To: G Larry
“- You don’t store it all in one vulnerable location! “
The Middle East is Chaos and Corruption writ large on the land. What passes for management at the Beirut docks could have thought that storing 2750 tonnes of AN there was perfectly alright.
What’s probably most remarkable is that it took this long for the stuff to cook off.
40 posted on
08/05/2020 7:09:44 AM PDT by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: PLMerite
I'm thinking intentionally set fire, for the purpose of causing the blast.
A long planned option for the terrorists, staged by sympathizers in their gov't.
45 posted on
08/05/2020 7:30:44 AM PDT by
G Larry
(There is no merit in compromising with the Devil.)
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