[laplata]

They were supposed to kidnap Amb Stevens.
The arrangement was that we would then trade him for a buncha Gitmo detainees.

When a couple SpecOps guys showed up and did what they do, the would-be kidnapers assumed they’d been betrayed or set-up.

Curtains for Stevens.

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You nailed it.

[okie01]

They were supposed to kidnap Amb Stevens. The arrangement was that we would then trade him for a buncha Gitmo detainees.

There is a semi-credible rumor that Stevens was to be kidnapped, then exchanged for the Blind Sheikh. Purportedly, the deal was cut between Obama and Morsi as a means of improving electoral prospects for the both of them.

[Ann Archy]

I think they were supposed to exchange Amb. Stevens for the Blind Sheik or whoever was the mastermind of 9-11.