[what's up]

were not Ansar Al-Sharia.

I never read anything definitive about them being friendlies.

My impression is that they were painted that way by an administration still clinging to the youtube fantasy. I'm not doubting you necessarily...just never read otherwise.

Their behavior on video when retrieving the body did not look friendly to me.

[TigersEye]

The administration didn't say anything about them that I recall. We had videos being analyzed here on FR with translations of what was being said that showed they thought he was alive and were happy about it. They then took him to the hospital.

People of Benghazi trying to save Chris Stevens life before his death

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