[TheRealVille]

I saw where they were referred to as diplomats. I didn't see where the New York Times or the AP would agree with the assessment. Granville was out among the people on a what he called a dangerous assignment by himself with no protection. Giving radios out to folks so they could get news from sources other than their own oppressive government, could likely been viewed as subversive activity by a foreign government.

I didn't call you a liar, I just don't take all my cues from you. You go on line and find a view that refutes mine and then you take off on a foaming rant declaring me and others I might add, as liars. I posted not one but, two links exonerating me totally. Now, you want to admit that or not?

I wouldn't call citing two news sources "exonerating" you. They appear to know no more about diplomats than you do. It doesn't make a damn what Granville was doing. He was an American diplomat, with diplomatic protection of all diplomats, killed in "less than 30 years prior to Benghazi".

Preface
This publication contains the names of the members of the diplomatic staffs of all missions and their spouses. Members of the diplomatic staff are the members of the staff of the mission having diplomatic rank. These persons, with the exception of those identified by asterisks, enjoy full immunity under provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Pertinent provisions of the Convention include the following:

Article 29
The person of a diplomatic agent shall be inviolable. He shall not be liable to any form of arrest or detention. The receiving State shall treat him with due respect and shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any attack on his person, freedom or dignity.

Article 31
A diplomatic agent shall enjoy immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving State. He shall also enjoy immunity from its civil and administrative jurisdiction, except in the case of:

(a) a real action relating to private immovable property situated in the territory of the receiving State, unless he holds it on behalf of the sending State for the purposes of the mission;

(b) an action relating to succession in which the diplomatic agent is involved as executor, administrator, heir or legatee as a private person and not on behalf of the sending State;

© an action relating to any professional or commercial activity exercised by the diplomatic agent in the receiving State outside of his official functions.

http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/dpl/c57874.htm