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NEWS ABOUT: defectors

defectors stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - They arrive undernourished and barely able to read. They marvel at credit cards, can’t stomach pizza, and when the lights dim in movie theaters, they panic, fearing kidnappers will strike. Welcome to the world of the North Korean defector in South Korea, where an ever-growing wave of refugees is... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • refugee • defectors

7 Cuban
Soccer Players
Defect to US

Five are already
in talks with pro team
in Miami

Mar 13, 08 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seven Cuban soccer players defected from the national team over the last two days—five on Tuesday and two last night—slipping from their Tampa hotel after a game to seek asylum in the US, the Miami Herald reports. The first five have contacted a lawyer and are in discussions... More »

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Cuba • soccer • Major League Soccer • asylum • defectors • Jose Manuel Miranda • Yenier Bermudez • Loanni Cartaya Prieto • Erly Garcia Baro • Yordany Alvarez

CIA Recruited Iranian Officials to Defect

A 'handful' left
in US plot to
disrupt nuke program

Dec 9, 07 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The CIA plotted to recruit Iranian officials to defect and managed to entice a handful to do so over the last two years, reports the Los Angeles Times. The secret program, begun in 2005, was intended to disrupt Iranian nuclear research. The primary criterion for recruitment, according to a former... More »

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Iran • nuclear proliferation • CIA • defection • defectors

Thousands Flee N. Korea Via Covert Network

Brokers charge $2K to $10K to reach Seoul through China

Nov 18, 07 5:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Thousands are fleeing Kim Jong Il's regime, thanks to an expanding network of brokers who smuggle defectors to Seoul through China, the Washington Post reports. Savvy Seoul brokers charge them up to $10,000 for a luxury "planned escape," complete with fake documents, but stakes are rising as... More »

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North Korea • Seoul • bribery • defectors

Book Details How a Curveball Spun Into a War

Iraqi defector lied on WMDs, but CIA was a willing dupe

Oct 16, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Iraqi defector codenamed Curveball, a primary source behind the WMD intelligence that inspired the invasion, is the subject of a new book that bears his handle, but  the CIA is the most guilty party in author Bob Drogin's account.  Analysts “twisted” and “magnified” the low-level engineer's... More »

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CIA • Germany • WMD • whistleblowers • Curveball • defectors

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