[Dog]

He had to communicate with someone in Iraq.....this was that contact. Masri is to busy ....running for his very life..to stay connected.

[Marine_Uncle]

I have no problem with what you say. But Masri is not the only contact they would have at a higher echelon. With how their mid-managment and some top management are being captured/killed they can't afford to have but a few shadowy figures actually making contact with slightly less shadowy figures as far as what orders/correspondence transfers.
Why risk having someone in a position to get captured know where Zawahari may be holed up on any given day.
But let us hope you are correct and they finally nail the sneaky rotten rug head. It would put a real shock into the goons that follow this clown.