could create a chilling effect on free speech beyond "fleeting expletives". the rule allowed broadcasters to be fined for allowing even a single curse word on live television. the court said the f.c.c. might be able to craft a policy that does not violate the right to free speech. there was news today the drug maker glaxo smith kline knew 11 years ago that its diabetes drug avandia could cause serious heart problems. "the new york times" reported that the company spent all that time hiding important data about the drug from the public an

amiri acted and made decisions on his own. his decisions may have put his life in danger, but i cannot say. >> he did not make the decision to be labeled as a u.s. spy in the u.s. press. >> again, we did not kidnap mr. amiri. he traveled freely to the united states. he has traveled back to around freely. the consequences of these actions, i cannot predict. >> the consequences of his actions, you might not be able to predict but don't you think it is likely that he will face some kind of punishment, whatever it is coming in iran, now that people are coming out and talking about what his role was? are you trying to get rid of this program, whereby you encourage defectors to come over? it seems like you're doing a good job of it -- not you personally -- but the administration is doing a good job of sabotaging its own program. or it is sending a warning to other people who might be part of the program that they should not be here -- that they can decide to return on their own free will -- but you guys will blow the whistle and mak