From your post #807:
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat is an Arab newspaper published in London, and it’s found a Libyan guard who survived that night, named ‘Ali. (Translation by MEMRI.org; formatting in original.)
... Ali was part of a Special Protection Unit, which comprises members of the February 17 Brigade, a Libyan militia comprising radical Islamists which was established following the Libyan revolution.
Back in March 2012, the U.S. Consulate had hired members of the Special Protection Unit to guard its compound.
‘Ali and others in his team describe ... the embassy’s poor cooperation when, following the June 2012 attack on the embassy, (when a bomb exploded outside the Benghazi consulate) they requested upgrades to their weapons and improvement of the security tools at their disposal.
‘Ali said that during the attack, after the embassy was stormed by some 50 men, ... his team’s calls for backup, in Arabic and English, went unanswered by both the Americans inside the embassy and by the February 17 Brigade headquarters less than two miles away.
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Reported today:
US Relied on Firm Using Unarmed Guards for Diplomatic Security in Libya (Used flashlights, batons)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2946666/posts
Security practices at the diplomatic compound, where Blue Mountain guards patrolled with flashlights and batons instead of guns, have come under U.S. government scrutiny in the wake of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.
Federal contract data shows that the Benghazi security contract, worth up to $783,284, was listed as a “miscellaneous” award, not as part of the large master State Department contract that covers protection for overseas embassies. ....
The State Department contract for “local guard” services in Benghazi took effect in March 2012. Several of Blue Mountain’s Libyan employees told Reuters that they had no prior security training or experience...
The unarmed guards were told to sound the alarm over the radio and then run for cover if there was an attack, a Libyan who acted as a supervisor for the Blue Mountain local guard team at the mission said during an interview with Reuters.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2946895/posts
Col David Hunt transcript: Real-Time Proof of Benghazi Negligence and Cover-up
Howie Carr interview with Col David Hunt ^ | October 12, 2012 | Col David Hunt
Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:22:56 PM by thouworm
Fox military analyst Col. David Hunt checked in with us again after the revelation that there were multiple listening posts which heard the cries for help from the US Embassy in Libya, and none of them did anything.
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This is great. Must see thread,