yashir? >> yes, sir. >> when i look back on the whole thing, that was probably the one critical moment where we could have made a decision at that point, we still were not in the trap fully. we could have still taken a taxi back, back to mosul. it was basically no one on the streets except for small groups of armed men. basically mujahadeen and our guys were beeping the horn and waving to these guys who instinctively waved back. that struck me as odd that mujahadeen fighters would be waving to the police. we pulled up to a building, we all got out of the vehicle, they were being very friendly, assisting us, taking our bags, helping us through -- around the corner to this gate. and it was like going through a portal. this was not dr. yashir's house. this was a mujahadeen fighting position. >> everything changed. >> it was suddenly very obvious that the mujahadeen controlled the town. the lanky guy that welcomed us into his car turned out to be the emir, which means the leader. he was going to