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The WP adds to the buzz around that new book by the KGB guy who defected to the Brits.
Peter Pringle's ticktock of the legal battle, Cornered: Big Tobacco at the Bar of Justice , answers the first question: The plaintiffs' lawyers and the attorneys general proved indefatigable; incriminating documents were leaked from inside the big tobacco companies; an important industry scientist defected; and, most importantly, Wall Street, fearing a bottomless payout, signaled the industry to submit.
He defected and became a star informant for the United States.
Two Khmer Rouge leaders defected to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in exchange for protection from trial.
( Post defectors include Celestine Bohlen, Gwen Ifill, Julia Preston, Michael Specter, Patrick Tyler, Patti Cohen, and David Richards--who defected back.