By now you may have heard about the new Iranian "Curveball" that has popped onto the scene via what I call "The Old Soviet Express," i.e. defection to the west.

We need to be especially wary of this story.  A good overview of the story is here

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In today's New York Post, there's an article about Iranian defector Ali Reza Asghari, the ex-Deputy Defense Minister. He's now defected and has brought with him a "treasure trove" of documents and maps that will halp justify an attack on Iran.

While we are seeing on several domestic fronts some successes, there are foreign developments that will cause more fear, uncertainty and doubt, especially regarding Iran.  It is as if there's a search for a cause for war on the part of US and Iran, and now we have this story--a top Iranian general kidnapped by Israel or defected?  

ABCNews reports this:

Israel Puts Embassies on Security Alert Following Reports It Kidnapped Iranian