[Dave Mellon]

If he was sodomized and I don't know that one way or the other, the question comes down to a matter of timing. When was he sodomized? On the 15-20 minute trip to the hospital where he arrived sometime between 1:00 AM and 1:15 AM? Or was it in the smoke-filled room where he was found? I do not believe that the young men who took him to the hospital sodomized him, but someone did steal a bullet-proof vest or body armor (not sure which one as I am no expert on such things) from the room he was found in. The vest is important. Was it Ambassador Steven's vest? Did he put it on at some point? I don't know. He was brought out wearing a white T-shirt that was not heavily sooted *suggesting* that he was wearing something over the T-shirt. If he was wearing the vest, then someone removed it from him at some point while he was still in the room. My guess would be that if he was sodomized, it occurred in the room, but the issue of smoke lingering in the room suggests that such an event is unlikely.

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I noticed the man interviewed said his mouth was black from all the smoke. The doctor said his body was covered in soot. I did not see any evidence of that on the pictures of him being taken [or dragged] to the hospital.