July 19, 2010
Defective defector
When Shahram Amiri, re-defected last week from the United States back to Iran, it was a big news story. The New York Times, yesterday, looked at the possible fates awaiting him: A defector goes home, but to what end?
After mentioning the very different fates of men who did similar things, Kamel Hassan, and Vitaly Yurchenko, the Times suggests one answer:
As Ray Takeyh, a scholar at the Council on Foreign Relations, notes, there are no real Iranian precedents for dealing with returning nuclear defectors. "I think they have a Soviet approach -- they will want to make propaganda use of him," Mr. Takeyh said. "My impression is that he will be around for a year or so." But then, he said, "I don't think it's going to turn out well for him. They have to establish to other potential defectors that there is a cost to be paid."Posted by SoccerDad at July 19, 2010 6:19 AM
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