Eli Lake of the NY Sun, who actually believes in Saddam’s terrorist and al Qaeda links, wrote that Yasin was actually a prisoner of the regime according to the report. I have not read that far yet but if Lake wrote it it’s a good guess that part may be true.
Yasin was not in prison. It was another ruse by the Regime.
Our troops found documents in postwar Iraq that Yasin received a salary and housing right up to OIF.
Saddam offered to hand over Yasin to US authorities if they signed a document. Yasin was offered twice...1994 and before OIF. US refused to signed any documents because they included certain conditions and demands.
Be interesting what the conditions were?