- 09 Aug 2020 17:31
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The Nitrate was impounded and stored for years. I suspect it might have been preserved for weapons but the port officials are under house arrest and I guess we will never really know why it wasn't moved away from Beirut. The only thing I am sure of is that the fireworks were exploding first and the warehouse was on fire before the nitrate exploded and that if anyone actually thought the port was in immediate danger of attack they would have moved the Ammonium nitrate because of the danger. I am no fan of Israel but I won't just blame them for a clear government fuck up.
JohnRawls wrote:It was in warehouses that were under de facto control of HEzbollah. Again, you don't need to put 1 to 1 together to figure out why would they need that nitrate.
The Nitrate was impounded and stored for years. I suspect it might have been preserved for weapons but the port officials are under house arrest and I guess we will never really know why it wasn't moved away from Beirut. The only thing I am sure of is that the fireworks were exploding first and the warehouse was on fire before the nitrate exploded and that if anyone actually thought the port was in immediate danger of attack they would have moved the Ammonium nitrate because of the danger. I am no fan of Israel but I won't just blame them for a clear government fuck up.