Syrians flash victory signs for the Syrian pilot Col. Hassan Hammadeh, who defected to Jordan with his plane, during a protest in front the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, June 21, 2012. A Syrian fighter pilot on a training mission flew his MiG-21 warplane to Jordan on Thursday and asked for political asylum, the first defection of an air force pilot with his plane during the 15-month uprising against President Bashar Assad. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon)