So, as suspected, the pakis and saudis knew all along where he was, and the idiot americans had to get the info from a walk in. Of course, he had to be killed, as the saudis were worried he'd blab on their involvement in 9/11 and the pakis didn't wanna say they gave him up because it would hurt their relations with the Taliban (they were using him as a hostage). Cover ups for everyone!

Much like the leader of ISIS, rumors of his premature death may have been greatly exaggerated? or not. Coulda still been a body double, though highly unlikely. He was in ill health attended by doctors, which makes sense considering his earlier troubles.

BONUS: Interesting perspective from PCR, considering the previous article. I suppose we'll never really know whether the guy the Pakis said was OBL was actually OBL; though if fake, it would help explain why the Pakis and Americans were so dead set against him being taken alive. If the Pakis thought giving him to the Americans would inflame the Taliban (and no doubt the Saudis), imagine their anger if they realized the Pakis were also deceiving them for a decade. It would also explain why the Americans were on board with killing the supposed #1 source of intel on 9/11 that existed.

It seems that no matter how sloppy you get, simply killing enough of the right people ensures the coverup will last for all time.