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Lebanon's corrupt, colonial system leads to explosion catastrophe

Aug 07, 202026 min
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Episode description

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. Support Pushback at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmate
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