There are lots of theories going around but this news report back in June in intetesting.
This report gets interesting when it's starts mentioning China
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"He dismisses the notion that China is seeking to gain control over Lebanon’s political and economic decision-making structures.
“China is not being able to get into Lebanon. Entry even through investment projects will be difficult since the Lebanese ask for their cuts, but the Chinese, like the Japanese, do not pay bribes from government money.”

Is it a coincidences of all the ports in the world it's the one china is looking to get more access that is levelled to the ground.
Lebanon is skint, it will be intetesting to see who helps with the rebuild and what they get in return!

Edited by dannyboy1978 (06 Aug 2020 8.48am)

Take this p,ss it's a discussion board, I didn't write the article back in June.
I found it interesting

I'm just pointing out another line of enquiry that has valid points.
It could even be an inside job knowing China will splash the cash!.
China normally gets what it wants! It builds islands !!!
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Nope. I think you need to find another forum, maybe one that's full of snowflakes to protect your precious scaremongering feelings.

Come on pal, it's a report from June, if your not interested go and bore someone else, as you clearly have nothing to add or contribute

Indeed they do. Although this one clearly falls into the category of 'waiting to'. Who on earth thought is a good idea to leave that amount of what is a known hazard in such a place for that period of time? I refuse to believe that it could not have been auctioned off by the port authorities after a certain amount of time had passed by?

It reeks of utter incompetence rather than anything more sinister.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.