Lebanon's corrupt, colonial system leads to explosion catastrophe
Pushback with Aaron Mate
English - August 07, 2020 16:23 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 548 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The catastrophic explosion in Beirut followed years of ignored warnings by government officials about the ammonium nitrate stored at the port. Lecturer and activist Rania Masri says that the disaster is the product of a corrupt, sectarian political system maintained by foreign powers.
Guest: Rania Masri, lecturer and activist.
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