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I should just pre-flag this comment, so feel free. But Hezbollah use Ammonium Nitrate and could use the other small explosives stored near by. I think under c

I should just pre-flag this comment, so feel free. But Hezbollah use Ammonium Nitrate and could use the other small explosives stored near by. I think under current rules being actioned if there was intel people were stealing from the factory it would be considered a legitimate target. The question would be, would the analysis of intel be good enough to know exactly what was stored there and if it is clearly not an appropriate target. And I think their analysis would suck. If you want a source, the President of the United States said it was an attack. So we either believe official statements or we should learn to think for ourselves. Equally arson or a fire due to lack of security and maintenance due to coronavirus stress.

rsynnott 6y ago
> So we either believe official statements The closest to an official statement (US dept of defence officials to media) is that it is not thought to be an attack, Donald’s ex-cathedra ramblings notwithstanding. Nasty accidents at fertiliser plants are unfortunately somewhat common; they dominate the list of largest non-nuclear explosions. Also, why would you steal fertiliser from a fertiliser factory? Traditionally, I’m fairly sure people just BUY it if they want to make a bomb.
- lazyjones 6y ago
  > The closest to an official statement (US dept of defence officials to media) Where is this press release from the US Dept. of Defence? Or are you talking about the mysterious "three unnamed defence officials" CNN wrote about in an article?
fanatic2pope 6y ago
> the President of the United States said it was an attack Meaningless. If Trump said the sky was blue, you'd be well advised to go outside and make sure.
- vimy 6y ago
  He does have a habit of revealing highly sensitive national security information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYX9nyr7rng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYX9nyr7rng
- fanatic2pope 6y ago
  Surprise! I was right. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/defense-secretary-esper-contradicts-trump-beirut-accident https://www.foxnews.com/politics/defense-secretary-esper-con...
jeffbee 6y ago
Everyone knew what was stored there because it was abandoned in the port six years ago and sitting there ever since.
totalZero 6y ago
Hezbollah use Ammonium Nitrate Hezbollah also uses Toyota trucks, but not every fatal Toyota accident in Lebanon is a targeted attack. Millions of tons of ammonium nitrate are produced every year. It has several nonmilitary uses in explosives and fertilizer. If you want a source, the President of the United States said The current President of the United States is not a reliable source of information. Equally arson or a fire due to lack of security and maintenance due to coronavirus stress. It seems counterproductive to speculate about this on the internet, given what little we know.

rsynnott 6y ago

> So we either believe official statements The closest to an official statement (US dept of defence officials to media) is that it is not thought to be an attack, Donald’s ex-cathedra ramblings notwithstanding. Nasty accidents at fertiliser plants are unfortunately somewhat common; they dominate the list of largest non-nuclear explosions. Also, why would you steal fertiliser from a fertiliser factory? Traditionally, I’m fairly sure people just BUY it if they want to make a bomb.

lazyjones 6y ago
> The closest to an official statement (US dept of defence officials to media) Where is this press release from the US Dept. of Defence? Or are you talking about the mysterious "three unnamed defence officials" CNN wrote about in an article?

fanatic2pope 6y ago

> the President of the United States said it was an attack Meaningless. If Trump said the sky was blue, you'd be well advised to go outside and make sure.

vimy 6y ago
He does have a habit of revealing highly sensitive national security information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYX9nyr7rng https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYX9nyr7rng
fanatic2pope 6y ago
Surprise! I was right. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/defense-secretary-esper-contradicts-trump-beirut-accident https://www.foxnews.com/politics/defense-secretary-esper-con...

jeffbee 6y ago

Everyone knew what was stored there because it was abandoned in the port six years ago and sitting there ever since.

totalZero 6y ago

Hezbollah use Ammonium Nitrate Hezbollah also uses Toyota trucks, but not every fatal Toyota accident in Lebanon is a targeted attack. Millions of tons of ammonium nitrate are produced every year. It has several nonmilitary uses in explosives and fertilizer. If you want a source, the President of the United States said The current President of the United States is not a reliable source of information. Equally arson or a fire due to lack of security and maintenance due to coronavirus stress. It seems counterproductive to speculate about this on the internet, given what little we know.