Guest: Elijah Magnier. We talk about the August 4, 2020 explosion in the Beirut port, details of what happened, political implications, cui bono and more. Elijah has gathered information from Beirut and provided some of that information for the first time in this interview as an exclusive. There is also a bonus question for patrons, Ep 175EXTRA Beirut Explosion and Political Implications where we talk about the possibility of the faction aligned with Trump, Netanyahu and Salman wanting to escalate while they can in anticipation of Trump and Netanyahu being out of power in the near future.
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Recorded on August 6, 2020. Music by Fluorescent Grey.
Reference Links:
- US-ISRAEL MEETING: WHEN IS THE HEZBOLLAH RESPONSE EXPECTED?, Elijah Magnier (7/28/20)
- Beirut blast: more than 100 dead and over 5,000 wounded in huge explosion, France24
- Will the Beirut explosion lead to political change in Lebanon? | Inside Story, Al Jazeera English
- Beirut has suffered a catastrophe that will live long in the memory – and the repeated betrayal of its citizens is a travesty, Robert Fisk
- Around the Empire Ep 40 Lebanon Crisis feat. Sonia Mansour Robaey (12/13/17)