Massed Protests in Iran have been met by forceIranian Technocrats, Disillusioned With Government, Offer Wealth Of Intelligence To U.S. -- Washington Post
Iran's political turmoil has prompted a growing number of the country's officials to defect or leak information to the West, creating a new flow of intelligence about its secretive nuclear program, U.S. officials said.
The gains have complicated work on a long-awaited assessment of Iran's nuclear activities, a report that will represent the combined judgment of more than a dozen U.S. spy agencies. The National Intelligence Estimate was due last fall but has been delayed at least twice amid efforts to incorporate information from sources who are still being vetted.
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My Comment: After last year's crack down on democracy activists and opponents of a fixed Presidential election .... I suspect that many Iranians are harboring deep resentment and contempt for the regime. As to leaking out information, this does not surprise me either. All anti-government websites are filled with testimonies and information that I am sure the Iranian Government wishes was not revealed.
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