Posted on 08/06/2020 9:38:24 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Macron told a crowd of reporters and angry people that he would propose a "new political pact" to Lebanon's embattled political class during his visit to a predominantly Christian quarter of the city.
An Elysée Palace spokesperson told CNN that Macron said to Lebanese protesters: "I am here and it's my duty to help you, as a whole population, to bring medication and food.
"This aid, I guarantee it, won't end up in corrupt hands. I will speak to all political forces to ask for a new pact," Macron said, adding: "I am here today to propose a new political pact. If they [the political forces] are not able to keep this pact, I will take my responsibilities."
This was one of the first major displays of public disgruntlement after an explosion ripped through the city, damaging many of its buildings, and leaving neighborhoods in tatters.
There is a growing body of evidence, including emails and public court documents, that officials knew about a shipment of thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate -- once described as a "floating bomb" -- that had been confiscated by Lebanese authorities and was being stored in a warehouse at the port for the past six years, but had failed to act.
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The same could have been said of Portland and Seattle as the pearls of the Pacific. Totalitarians and anarchists sent them all into chaos hoping to be the ones who come out on top. In Beirut, no one won. In the USA, I expect the same if we are unable to stop the far-left terrorists.
He’s the French govt and he’s here to help.
Run.
When will Israel be officially blamed?
And so are we with our muzzies, Antifa and BLM.
The revolution will not be versified!
Not sure that I believe CNN on it, but the way this article is written it makes it sound like Macron is deliberately stirring up trouble.
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I read 38,000 people signed an online petition requesting French administration in Lebanon.
Uh, that is not very many, and I think the Majority Response in Lebanon is “Go F yourself, Macron”.
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