with the elitists so him defecting to paris, which is common for syrians to be taken in by the french, really was also one of the leaders of their elite national republic guard. it s actually commanded by the feared brother of assad, who has been responsible for deploying the muscle laying the crackdown. it s interesting how it plays. i don t think it s a game-changer but we could see more what information could we glean from him. there s some intelligence there. intelligence is going to be the main ingredient but psychologically it sets a precedents. this guy defecting i think is going to become a much very much a psychological statement to the rest of the elite community. wait a second, we have generals defecting, maybe it s time to jump ship.