Thread:Bluerock/@comment-1672596-20190818095729

If Big Mama specifically said "The Boss had falsely been accused of treason, so the CIA had her taken out", then yes, it would have strictly been a reference to Operation Snake Eater (since the pretense of that op was to get rid of a traitor). Problem is, she doesn't even allude to possible treason being a factor at all, so she couldn't have been referring to just Snake Eater. I believe her exact words about it were "She had an almost overwhelming charisma about her. The CIA feared this, so they had her eliminated." Absolutely no mention of any perceived treason she had committed was uttered in this sentence, implied or explicit. The only thing that would actually point to is Gene.

And yes, I know about the radio conversation with Zero where he mentions that they feared that she'll inspire more defections, but here's the key thing, even that conversation specifically indicated her defection as playing a key role in that operation. Imagine yourself as a guy who never played Snake Eater before MGS4, heck, never even did so much as look UP the plot summary for that game. The takeaway for that just from what Big Mama said in terms of exact literal words would make it sound as though they just ordered a hit on The Boss without her actually doing anything to even slightly warrant it. The only thing that statement actually could point to is in fact Gene's statement, since it's really the only thing that makes that line of thought make ANY real sense. 