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FBI has expertise in the matter and was invited by the Lebanon government to help with the investigation. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/15/beirut-

FBI has expertise in the matter and was invited by the Lebanon government to help with the investigation. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/15/beirut-explosion-fbi-lebanon-investigation-us https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/15/beirut-explosi...

system2 5y ago
FBI has expertise to do my taxes but they wouldn't come if I invited them. Most likely they invited themselves.
- humaniania 5y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- TheSoftwareGuy 5y ago
  I'm not sure if you are being serious or not, but I'm sure the US government is getting useful intelligence out of this as well. The US has an interest in knowing how this happened
- mey 5y ago
  Part of diplomacy is offering aid to those in need. Are you a potentially valuable ally?
  - lazylion2 5y ago
    Also good for training
    - rtkwe 5y ago
      Also if something fishy was happening to that massive stockpile of explosive material it's something that might wind up interesting the FBI for purely selfish domestic reasons.
  - system2 5y ago
    Sorry, I act like I am on reddit sometimes.
- PhasmaFelis 5y ago
  > FBI has expertise to do my taxes They do not. If you want to invite the FBI over for a visit, it's easy enough: just report a major federal crime.
mike_d 5y ago
The FBI investigates suspicious deaths of Americans overseas, and 1 US citizen died in the blast. https://abcnews.go.com/International/search-rescue-continues-beirut-wakes-effects-devastating-explosion/story?id=72185153 https://abcnews.go.com/International/search-rescue-continues...