The University of Denver's Nadir Hashemi discusses a massive explosion that has devastated downtown Beirut, saying the destruction of the port could cause a country that is in decline to enter a complete economic ‘freefall.’
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He’s making it sound like it’s a government plot.
@Jin Sakai if you want to play that game we can say globilazation started at humanities inception.
Josee Plouffe 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51 1:51
Josee Plouffe lmao ok well then you just negated your first statement. Is globalization a recent phenomenon or did it start at humanity’s inception, which is it?
It was
It’s a government plot, but we don’t know which government yet. They should talk to Bibbi and find out.
Did the person who wrote the title even watch the video. It clearly changes the meaning of what he says. Lebanon was in a horrendous bike situation before this explosion and this hasn’t helped but it is far from the cause.
In the first 30 seconds of the video he explained what lebanon was going through and how bad beiruts explosions made it
Like stfu
The biggest issue is that everyone outside is trying to shape Lebanon. How many times do we need to cite history? Yes, a country can undergo periods of turmoil before the citizens wake up and come together against a common threat. However, if they’re not given a chance to undergo this experience due to constant foreign intervention from multiple entities (attempting to reshape the country in their image), what do you think is going to happen?
I wish Lebanon truly becomes a neutral country like Switzerland, no foreign influence/control from the east or the west
John Smith power hungry Iran
but i’m over here like “guys they BOTH commit warcrimes AND molest children, isn’t that a bigger problem” then i’m accused of being a bigot
The former “Jewel off the Mediterranean”. A multicultural disaster.
Peaceful protests…nothing to see here…
No humor left bro
Ya super racist attack 🤣🤣
@This Channel _peaceful_ BLM protests.
@D Cap Net. Zero. Humor.
@Jin Sakai I just “go off” when I see a peaceful BLM protest to support…This was one.
One way or another. China will take over this world. 😔 that seems to be the plan
Mehh, China is just one pawn.
@Bobbius Shadow in the NWO i assume
@Triblow _ What else? lol
Russia has been an little too quiet lately 🤔
It’s entirely the governments fault. And there is no way the government is going to hold themselves responsible. Such a large amount of explosive material shouldn’t have been stored within 50 miles of city limits. Poor safety regulations are going to lead to events like these.
lol the explosives they say caused it would have done more damage though.. there was a similar quantity that went off in texas and that place got way more fucked up..
the blast here was directed upwards.. something does not make sense. still dont really care much about lebanon though.. care more about CANADIAN news.
I’m not stupid! You can’t mix 2000 tonnes of Ammonia nitrate with diesel without Hazballah or the Lebanese military knowing. Ammonia Nitrate and diesel do not burn or explode on there own! It would take weeks to mix such a large quantity!
Pajeet Dishwasher yea so they put it in the middle of the city? I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a bomb
Where was the fire supretion you would think you would really want that anywhere you store/ manufacture explosives
Oh thanks Mr. Hindsight
Not surprising. It’s already a bad sign when that much highly explosive material is being stored in the middle of downtown with (now obviously) such poor safety measures.
lol tip of the iceberg. i live 2km away, and i just got my invitation to apply for immigration to Canada, and cant wait to leave this whole continent already. Sad for Beirut, but we deserve better..
lol it was already in freefall.
Why would they store these chemicals in a port next to a firework factory ? Something about this seems very off! I’m convinced that was a bomb
no Ive go a better idea…..someone farted
@Lucky A very wet fart at best
It’s like if the Chelyabinsk meteor hit the ground.
Beverly there is a lot of poverty in lebanon an amount that is totaly catastrophic yep.!😐👍
Instability breeds instability. Let’s hope this doesn’t lead to any wars
China will gladly build them a new port.
Donald Trump will build them a wall
How is there only 135 deaths? RIP
Everyone: Well July was bad but August can’t get any worse.
August: Oops
2020: It’S fReE rEaL eStAtE
There are 5 billionaires in Lebanon, the government.
Why nobody talks that it was a ship loaded with explosives ready for an attack on an American ship at sea for 18th August
I doubt its only 135 deaths..
With that explosion it looks like it could turn a human to ashes.
“explosion”‘ hit a juicy target
This was an israeli attack ammonium nitrate doesnt make mushroom clouds.