The same defector-diseases is infecting the Libyan dictator's camp.
Gadhafi's foreign minister, Moussa Koussa, has fled to the rebels' camp.
Like President Saleh in Yemen, and President Mubarak, defections by the higher brass in the military and government signal the surging power of the people to topple outdated and outlandish dictators.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired his entire cabinet before they could resign. If the Syrian army turns on their masters like the military operations in other Arab States, it could signal a complete and stable transition of power.