I still think this guy played some role in the bombing of the Mosque, and contrived to be convienantly out of the country while it hapened.
He blows up a Shite mosque, hoping to blame the Sunnies and get rid of his rival who happens to run that Mosque (old whats his face Sistani or some such).
It wouldn't be the first time the Mullas in Iran took out a Mosque to get their way.
I thought the same thing myself. Very convenient timing