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He defected and became a star informant for the United States.
When a son-in-law defected to Jordan in 1995, Saddam enticed him back to Iraq with promises of forgiveness, but then had him assassinated.
Michael Forbes, R-N.Y., defected to the Democratic Party.
The WP adds to the buzz around that new book by the KGB guy who defected to the Brits.
North Korea's ambassador to Egypt defected to the United States.