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Lets pray this guy has some good intel that will help the USA folks.....

Missing Retired Iranian General Defects to US
And he could provide us with some very useful information about who is
controlling the Iranian terrorists fighting in Iraq:

A RETIRED Iranian general who went missing in Turkey last month has
defected and sought asylum in the US, according to a well-connected Arabic
newspaper published in London.

The newspaper, al-Shark al-Awsat, cited "high-profile" sources saying
former Iranian deputy defence minister and Revolutionary Guard commander Ali
Reza Asghari had gone over to the West.

Reports from Istanbul that General Asghari's family had also disappeared
in Turkey support the likelihood that he defected rather than was kidnapped
by either the CIA or by Israel's Mossad, as has been speculated. The general
went missing from his Istanbul hotel a month ago.

Iranian authorities, who have been silent on the disappearance until this
week, claim he has been abducted. "It is likely Asghari has been abducted by
Western intelligence services," said Iran's top police officer, General
Esmaeil Ahmadi Moghaddam.

Defection of such a high-ranking figure would leave no external enemy to
blame and would be seen as a rejection of the Islamic state by someone who
well knows its inner workings.

General Asghari's crossing of the line, whether voluntary or not, is a
resounding blow for the Iranian Government since he is privy to its most
intimate secrets, particularly those concerning its nuclear capabilities and
plans.

He served until two years ago as deputy defence minister, a post he held
for eight years and which presumably offered an uninhibited view of
virtually every aspect of Iran's security apparatus.

He was reportedly closely associated with Iran's activities in support of
the Shi'ites in Iraq.

US intelligence analysts contend that Iran has been providing armaments to
Iraqi Shia fighters that have been used with deadly effect against coalition
forces, particularly highly lethal roadside bombs.

General Asghari would presumably be able to address the question of
whether these shipments have been made with "approval from top leaders in
Iran", as a senior US intelligence officer has claimed.

If he confirms that Ahmadinejad himself is sending Iranian troops and
weapons into Iraq, how do we not go after Iran? I'd also like to know if he
has any information about Ahmadinejad's nuclear program.

Update: Pajamas Media reports that Asghari's defection hasn't been confirmed
by any sovereign government but that Iran is panicking because the general
had access to a lot of very sensitive information, including Iran's nuclear
secrets:

Although the story has not been confirmed by any sovereign authority, it
is already evident that the saga has created panic inside Ahmadinejad's
administration.

Soon after his disappearance was discovered, Iran dispatched an operations
team to Ankara to help the Turkish authorities to look for him. At the same
time, a public relations campaign was launched with Iranian minister Mottaki
has doing his best to downplay Asgari's importance as an official in order
to reduce the damage to the Iranian government's image.

He wasn't fooling anyone.It is clear that Asgari is a man privy to
numerous secrets which Iran desperately does not want revealed. As well as
being a former deputy defence Minister, Asgari was also a General in the
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC). The IRGC, more than any other
branch of Iran's armed forces, is aware of, and has access to Iran's nuclear
program. Its members are in charge of monitoring and protecting Iran's
nuclear installations, and scientists.

Update II: Fox News has more:

A Senior U.S. official told FOX News that Asghari is not in CIA hands but
said that it's a "mystery" why he disappeared "and the U.S. intelligence
community is seeking more clarity."

Al-Sharq al-Awsat reported that Asghari is being questioned by
intelligence personnel before being transferred to the United States.

Update III: McQ at QandO says the upcoming meeting between Iran, Iraq, Syria
and the US could be a lot more fun than originally thought.

Hassad's Caliphate of Inn · Guest

What Harry ASSWIPE Dope forgot to mention is all this fishwrap came
from World Net Daily, a site best known as the "Politico National
Enquirer Magazine" at the many Internet Checkout Line Asile.