Posted on 10/08/2009 10:44:07 PM PDT by Nachum
The latest reports of senior nuclear scientists defecting from Iran to the West have caused considerable embarrassment and concern to the regime in Tehran.
The reports first broke in Londown-based newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, and were followed up in the Iranian media.
The reports suggest that at least one scientist, Shahram Amiri, who worked on nuclear research and development, defected several months ago to the west during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
One more person, whose identity and specialization remains unclear - he may have been a scientist or held another key position in Iran's nuclear program - may have also defected, this time during a visit to Georgia.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
Of course this does not indicate anything of use shall be actually extracted. Time will tell. But interesting none the less.
I hope they don’t defect to the US because Obama will betray them. They should get to Israel and then maybe Germany or Australia.
Imagine how risky each time one of the Iranians tried to make first contact....
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