Althouse: "Bin Laden was in the habit of wearing a cowboy hat in his Abbottabad compound because he thought it would shield him from U.S. drones."

July 8, 2013

"Bin Laden was in the habit of wearing a cowboy hat in his Abbottabad compound because he thought it would shield him from U.S. drones."

What exactly was the thinking there?

2 comments:

Meade said...: from MarkO:

“What exactly was the thinking there?”

Apparently, bin Laden was unaware that the US does have the authority to profile cowboys.; 7/8/13, 9:05 PM
Meade said...: from David:

He wanted to be like the Navy Seals?; 7/8/13, 10:22 PM

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