Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-89.129.151.68-20150620093643/@comment-1504072-20150620105744

1. Snake believed that The Boss betrayed everything she was as a soldier, by allowing herself to die in Operation Snake Eater, and he does not want to make the same choice.

2. The tapes are related to Operation Snake Eater, mostly providing new background information. The US government eliminated The Boss for a variety of reasons, but the space stuff and her Philosophers connections likely contributed to their decision.