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To: barryobi

Well done. I have dug deep to find anything written about the 31 who were saved. Where were they taken? Who has debriefed them? Where are they now. Have you read anything?


35 posted on 10/27/2012 1:09:28 PM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: crosslink
One early article about the survivors...

Libya rescue squad ran into fierce, accurate ambush Sept. 12, 2012

Miscommunication which understated the number of American survivors awaiting rescue - there were 37, nearly four times as many as the Libyan commander expected - also meant survivors and rescuers found themselves short of transport to escape this second battle, delaying an eventual dawn break for the airport.

(snip)

Having been told to expect 10 Americans and having found 37, Obeidi did not have enough vehicles to break out, despite having one heavy anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup truck.

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"(The ambassador) died as a result of suffocation by the fumes of the fire inside the embassy and one was also killed by gunfire before around 37 people were moved to a place we thought was safe," Sharif told Reuters in Benghazi.

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He estimated that a dozen or more Americans were hurt.

Here is another...

Al Qaeda offshoot a prime suspect in Libya attack Sept. 13, 2012

The 30 Americans at the consulate who survived the attack did so by taking shelter in an annex of the consulate. They were hunkered down there for about four and a half hours until Libyan forces finally got control of the situation.

Then the Americans were taken to the Benghazi airport, flown to Tripoli, and from there to Germany.

There were other early reports, that I can't find now, that said there were 37 people evacuated to Tripoli and then flown to a hospital in Germany. I have read nothing further on them since then.

41 posted on 10/27/2012 1:44:19 PM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: crosslink

I have been wondering the same thing; I am not sure I believe they rescued 30 plus people. It all sounds nice you know, lost 4 but saved 30. So the terrorists weren’t able to fire bomb wherever they were like the consulate? How is it possible, not one person nor their families from that rescued group are speaking about that night. Why?


43 posted on 10/27/2012 2:19:50 PM PDT by Engedi
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