Lebanon
Lebanese government resigns: ‘Corruption is stronger than the State’
Statement by Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announcing the resignation of his government, August 10, 2020.
This technocratic government formed in January 2020 was the first ever in which Hezbollah’s strongest opponents didn’t hold positions.
Transcript:
We are still in the throes of the tragedy that struck Lebanon. This disaster that struck the Lebanese people to the core occurred as a result of chronic corruption in politics, administration and the State.
Lebanon Bomb Might Focus the Minds of Regional Powers to Why Lebanon Matters
Macron has said he will throw his weight behind a political initiative to help Lebanon rebuild itself after an entirely corrupt government pushed the country towards an abyss. But will he suggest resignations of present leaders as a good start? And will he use his influence in the EU to get Brussels engaged?
Neoliberalism and the Beirut Explosion
Back when people were still allowed to say such things, the famous defense attorney Clarence Darrow used to confess that he liked filling his juries with Irishmen because, no matter how heinous the crime, they’d look at the accused, cross themselves, and mutter, “There but the grace of God go I.”
Iran is ready to help Beirut’s reconstruction
MEMO | August 10, 2020
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has visited the Lebanese Embassy in Tehran to express his condolences following last week’s devastating blast at Beirut Port which has now claimed the lives of 200 people and wounded at least 5,000.
“It’s Not Clear If Beirut Port Explosion Was Accident Or Attack”: Esper Tells FOX
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Last night on Judge Jeanine, Defense Secretary Esper called it “regrettable” that “some in the media” were trying to divide him and the president over the Beirut explosion by just pointing out that he said it was probably an accident while Trump said it looked like an attack. pic.twitter.com/F5IuZE21pw
Beirut Emergency Appeal
Via The North Belfast Journal A View from Napoleons Nose by Fra Hughes…
I have been asked by friends in Lebanon to highlight the following appeal.
Civic society leaders in Beirut are calling for aid in the aftermath of the hugely destructive explosion in Beirut on August 4.
Those in a ‘position to help, can alleviate the suffering of those in a position of need’.
This humanitarian crisis is only beginning.
Lebanon: The Beirut Blast, Destabilisation, Chaos, And An Attempt At Regime Change
By Feroze Mithiborwala | OneWorld | August 9, 2020
Interference By The US & France In The Immediate Aftermath Of The Terror Attack
Statements by US Ambassador Dorothy Shea & French President Macron are clear pointers to this nefarious design.
USA Ambassador Shea issued a statement supporting the rioters stating, “The Lebanese people deserve leadership that listens to their demands for transparency and accountability.”