He laid down the spook track shortly before meeting the SEALS and being fed to sharks.
It is unclear whether the tape is audio or video, but a U.S. official says that intelligence indicates it is already working its way through al-Qaida’s media pipeline. The official said the timing was coincidental and there is no indication he knew U.S. forces were bearing down on him.
Here’s to hoping he had the foresight to claim it was only a fleshwound.
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