Ambassador Stevens was there to negotiate the buy back of anti-aircraft missiles that were provided to "rebels" to fight Qaddaffi and his forces. After Qaddaffi was killed, the "rebels" with ties to Al Qaeda were done doing our dirty work, they needed to get the stinger missiles back. Before this happened, the CIA had recommended against arming these guys because of the ties to Al Qaeda. The State Dept. Under SoS Hillary transferred weapons via cargo containers under diplomatic pouch. The attack on the Consulate was the rebels response to the buyback offer. The only other State Dept person to die there was Sean Smith. He was an IRM, basically IT/Comms employee. He was a really good guy. Not any type of spy or spook or anything else. I worked with him in the Embassy in Baghdad in 2008. This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
That wasn't the mission at all. It's bullshit.
Ambassador Stevens was there to negotiate the buy back of anti-aircraft missiles that were provided to "rebels" to fight Qaddaffi and his forces. After Qaddaffi was killed, the "rebels" with ties to Al Qaeda were done doing our dirty work, they needed to get the stinger missiles back. Before this happened, the CIA had recommended against arming these guys because of the ties to Al Qaeda. The State Dept. Under SoS Hillary transferred weapons via cargo containers under diplomatic pouch. The attack on the Consulate was the rebels response to the buyback offer. The only other State Dept person to die there was Sean Smith. He was an IRM, basically IT/Comms employee. He was a really good guy. Not any type of spy or spook or anything else. I worked with him in the Embassy in Baghdad in 2008. This whole thing stinks to high heaven.