Did we ever demand from Baghdad the extradition of Yasin?
Under the Clinton administration, although it was known that Yasin was in Baghdad, there was no serious effort to demand his extradition. Perhaps pieces of paper were sent to Baghdad, but there was no serious effort to pursue it. And if the Iraqis did not cooperate, then to use that to show that Iraq is a state that harbors terrorists. … In fact, I suggested to Martin Indyk, who was NSC adviser in the fall of 1993, that he do exactly that. I pointed out to him Yasin’s presence in Baghdad. I said, “Well, if the Iraqis aren’t going to hand him over — which you don’t expect them to — then let’s use that to isolate Baghdad and show it’s a terrorist state.” Martin thought that was a good idea when I spoke to him, but nothing ever happened. I think he went to those above him; they didn’t want the evidence of Iraqi involvement out, and they didn’t pursue it. Why? The reason that the Clinton administration did not want the evidence of Iraqi involvement coming out in the Trade Center bombin
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