oh no - white powder strikes again:, page-44

Lawyer, despite his Australian heritage, Woods is really a Californian, was working as an American, and was kidnapped as an American.
His Oz connection was no doubt revealed to his captors after they had him. Anyone who'd been in the States as long as he would even have the Yankee accent.
I doubt any prior intent or conspiracy in his case beyond what we know.
As to the Mufti, I dont really know anything beyond it would be a feather in his cap to free Woods.
Maybe time will tell.

GZ