13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Page #3

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These dudes.

Bad guy house your tail van

got towed to.

Yeah, smile,

motherfuckers.

It's just two blocks

from the compound.

All right.

Hey, what's the problem?

First of all,

tell them to calm down.

Everybody,

dial it the f*** down!

All right,

what is the problem?

17 Feb. These guys

look like fun.

There will be no striking.

All right? Get back to work.

How would you feel if you had to

protect Americans at $28 a day

and then bring

your own bullets?

Well, why leave security to

the professionals, right?

Gentlemen!

Welcome to the casa.

You guys picked

the wrong month

for a bad

mustache competition.

Hundred bucks

on the line.

Got this one

in the bag.

- Scott Wickland.

- Tyrone Woods.

Dave Ubben.

Come on. Let me give

you the grand tour.

I can relate.

It's like

the lobby at Caesars.

Damn!

Sh*t's bangin'.

Makes you forget

you're in Benghazi.

Hey, guys.

I'm Agent Alec.

Just dealing with some

Middle Eastern Keystone Cops

out at the gate.

Those guys

yell a lot.

What's your

setup here?

Our Ambo's residence in this half

of the villa is the safe haven.

Forced-entry,

blast-resistant door.

Security bars

on the windows.

Inside that

is our safe room.

Ambo have any

tactical experience?

Nah. He has us.

So, it's a nine-acre

compound, shotgun style

from here,

all the way

to the back.

I'll take you there.

His room links to State in D.C.

and Tripoli.

- That's the TOC?

- Yeah.

Back gate?

One way only.

Emergency exit.

Got a couple 17 Febs

on detail, cameras.

It's locked.

What kind of firepower you guys

carry other than assault rifles?

We've got multiple

small arms.

And ammo in the TacOps Center

just beyond the cantina.

That way.

That's it?

I thought every embassy had standard

hard-target security measures.

Car bomb barricades,

full-time Marines.

Supposed to.

This isn't an embassy.

We're a temporary

diplomatic outpost.

Uncle Sam's on

a budget right now,

so I guess normal security

regulations don't apply.

Man, that's some real

"dot-gov" sh*t?

It's like

our own little resort.

I hate to piss on

your party, ladies,

but five dudes with

M4s is not enough.

The locals on your front

gate are worthless,

perimeter's soft,

and this whole compound's

a f***ing sniper's paradise.

Any big element

gets inside here,

you guys are

gonna f***ing die.

Well, that's

heartwarming.

What?

No offense.

Guys, we're a mile

down the road.

Anything goes down,

you call us,

I send Boon,

you're good.

Take care, guys.

What do you think?

A dozen years of military

experience between them, max?

Gonna be a fun week.

Djibouti, request

retasking ScanEagle.

Copy that.

I have eyes on both.

Oz, sniper over-watch.

Get in position.

Amahl, you lived here

all your life, right?

Yes.

Is it true Gaddafi

only hired females

for his personal

security detail?

Yes. That is accurate.

Gaddafi might've been an evil

a**hole, but he wasn't stupid.

I hate this part.

Here we go, guys.

Oz, let's rock.

I got the skinny

on the right.

Let me take the whack-out guy.

Amahl, tell this guy

to calm down.

Easy, easy.

He's saying bring

your weapon down.

He wants his money.

Okay, okay.

This is your money.

Amahl, tell this guy

to calm the f*** down.

That guy's whacked.

Your money.

Hey, big man!

Hey, hey! Jambo.

You know the jambo, yeah?

Come on.

Okay,

cool down. Okay?

Cool, baby.

Come on.

That guy almost

lost his head.

Base, we are good.

Mercenaries all

know the jambo, Amahl.

These guys are all right.

Base, we're looking at a

lot of Russian SA-7s.

Tell him to maintain eyes on

the truck as long as he can.

We're gonna

find his stash

and we're gonna level it

with a Hellfire.

Hi. Hi, Chris Stevens.

- Sona.

- Sona, nice to meet you. Bob.

- Thank you for doing that.

- It's my pleasure.

- It means a lot.

- So good to be back.

This is our CDOB, Alan.

Brit Vayner.

Alan, Chris Stevens.

Brit, pleasure.

Gentlemen, greetings.

Chris Stevens.

Pleasure to meet you,

Mr. Ambassador.

Nice to meet you.

Step on in.

So between what we see

happening in Egypt with Morsi

and the current

destabilization of Syria,

yes, it's easy

to imagine

any number of scenarios

playing out here.

However, in my mind,

our biggest mistake would

be to not view this moment

as an opportunity.

Relationships between

governments are important, yes,

but relationships

between people

are the real foundation

of diplomacy.

And I believe that it is

our mission as Americans

to help Benghazans

form a free,

democratic and

prosperous Libya.

Okay. Thanks.

In my office, now.

Don't bother

apologizing. I'll do it.

Well, I won't.

'Cause I've heard the rah-rah

speech about politics and progress

a hundred goddamn

times before.

Well, then

I'll write you up.

Sweet.

Chief. Chief, the guy's

going on two hours sleep.

He had a late scout last night and

an early buyback this morning.

Yeah, buying up all

of Gaddafi's arms.

Let's count the f***ing

sand particles

on the beach

while we're at it.

Those 30 Grails that you

took off the black market,

that's 30 airplanes

that don't go down.

I'm so sick of

your sh*t, Tanto.

If you can't figure out how

to act like a professional,

there are 10 guys waiting

to take your spot.

And I'm sure that

you'll be happy at home

being an

insurance adjuster.

That's the last

chance, Tyrone.

All right. GRS,

So, we're looking at

a low-profile event.

We're here to back up State,

so just stay in the background.

Ambo's entering.

Dave, take right side.

What is this?

You've got to be kidding me.

So much

for a low profile.

F*** me.

Who let them in?

America is here for you.

We are.

This? This is the sh*t

that pisses my wife off.

Any one of these people

could klack off a vest.

At least it'll

be quick, brother.

Don't be an a**hole.

A number of countries have

come forth and offered loans,

most recently Turkey.

Thank you, gentlemen.

Sir. Are we clear

on tomorrow?

I have been persuaded

in an abundance of caution

to remain inside the

compound walls all day,

given the 9/11 anniversary,

so no drivers needed.

Good night.

Hey.

These militias,

they have unlimited firepower

and they can coordinate.

You've got to

keep his moves low.

Yeah, it was supposed

to be closed door.

Someone from the city

council tipped the media.

Sean Smith,

meet Rone, Jack and Tig

from the annex.

- Hi.

- How you doing?

Sean was sent here to install

secure comms for the Ambo.

Ended up

supercharging our Wi-Fi.

Wish he could do

that at our residence.

I got security

clearance.

Maybe later this week

I'll come by.

Gentlemen,

we should be good here.

Call you later to check in.

Have a nice day off.

How'd it go?

He's a rock star.

Everybody in Benghazi

knew he'd be there.

Wait, no, no.

This is it. This is it.

This is Downey's line.

Hold on.

Me? I know who I am!

I'm just a dude playing a dude

disguised as another dude.

Classic.

From the U.S.

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