[antimedia] antimedia: Things could get very interesting in the near future....

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Things could get very interesting in the near future....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1173324093.shtml


   ....if [1]this story is true. I reported [2]the other day that an
   Iranian general may have defected. As more details emerge, it appears
   likely that he has, in fact, defected, and he has intimate knowledge
   of programs that Iran would rather not reveal.

     A former high-ranking Iranian government official, Brig. Gen.
     Alireza Asghari, 63, has defected to the United States, Iranian
     exiles and other sources told Newsmax todayâ¦
     Gen. Asghari is believed to have detailed knowledge of the
     Revolutionary Guards Qods Force units operating in Iraqâ¦
     Gen. Asghariâs 10-day trip to Syria was approved by the military
     judicial authorities, sources inside Iran told Newsmax. Two days
     after he arrived in Damascus, his family managed to leave Iran, the
     sources saidâ¦
     During the 1990s, Gen. Asghari was in charge of short and
     medium-range missile projects at the Defense Industries
     Organization. âHe ran the Nazeat, Fajr, and Zelzal missile
     programs,â Nourizadeh saidâ¦
     Nourizadeh believes Gen. Asghari defected because he had incurred
     the wrath of his superiors in the Defense ministry during a stint
     as the Defense Ministryâs Inspector General.
     âHe discovered two gangs of corrupt officials who had embezzled the
     government for $90 million and $150 million,â Nourizadeh said.
     âAfter he exposed them, he was arrested. He was Mr. Clean.â

   That's usually how it works. I loyal patriot discovers that others'
   motives aren't quite so pure. He reveals their dirty laundry and
   suddenly he's persona non grata and looking for a way out.
   If this story is true, Iran has to be very worried.

References

   1. http://hotair.com/archives/2007/03/07/arab-paper-missing-iranian-general-in-europe-chatting-with-us-about-1983-bombing/
   2. http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1173153459.shtml