Freelance photojournalist for the “Yemen Times” says this article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/4/wh-failed-secret-mission-rescue-american-al-qaeda/
The above article also implies that he was still alive after failed rescue attempt last month. A 2nd rescue mission??
I believe that is what we are talking about, that there was a failed mission weeks ago, and that now he has died in a new rescue attempt.
I’m sure he did good work, but he was not there serving the American people.
The rescue attempt was a courtesy, not a responsiblity.