The significance of the coup will depend on how much the scientist knew in the compartmentalized Iranian nuclear program
Scientist's defection is intel coup Apr 01, 2010
By returning to American values the world admires, Obama sets al-Qaida back enormously in the battle of ideas, the ideological struggle that determines whether al-Qaida will continue to have significant support in the Islamic world
Analysis: Al-Qaida insults Obama Nov 19, 2008
Khan apparently had agreed to cooperate with Pakistani officials and was engaged in a sting operation against al-Qaida when his name showed up in the U.S. press as part of a story about planned attacks in the U.S., which appeared during the U.S. presidential election
Pakistan releases computer expert Aug 21, 2007
There are some channels where the United States government may want to do things without its hand showing, and legally, therefore, the administration would, if it's doing that, need an intelligence finding and would need to tell the Congress
Report: Bush backs secret Iran operation May 23, 2007
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Richard Clarke launches Good Harbor Report Sep 26, 2006